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June 21, 2022

Ukraine war: fears that Belarus might invade on Russia’s side are growing

Stefan Wolff, University of Birmingham and Anastasiya Bayok, University of Hamburg

As the conflict deepens, the chances of Russia’s ally being pressured into entering the conflict seem to be growing.

Allies? Or client and patron: Belarus president, Alexandr Lukashenko, and Russian president, Vladimir Putin, after Kremlin talks in February 2022. EPA-EFE/Sergey Guneev/Sputnik/Kremlin pool

March 23, 2022

Ukraine: the complex calculations that will decide whether Belarus enters the conflict on Russia’s side

Stefan Wolff, University of Birmingham and Anastasiya Bayok, University of Hamburg

Belarus president Alexandr Lukashenko has a difficult decision to make if he wants to help his ally Vladimir Putin in Ukraine.

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