Analysts fear that Putin may be seeking some kind of military support from Lukashenko for his offensives in Ukraine.
Vladimir Putin's visit to his counterpart and ally Alexander Lukashenko in Minsk on Monday raised concerns over Belarus being further dragged into Russia's war in Ukraine.But what difference would Belarus' military strength make into the battleground were to intervene, and could this really tip the scale in favor of the Russian troops?British former military officer Frank Ledwidge thinks it unlikely that Putin is after the direct involvement of Belarusian troops in Ukraine.
'Lukashenko announced on December 13 that its army was assessing its combat readiness, but military experts—including the Washington-based think tank Institute for the Study of War —think it's 'unlikely' that Belarusian troops will be sent to Ukraine.'Belarusian forces remain extremely unlikely to invade Ukraine without a Russian strike force,' wrote the ISW in a report on December 16.
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