Self-proclaimed President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko flew to Beijing to meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. There is a lot of discussion around the topics of negotiations and the intentions of the dictator.
Most likely, Lukashenka is looking for a new owner and funding for Belarus. Military expert Oleg Zhdanov said this in a stream on his YouTube. 24 Channel.
Lukashenko thinks about himself
Zhdanov emphasizes: the country cannot provide for itself. Belarusians exist only on external loans, because there are no sales markets and sources of earning foreign exchange. Moreover, the entire raw material base in Belarus is external.
I believe that Lukashenka went there to seek support in Xi, to assert his position and determine further policy. Putin cannot influence this much,” Zhdanov noted.
He added that it is beneficial for China to get a springboard for locating its production facilities. It is also interesting to transit goods to Europe through Belarus. “And for this we need to make peace with it. We need to make sure that Poland and Ukraine open their borders. Accordingly, it is necessary to change the political course of Belarus. This will be the main topic of negotiations,” the military expert says.
It is also assumed that Lukashenka will negotiate on ammunition. But Zhdanov does not believe in this version.
First, China has not yet decided whether to supply ammunition to Russia. Secondly, how to bring them to Belarus? Airplanes? It is very expensive. Railroad? What about the meaning? Then they need to be immediately taken to Ukraine,” he says.
The military expert noted that with such a length of the border, one can safely drive trains with equipment, weapons and ammunition. “Disguise and chase, no one will even know. However, you can find a needle in a haystack if you try very hard. Western intelligence, I think, is clearly monitoring this situation,” he says.
According to Zhdanov, there will be a face-to-face conversation between Lukashenko and Xi Jinping, as well as extended meetings with representatives of the politicians, leadership, business elite, and so on. “Knowing Lukashenka, he will first of all solve his own problems,” the military expert assures.
He recalled that Belarus and China have a common armament – the Polonaise system, powered by Chinese shells. Moreover, China has built a car engine plant in Belarus. This is 20 thousand engines per year. This means that we need the same number of trucks on which these engines will be installed.
Belarus has its own relations with China. This is the second basket in which Lukashenka puts eggs. One is Russian, the other is Chinese. So that it does not happen that one falls and all the eggs are broken, – stressed military expert Oleg Zhdanov.
In addition, the announcement of the visit says that as a result of the negotiations, a large document will be signed on the development of relations in key sectors. Consequently, Lukashenka is looking for ways out of this crisis.
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What is known about the visit: briefly
- Alexander Lukashenko said that he was flying to China to build “friendship” with China. The visit began on February 28 and will last until March 2.
- According to the dictator, the countries also plan to cooperate in the political sphere in order to “respond” to the most acute challenges in the current international situation.
- The administration of the self-proclaimed president recalled that Lukashenka had already met with the Chinese side at the summit of the Shanghai Organization in September 2022. Then Minsk and Beijing adopted a joint declaration on bringing relations to a new level – “an all-weather and comprehensive strategic partnership.”
