There are questions for the Russian CSTO: what is Lukashenko trying to show by transferring equipment to Ukraine

There are questions for the Russian CSTO: what is Lukashenko trying to show by transferring equipment to Ukraine Melania Golembyovskaya

~6 0~p _ngcontent-sc199 class=”news-annotation”>Belarus is transferring heavy equipment to the border with Ukraine. Earlier, self-proclaimed President Alexander Lukashenko said that it was necessary to block the Kiev and Chernigov directions. However, such actions are only attempts to stall for time.

This opinion 24 Channel said political scientist, head of the Center for Analysis and Strategies Igor Chalenko, noting that the self-proclaimed president of Belarus does not intend to start an escalation on the border with Ukraine. The collective security treaty organization is not functioning the way it should be.

What Lukashenko is trying to show

According to the political scientist, on the one hand, Lukashenko is intensifying relations with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, on the other hand, he is taking steps to prevent further escalation in the direction of the border region Belarus and Ukraine. There are channels for communication between our country and Belarus.

Today they have been able to find compromise forms in order to not to allow further escalation despite the Kremlin’s pressure,” Chalenko noted. Belarus de facto do not work. Even taking into account the general air defense system.

The self-proclaimed president of Belarus will do everything to delay the use of his own troops until the last minute. In the Belarusian army, the topic of a possible attack on Ukraine has extremely low support.

Lukashenko is afraid that his troops will turn against him and his regime will be demolished,” added Chalenko.