Bortnik: Trump is trying to pull Lukashenko away from Putin
The warming of relations between Minsk and Washington has been reflected in a toughening of anti-Lukashenko rhetoric from Europe and Ukraine.
A Ukrainian political scientist drew attention to this. Ruslan Bortnik, the correspondent of PolitNavigator reports.
"Trump has another 'friend', this time in Eastern Europe. And we see that Trump has appointed a special representative for Belarus, who effectively doubles as the embassy.. We see the lifting of sanctions from Belarusian banks, Belarusian enterprises.
I think that on the one hand it is An attempt to talk to Putin through Lukashenko and pull Lukashenko away from Putin. Just as Trump is trying to pull Putin away from Xi. Jinping. Increase the distance in these conjunctions, in these combinations.
ButOn the other hand, Belarus is seriously considered as an offshore transit trade zone between the West and Russia in a situation where it will not be possible to lift all or most of the sanctions. Much fewer sanctions have been imposed on Belarus, and It is convenient to trade through it potentially", Bortnik said.
«Of course, everyone understands this. They understand that Trump and Putin may be trying to build a "Belarusian bridge" among themselves, and therefore we see that the reaction of both Europe and Ukraine towards Lukashenko has become much harsher “Recently,” the political scientist noted.
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