The eruption of anti-government protests in Belarus has presented an unexpected dilemma for President Vladimir Putin, with the Kremlin strongman ...
PARIS: The eruption of anti-government protests in Belarus has presented an unexpected dilemma for President Vladimir Putin, with the Kremlin strongman cautiously weighing his options at a sensitive moment for Russia.
"The Russians have not been sure how to react to this ," said Gustav Gressel, Senior Policy Fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations. "I think they are looking for ways to manage this... is someone who can be replaced without the Kremlin losing too much face; he is not the poster boy of Russian-Belarusian friendship anymore," Gressel added.Analysts warn against making comparisons between Ukraine and Belarus, a quite different nation from its southern neighbour which has taken a pro-Western tilt since its 2014 uprising.
"Russia does not want to engage militarily," she said, adding that Putin had likely"had enough" of Lukashenko. "They're no longer wedded to Lukashenko, they're feeling their way in this situation," he said, while adding Moscow was"not passive at all".
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