Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/299528 
Year of Publication: 
2024
Series/Report no.: 
SWP Comment No. 22/2024
Publisher: 
Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP), Berlin
Abstract: 
Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 also called the sovereignty of Belarus into question. The country served as a launching pad for the attack, thus becoming a co-aggressor. However, relations between Minsk and Moscow changed the longer the war has lasted. Belarusian leader Lukashenka has increasingly acted like a self-confident war service provider toward Kremlin boss Putin. At the same time, he has been able to avoid any direct military involvement and has sought to preserve his chance at serving as a mediator. Nevertheless, Belarus' structural dependence on Russia has continued to increase in many areas. Right now, this gradual loss of sovereignty can still be reversed. In order for this to remain the situation, the EU and Germany must not write the country off.
Subjects: 
Belarus
Russia
Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine
Alexander Lukashenka
Vladimir Putin
Yevgeny Prigozhin
Union State of Russia and Belarus
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