According to adviser to the head of the Presidential Office Mikhail Podolyak, the President of Belarus wants to “sit out” the Russian elite and retain power after the end of the war in Ukraine.
Advisor to the Head of the Office of the President Mikhail Podolyak commented on the international activity of the President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko. The official believes that the Belarusian leader is “hysterically” looking for support among the rulers of other countries. The representative of the OP stated this on television, RBC-Ukraine reports.
Podolyak named, according to him, Lukashenka’s only motive for visiting other countries. This is a search for support for extending the terms of the president’s term, according to the adviser.
“He is not boasting, but is hysterically looking for an opportunity to get patronage from someone other than Russia,” the official said.
The adviser to the head of the Presidential Office assured that now on the territory of Ukraine there is a finalization of the era of the aggressive type of Russian Federation that controlled Belarus. Lukashenka is aware of the risks of being left without Russian resources.
“He wants to get a patron in order to stay in his chair for some time. Because the processes that will begin after the war, when the Russian elite will disappear, and some will be in the special tribunal’s dock, he wants to sit out this time” , he noted. Podolyak.
The period for which Lukashenka hopes to keep power in his hands after the end of the war in Ukraine is one to two years, according to the official. The adviser to the head of the Presidential Office is convinced that the leader of Belarus is looking for new allies and partners who will “put in a good word for him.”
Recall that Alexander Lukashenko arrived on an official visit to China on February 28. Analysts at the Institute for the Study of War said that Belarus may be involved in creating schemes to circumvent sanctions imposed on Russia over the war in Ukraine.
Also today, March 10, political strategist Boris Tizenhausen told reporters how he sees the future of Russia. The expert is sure that Vladimir Putin will not live to see the change of regime in the Russian Federation.