Is Ukraine preparing for Belarus without Lukashenko? | DW News

Ukraine has warned for weeks that Russia could once again use Belarusian territory to threaten the country from the north — reviving grim memories from the start of the war, when Russian troops crossed the border from Belarus in their push toward Kyiv. We spoke to Pavel Slunkin, a visiting fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations and former political analyst at Belarus's Foreign Ministry, about the visit of exiled opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya to Ukraine — and about Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s recent appeal to the Belarusian people on X. Chapters: 00:00 Ukraine and the threat from Belarus 00:28 Zelenskyy meets Tsikhanouskaya in Kyiv, appeals to the Belarusian people 01:30 Pavel Slunkin on Kyiv’s dual messaging 04:49 Can Belarus resist pressure from Vladimir Putin? 05:45 No clear signs of an imminent attack 10:22 Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko depends on Russia #dwcurrentaffairs #ukrainewar #lukashenko For more news go to: http://www.dw.com/en/ Follow DW on social media: ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dwnews ►TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dwnews ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deutschewellenews/ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/dwnews Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https://www.youtube.com/dwdeutsch Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1