Belarus in the Post-Mutiny Fiasco: Collateral Damage or Victor? (with Alexander Lukashuk)

Of all the possible outcomes of Prigozhin's mutiny, most experts probably didn't expect to see Belarus figure itself so prominently in the narrative. Indeed, as Belarusian president Aleksandr Lukashenko agreed to allow both Progizhin and Wagner forces into the country, questions arose about the fate of the Belarusian-Russian connection. On this episode of The Eastern Front, Giselle, Dalibor, and Iulia are joined by Alexander Lukashuk, Reagan fellow at the National Endowment for Democracy and former director of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty's Belarus service, to flesh out the Belarusian angle of this conflict. What risks, if any, did welcoming Wagner into Belarus carry for Lukashenko? Is Belarus attempting to now distance itself from the Kremlin? Will Putin still follow through on his plan to move Russian tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus? Show notes: Sign up for The Eastern Front's bi-weekly newsletter here and follow us on Twitter here.