Putin reminded Lukashenka of his vulnerability; he is a temporary solution for the Kremlin

Last week Vladimir Putin made an unexpected statement about the situation in our country.
“Yes, we know and understand that the situation in Belarus, although it has calmed down inside the country, nevertheless has problems; we are fully aware of this and, of course, call for dialogue between the authorities and the opposition,” the Russian president said.

He added that “for its part, Russia will certainly continue its line toward strengthening ties and deepening integration processes with Belarus.”

The next day, Alexander Lukashenka and Vladimir Putin spoke by phone and “exchanged views” on the situation in the two countries.

Then the press secretary of the head of Belarus, Natalia Eismont, explained with whom the authorities are ready to conduct dialogue.
“We will talk to people who hold any point of view, but who live in the country, understand the situation, are for the country, and are patriotically minded.

With any opposition.

Not with traitors,” Eismont quoted Lukashenka as saying.

UDF (https://udf.name/) asked experts what Putin’s statement means.
“Moscow would like Belarus’s leadership to change”
The director of the Political Sphere Institute and doctor of political science Andrei Kazakevich noted in a comment to UDF (https://udf.name/) that Moscow does not allow Minsk to forget the need to move toward constitutional reform.

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“Putin is reminding Lukashenka of the promises he made at the beginning of the political crisis in Belarus.

The Kremlin believes that political reform needs to be advanced in order to resolve the political crisis and achieve clarity about what will happen after Lukashenka leaves.

Moscow probably would like the leadership of Belarus to change in the near or medium term,” Kazakevich believes.

At the same time, in his opinion, the Kremlin is only setting a general vector regarding the need to carry out political reform and move toward a transition of power.
“I do not think that rigid schemes are being promoted from there.

For example, that Lukashenka should leave or adopt the Kazakhstani experience.

The Belarusian authorities are probably being left with a choice,” Kazakevich noted.

Source (https://udf.name/news/sobytie/236095-putin-napomnil-lukashenko-o-ego-ujazvimosti-on-vremennoe-reshenie-dlja-kremlja.html)