Lukashenko turns to Beijing, caught between Kyiv and Moscow

According to this opinion piece, Alyaksandr Lukashenko faces a dilemma: he cannot show weakness toward Kyiv nor appear unreliable to Putin. His solution is to seek backing from Beijing, hoping for Chinese diplomatic and economic support. The author argues that Lukashenko's absence from a meeting with Xi Jinping signals Minsk's growing dependence on China.