Offensive from Belarus in 2025: Expert explains where Putin is dragging Lukashenko

Planned military exercises in Belarus were set for the fall of 2025, but of course, everything can change unexpectedly at any moment, as Putin is pulling Lukashenko into the war.

This opinion was shared in a comment to TSN.ua by military expert, retired lieutenant general, and former deputy chief of the General Staff Ihor Romanenko.

According to him, Belarusian president Lukashenko has been "maneuvering" for the fourth year. He assists Putin in every possible way with weapons, equipment, provides airfields, training centers for exercises, and treats wounded Russians in hospitals. But this is not enough for Putin.

"Having experience cooperating with North Korea, the Russian dictator is trying to drag Belarus into the war — more precisely, into active combat. And Lukashenko is trying to avoid this, because he understands how it could end for him personally," Ihor Romanenko says.