It favorably Russia: in ISW ​​explained why Lukashenko went to China

According to analysts, the Kremlin can use Lukashenko to bypass sanctions, as well as the spread of its propaganda. Oleksandr Lukashenko can participate in the creation of schemes to bypass sanctions imposed on the Russian Federation through military aggression against Ukraine, as part of his official visit to China. This is stated in the report of the Institute of War Study of February 28.

It is expected that during a three-day stay in Beijing Lukashenko will sign a large package of agreements on the development of joint projects, trade, economic, investment, humanitarian and political cooperation with China. Analysts also mentioned that Belarusian defense enterprises can produce weapons, as the country still has access to microchips, optics and other necessary imported goods.

In view of the fact that on February 25, the CIA Head William Burns reported that China was considering the possibility of supplies to the Russian Federation of lethal weapons, analysts suggested that Beijing could secretly transfer weapons to Moscow during Belarus.

The publication states that the Kremlin can also use Lukashenko to promote their information campaign, the purpose of which is to achieve negotiations on favorable conditions for Russia, as well as the delay of Western supplies of weapons to Ukraine to defer the large counter -offensive of the Armed Forces.

"The Kremlin and Lukashenko were probably grabbed for the publication of a peace plan of 12 points to restore the existing Russian information operation that the Kremlin used in December 2022," analytics said. On Tuesday, February 28, Alexander Lukashenko arrived on an official visit to Beijing, as reported by his press service. At the Chinese airport, the First Deputy Foreign Minister Mah Zhaosyui and China's Ambassador to Belarus Cejon met him at the Chinese side.

"This visit will be a continuation of a long -term course to build friendship relations and mutually beneficial cooperation with the People's Republic of China," the President Balamausi's official website reads. Lukashenko will be expected in China until March 2. During this time, he will negotiate with the Chinese leader Xi Jinping, which will raise the issues of political, trade, economic, investment and humanitarian cooperation of China and Belarus.

The result of the visit should be signed by politicians of a large package of documents. According to CNN of February 28, China has in many ways supported the war of Russia in Ukraine since its beginning. In this regard, a number of Chinese companies have added a number of Chinese companies to the United States by the USA by the USA and thirteen Chinese organizations that "supplied details for the Iranian drone program".