this is how experts characterize the current relations between lukashenko and Putin the issue is the airspace of bellarus drones which Russia uses to attack Ukraine are flying there more and more often but if earlier the regime tried to keep silent about this now the Belarusian dictator gave an order to shoot down the drones we should not forget that in 202 he gave the airspace to the Russian Armed Forces aircraft were flying from airfields in berus 800 missiles were launched at Ukraine later he decided that it was enough and it had to stop according to the information that is now coming in we know that lukashenka sent a lot of military products to the Russian Federation under the state order of the ministry of defense of the Russian Federation does not pay according to the contract this is not the first time lukashenko has gone against Putin's position for example in July 2024 he instructed to withdraw troops from the San border to the places of their deployment the dictator said this at IM meeting on security in Lunette District of breast region which borders with volin and Riva regions of Ukraine Ukrainian troops have been withdrawn so our troops should be removed from their border so that they understand that we are not going to fight and we are not going to concentrate our Armed Forces here except for the Special Operation Forces Alexander lukashenka self-proclaimed president of Belarus from Belta news agency at the same time lukashenko added that it was necessary not to miss the allegedly possible threat in the western Direction the kremlin's reaction to this decision was immediate refusal to pay for weapons produced in bellarus and according to experts the decision to shoot down Russian drones May provoke Putin to even tougher measures the Kremlin dictator may rise gas prices lukashenka is even shooting down Russian drones to show Putin that he is not happy that he doesn't want belus airspace to be used is this ass sign that lukashenka is changing his strategy regarding the war in Ukraine no this is a tactical game he's thinking about himself he's trying not to provoke Putin before his reappointment to the position of head of barus which he has reserved he has been and will be a strategic partner of the Russian Federation today lukashenko is in a difficult situation on one hand he can no longer sell his people the slogan that he will keep a peaceful sky over their heads after all it is no longer possible to hide the fact that Russian drones are flying on the territory of bellarus but on the other hand the only way to keep his legal power is to continue playing along with Putin therefore lukashenko continues to build up the military contingent and thus create a threat of aggression on the border with Ukraine in addition Minsk continues supplying the Kremlin with the necessary weapons as well as helping Russia to circumvent sanctions reported by Anastasia Tava Julia hananova uatv news e