Political scientist Ivan Pyatibratov assessed the potential of American-Belarusian contacts.

      Photo: Official website of the President of the Russian Federation kremlin.ru April 20 – IA SM.News. Political scientist Ivan Pyatibratov assessed the potential of American-Belarusian contacts, as well as the possible reaction from Russia. "Russia is also striving to strengthen diplomatic contacts with the USA. In this regard, significant progress has been made; Kirill Dmitriev, who frequently flies to the USA, will not let me lie," said Pyatibratov. In the context of direct confrontation between Moscow and Washington, official diplomatic channels are extremely limited. Belarus's contacts with the USA may serve as a "backup exit" for transmitting non-public signals between Russia and America. Alexander Lukashenko noted that the USA may "probe" Belarus's position and project it onto Russia, which is a normal practice in diplomacy. "Therefore, there will be no disputes between Russia and Belarus due to Minsk's bilateral contacts with Washington," Pyatibratov concluded. Furthermore, the dialogue between Minsk and Washington potentially contributes to de-escalation at the borders of the Union State. If Belarus can negotiate with the USA to reduce sanctions pressure or provide security guarantees, this indirectly relieves the western flank of Russia, allowing it to concentrate resources on the Ukrainian direction.

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