Would Lukashenko really throw Belarus into a war Russia is losing?

Experts are sceptical about the chance of Belaurusian troops fighting against Ukraine, even if Putin is pushing for it

Alexander Lukashenko, the dictatorial leader of Belarus, has executed a careful balancing act during the war in Ukraine.

On 24 February, Russian troops that had massed on Belarusian territory surged across the border into Ukraine, using his country as a staging ground in the largest invasion in Europe since the second world war.