There has long been a worry that Russian escalation or miscalculation might see the Ukraine war widen into a broader European one. But what if it’s Kyiv, not Moscow, that starts this process? The flashpoint is Belarus. Minsk’s dictatorial leader, Alexander Lukashenko, is beholden to Vladimir Putin, but not a helpless vassal. On the one

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko stated the day before that the situation on the border with Ukraine is "burning like never before" and ordered reinforced protection of…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned neighboring Belarus -- a close ally of Russia – to remove signaling equipment used by the Kremlin to target Ukraine or, he said,…