Tsikhanouskaya: Lukashenko fears ordering Belarusian troops to fight Ukraine

She said this in a comment to Ukrinform on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York. “I very much doubt that the Belarusian army, Belarusian soldiers, or Belarusians could take part in any offensive operations, because there are no anti-Ukrainian sentiments among Belarusians,” she said. According to her, “Putin and Lukashenko have failed to convince Belarusians that they need to defend Russia or Belarus.” “We have no enemies except the Russian occupation,” the opposition leader added. Tsikhanouskaya noted that Lukashenko would be afraid to issue the military such orders because he “understands that this could cause discontent among the military.