[Skybird]

Rumour has it that Lukashenko had a heart attack. A rumour so far, and in no way do I tend to believe it or not believe it. The mood in belarus and its army seems to be not in favour of the war. Any successor or puppet would face the same problem like Lukashenko: not pissing Putin too much while needing to do a dangerous balance act and keeping Belarus out of the war. At least in an active role. And the last thing Putin now needs is pushing it too far with Belarus and facing a Belarus openly resisting his political will. There even is a small but realistic chance for military revolt if Belarus enters the war actively.