Lukashenko sees his son as head of Belarus, hopes to strike deal with West - political analyst Usov

The draft of Lukashenko's possible agreement with the West has specific outlines. Belarusian political scientist Pavel Usov described them in an interview with Malanka on May 21, 2023.

According to Usov, Minsk is aware of Russia's inevitable defeat in the war with Ukraine and that new peace agreements are ahead.

"He (Lukashenko - ed.) may try to bargain for himself in these peace agreements some kind of security position, for example, to withdraw troops (Russian troops - ed.) from Belarus, not to deploy nuclear weapons and leave everything as it is, to return to the status quo existing until 2022. And the West will do this. That is, it (the West - ed.) can accept such an agreement," Pavel Usov explained.

"In return, Lukashenko can release political prisoners. And he will not be affected," the political analyst added.

At the same time, "the West will not demand political transformation," Usov noted.

"For him (Lukashenko - ed.), this version of the peace agreements is absolutely ideal," Pavel Usov emphasized.

At the same time, according to Usov, Alexander Lukashenko sees his eldest son, Viktor Lukashenko, as the next president of Belarus.

According to Usov, the head of the upper house of the Belarusian parliament, Natalia Kachanova, who has recently been called Lukashenko's likely successor, is not trusted by the security forces.

• According to independent Belarusian press, Viktor Lukashenko is the shadow curator of the security sector in the Republic of Belarus.