Taking the ‘Belarus Option’ Off the Table: Why Kyiv Is Done Tolerating Putin’s Cheapest Weapon

Ukrainian President Zelensky warned that Russia is planning new attack scenarios against Ukraine's north from Belarus and the Bryansk region, targeting Chernihiv and Kyiv. Ukraine is reinforcing these areas and implementing preventive measures to counter threats from both Belarus and Russian territory. Moscow has historically used Belarus as a pressure point to avoid the full costs of direct military involvement.