News Snapshot:
Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko, a close ally of Vladimir Putin, will visit China this week as Beijing tries to position itself as a potential broker for peace in Russia's invasion of Ukraine. News of Lukashenko's visit follows an announcement by Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky that he planned to discuss Beijing's proposals for ending the war. Although he has not committed his country to a direct role in Putin's war, Lukashenko has allowed Russia to use Belarusian territory to support the invasion. Kyiv has warned that Minsk's involvement in the war could deepen, with Russian troops and equipment stationed in the...
