The psyops are in a full court press in Belarus. US and EU are investing all the euros and dollars that they do not have to organize a regime change. The erratic behavior of Lukashenko is not without explanation. He is dealing with the elite around him being increasingly paid up, paid off, and otherwise seduced into thinking that their ship will come in should they get rid of Lukashenko. Naturally, he bobs and weaves, one day working with Russia to satisfy his pro-Russian populace, and the next day, mouths off his western narrative to avoid being slammed by the "reformers" as being too pro-Russian. This simply shows how much investment has US and EU sunk into Belarus. Behind that pressure are the standard interests of various corporations. The one and only principle that now rules in all Western "democracies' is called "pay to play". Corporations pay through many visible and invisible channels to get their governments push money into covert and overt projects with the aim of toppling the government, and getting their "reformers" to control the key financial, military and industrial sectors. After that, it is easy. Lukashenko is doing what a politician will do when in trouble. But what he does not understand, as a noted Washington Post writer Eugene Robinson told of Obama's administration: the safe middle is no longer safe. Lukashenko may have to start thinking beyond what is good for Lukashenko, the politician. Instead, he needs to rise above, and think what is good for Lukashenko as a statesman who is looking after his country's best interest. It will not be easy, but at times, one has to commit. If he stays on that fence too long, he may end up being impaled there by the both sides.