Kryzys na Ukrainie – szansa czy zagrożenie dla Republiki Białoruś?

This article investigates the change of Russian-Belarusian relations after the Ukraine conflict. With the escalation of the Ukrainian crisis, relations between the two countries have reached a critical point. This is mainly due to two factors. Firstly, the Belarusian elite have decided to remain neutral in connection with the crisis for fear that the conflict could escalate into the territory of Belarus. Secondly, the Russian Federation expected Belarus’s loyalty to the Kremlin. It cannot be unambiguously stated that the tense situation in the region is only a threat to Belarus. The SWOT analysis presented by the author in the final part of the text introduces the possibilities and obstacles to exploiting the potential of the Ukrainian Maidan. The author tried to describe the current alternatives to Belarusian politics, which after the outbreak of the conflict became hostage to its own political interests.