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Lukashenko urges Russia and Ukraine to end war as Kursk incursion continues (www.euractiv.com)
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[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Oh… NOW he urges….

[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yeah. Lukashenko knows the war is really unpopular with his people and that supporting Russia with troops would be a death sentence for him.

That Lukashenko didn't even condem the Ukrainian counterinvasion shows how much of a minefield this war is for him.

[–] [email protected] -4 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Why would Belarusians side with Russia... it aint like Russians were "nicer" to them than ukrainains, georgians, moldovans, kazakhs, balts, chenchens, jfc i am getting tired listing them. you get the vibe...

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Because Russian troops are stationed within a day’s travel of Minsk and the country depends on Russia for ocean access?

Same reason Kazakhs have traditionally supported Russia, until they got that new shipping route built that bypasses Russia entirely.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Moreso, Russia has actively supported the current Belarusian government including helping to put down protests in Belarus.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Hey, please cite a reputable source for this or remove it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Neither is credible: they also claim that the weapons were made in Russia, not that they were given by Russia. Remember the whole "soviet union" thing, where a lot of Eastern European countries still have leftover arms and ammunition from?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

He should now stay far away from windows

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

This just in: Lukashenko officially endorses Linux!