Lukashenko urges Russia and Ukraine to end war as Kursk incursion continues (www.euractiv.com)

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[-] adespoton@lemmy.ca 15 points 1 year ago

Oh… NOW he urges….

[-] bobr@lemmy.libertarianfellowship.org 31 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Nah, sorry but you can't paint a picture that he just now started doing it :)

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-64809777

https://www.yahoo.com/news/lukashenko-calls-kyiv-peace-negotiations-094753810.html

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/putin-lukashenko-ukraine-russia-war-peace-talks-b2438217.html

[-] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 16 points 1 year ago

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.

[-] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org -5 points 1 year ago

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...

[-] adespoton@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 year ago

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.

[-] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 9 points 1 year ago

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

[-] OurToothbrush@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

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

[-] Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone 1 points 1 year ago

https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/03/04/belarus-lukashenko-protests-election-russia-putin-brutal-crackdown-weapons-ammunition-bypol/

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/27/world/europe/belarus-russia-putin.html

[-] OurToothbrush@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year 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?