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“President Zelensky warned at the weekend that Russia was again seeking to use Belarus as a platform for an attack on Ukraine. “According to intelligence, road construction in areas leading to Ukraine and the establishment of artillery positions are going on in the Belarusian border area,” he said.

The Ukrainian leader also appeared to warn Lukashenko that he could be abducted by Ukrainian special forces if he went along with the Kremlin’s plans. “The nature and consequences of the recent events in Venezuela should deter the Belarusian leadership from making mistakes,” he said, referring to the capture by US troops of Nicolás Maduro, the Venezuelan leader.

The mood in US-Belarus relations shifted last year when the Trump administration began to court Lukashenko, seeing him as a possible bridge to Putin. After the two leaders spoke on the phone, Minsk released 123 political prisoners in December, including Ales Bialiatski, the Nobel peace prize laureate, and leaders of the 2020 protests against Lukashenko’s rule.”

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“Why Trump’s bromance with Lukashenko could pave way for Putin deal”

The Times of London

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NOTE FROM CHILDLESS CAT LADY WORKING AWAY IN A SUB-BASEMENT OF THE MINISTRY OF SNARK: NEITHER TRUMP NOR LUKASHENKO WOULD TAKE A PISS WITHOUT PUTIN’s APPROVAL. THE WSJ implies that Putin might get jealous if Trump and Lukashenko got too close. Jesus.

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