Belarus divorcing from Russia

[Hweinlant]

President Lukashenko of Belarus has recently made 180 degree policy change. Belarus is now looking to western direction and even promised to help Ukraine. Russian MPs are mad and accuse Lukashenko of betrayal. Putinist policies of Russia are making their friend list very, very short. Are we heading to Ukraine-like crisis at Belarus or can Russia take this divorce in more civilized manner ?

[alfieb]

Fantastic news.

I don't trust Lukashenko at all. He's a post-soviet commie despot. But any move away from Putin is a good move for the West.

[Jehan]

Where did you read this information? Have you some link, i'am very curious?
Westerns country considers Lukashenko as a dictator and whants him to leave the power. How both parts will deal with that?

[Methmatician]

Unless this involves solving the human rights problems in Belarus it ain't great news.

[Siberyak]

And tell us where is Belarus going? Lukashenko and much of his inner circle are still banned from entering the eu

[Empecinado]

Lukashenko is like Franco or Castro, a survivalist, smart and pragmatic statesman who knows how to play his cards without give up the country to any power. Franco theoretically approached to the USA and Western world, but this was done only for the sake of ending with the blockade and get international recognition, in practice he had better relationship with Arab Baazist countries, did not allow USA to use their bases in the Yom Kippur War, kept the country safe from US-founded cultural Marxism and bought uranium to USSR to develop a nuclear program.

[Hweinlant]

Where did you read this information? Have you some link, i'am very curious?

http://kommersant.ru/doc/2638726

Westerns country considers Lukashenko as a dictator and whants him to leave the power. How both parts will deal with that?

There is some bargaining to do with Ukrainian crisis.

I'd guess many people at Belarus are pretty scared after Russia annexed Crimea. Why wouldn't they do that to Belarus ?

[Hweinlant]

http://itar-tass.com/en/world/768340

Lukashenko says Belarus is ready to help Ukraine


“I am telling it openly, we have always done everything the Ukrainian president asked us. And we will continue that way,” Lukashenko said.

A Belarusian-Ukrainian television channel will be launched in Belarus as agreed by the two Presidents, Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus and Pyotr Poroshenko of Ukraine, at their meeting on Sunday.

[Zmey Gorynych]

LOOOOL, Chechnya's next and after that Tatarstan and Siberia

And tell us where is Belarus going? Lukashenko and much of his inner circle are still banned from entering the eu

I'm not sure whether you doubt Hweinlant's post or disapprove of Lukashenko's choice. If it's the former I can confirm that Lukashenko did change his rethoric in the last couple of months. First of all he refused to critisize Ukraine and Moldova's agreements with the EU saying that each country is free to choose its own path and that Belarus will continue to have good relations with everybody. After that he went ballistic when Russia banned imports of certain goods from Belarus to which Batiko responded with the reistatement of custom inspection with Russia effectively putting an end to the Customs Union. Now he's meeting with Poroshenko, says he'll do anything to help Ukraine (whatever that means).

As for Lukashenko being banned from entering the EU, that can change in a second.

Russia got played big time this year. The Eurasian Union may not come to exist. The whole thing should've started January the 1st. LOOOL

[Siberyak]

LOOOOL, Chechnya's next and after that Tatarstan and Siberia


I'm not sure whether you doubt Hweinlant's post or disapprove of Lukashenko's choice. If it's the first I can confirm that Lukashebko did change his rethoric in last couple of months. First of all he refused to critisize Ukraine and Moldova's agreements with the EU saying that each country is free to choose its own path and that Belarus will continue to have good relations with everybody. After that he went ballistic when Russia banned imports of certain goods from Belarus to which Batiko responded with the reistatement of custom inspection with Russia effectively putting an end to the Customs Union. Now he's meeting with Poroshenko says he'll do anything to help Ukraine (whatever that means).

As for Lukashenko being banned from entering the EU, that can change in a second.

Russia got played big time this year. The Eurasian Union may not come to exist. The whole thing should've started January the 1st. LOOOL

His status with the eu won't change unless.

He allows opposition to rally and not be monitored or harassed.