#Lukashenka

Wojciech Konończuk

W_Kononczuk

More on Russia's attitude towards #Belarus:1. #Russia doesn't lose hope of saving #Lukashenka.2. Military intervention to defend the regime is too risky, as a) Belarusians against b) negative reaction of

Franak Viačorka

franakviacorka

Lukashenka came to meet workers. They are chanting: Go Away! Go Away! "Lukashenka is addressing the workers: -- You always supported the President, Yes? "Noooo!" - the crowd replied" Strikers

Franak Viačorka

franakviacorka

It's very possible Lukashenka just asked Putin to help with riots in Belarus. They had a call one hour ago. Earlier today,he said that foreign powers prepare the 'color revolution'

Franak Viačorka

franakviacorka

Pro-Lukashenka's rally is happening in Minsk. It is on the same place were the opposition Freedom March had to happen, but 1.5 hours later. Many people were brought by bus

Franak Viačorka

franakviacorka

Several huge columns like this marching Minsk streets in the direction of Drazdy where Lukashenka resides. March of Heroes in Minsk. Protesters got through the police cordons. Police attack the

Charles Grant

CER_Grant

#Belarus is less stable than it appears. Sure, #Lukashenka will probably 'win' the 9th August presidential election. But beneath the surface the country is changing in ways that are troubling

Sergej Sumlenny

sumlenny

(THREAD) I am sceptical regarding the personal sanction against Lukashenka and other persons who are responsible for killings, tortures and rapes in #Belarus. Reasons for this:1) Neither Lukashenka nor his

Balazs Jarabik

BalazsJarabik

#Belarus Election Day (and beyond) THREAD: this is a clash between changing society (its symbol has become Tsoi song "peremen" from the time of USSR collapse) and the ruling elite

Chris Alexander

calxandr

The most important issue this week for those concerned about the future of democracy is the forthcoming election in Belarus where, for the first time after a quarter century of

Franak Viačorka

franakviacorka

Belarus Freedom march is the largest gathering in Belarus history! "Your end - Our beginning" The problem of such regimes is that they are very clumsy. They are not flexible

Daleko-Blisko

CollectifDB

It's election day in #Belarus. Incumbent president Aleksandr Lukashenko, who is facing an unprecedented opposition this year, already casted his vote. He's almost certain to win an election that many

Paul Goode

jpaulgoode

Mini-thread: What's Lukashenka's game? Why is he clutching at straws, mobilizing tractors, & ordering military exercises next to Lithuania? Here are few possibilities:1. He is stalling while arranging his safe

natalia antelava

antelava

Lord Evgeny Lebedev Qualification: son of a Russian oligarch. Bright side: all of the other oligarch children at Eton now have a role model. To understand how it screws

Franak Viačorka

franakviacorka

Belarus industrial giant Minsk Tractor Works (MTZ) hesitates over the idea of a nationwide strike. State ideologues send out threats to workers and blackmail that if the strike continues, international

Alex Kokcharov

AlexKokcharov

THREAD.Today is the day of presidential election in my native Belarus. It is the 6th election in Belarusian history. Only 1994 election was deemed free and fair, and votes in

Sasha de Vogel

sashadevo

I’ve seen a few tweets framing protest in Belarus as a the end of a post-Soviet social contract where people gave up democratic representation for the stability of authoritarianism. People

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