#MINSK

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

Diogo Pinto

joaodiogopinto

This is the crude reality indeed. The world abandoned Armenia and the Armenians to their enemies, and to Putin’s anger and thirst for revenge. Armenia today doesn’t only lose the

Daniel Randall

therubykid

Even on its own terms, the “all uprisings against authoritarian ‘anti-imperialist’ states are CIA plots” narrative is so unbelievably disempowering. It’s amazing its exponents are allowed to get away with

Bryan MacDonald

27khv

Sad reality for Belorussians is there is no *better* outcome from what's currently happening. Fact is the economy is entirely dependent on Russia, so any successor to Lukashenko won't be

🇧🇴☆Lumpy Space Prole⭐🇧🇾

RedStarSeed1

This is a thread of heroic, badass, Nazi killin' women & girls; inspired by & in honor of my own family history, & the Jews & Slavs who suffered, struggled,

Fuad Alakbarov ⁠⁠

DrAlakbarov

Thread:A lot of people messaged me to talk about Nagorno-Karabakh conflict so here's FAQ about Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Q: Where's Nagorno-Karabakh?Nagorno-Karabakh, also spelled Dağlıq Qarabağ in Azerbaijani, is a region of

Sahil Bloom

SahilBloom

One entrepreneur was raised in a tiny log cabin in Russia but went on to build an empire in the United States.Her amazing life is the embodiment of the American

Christo Grozev

christogrozev

This is totally incredible. This "job interview" with an ex Wagner (unfakeable - definitely authentic) drags all details out of him; including how many times he shot down planes, and

Artyom — covering events in Belarus

availablegreen

1/ Live tweeting Lukashenko's speech from a rally he organized. (There are two rallies happening today: pro-Lukashenko and anti-Lukashenko.)"Dear friends! Thank you all for coming! We have lived, together, through

Jakub Jakóbowski

J_Jakobowski

China's economic presence in Belarus is seriously overblown in propaganda, by both Lukashenko (who needs a political leverage) and Xi Jinping (who craves a BRI success) Total lending to

Alexander Davidson

alex_davidson82

As there's an attempted colour "revolution" under way in Belarus here's my prediction of things to look out for. *Telegenic women with perfect English giving tearful interviews to the western

Christopher Miller

ChristopherJM

Election Day in BelarusPresident Lukashenko is expected to rig the results to secure a sixth term. Challenging him is a 37-year-old former English teacher who was a total unknown weeks

James Landale

BBCJLandale

To some, the US elections have been a great exercise in democracy. Millions turning out in record numbers, passionate views genuinely held, an accurate reflection of opinion in the oldest

Francis Scarr

francska1

It's currently nigh on impossible to discern any clear message from Russian state TV on BelarusThe Kremlin is seemingly keeping its options open as it waits to see how things

Adam Weinstein

AdamWeinstein

They're not humoring him, they're humoring him and his armed, radicalized base. By explicitly radicalizing them further, with lies!https://twitter.com/amyargetsinger/status/1325988818550358016 Like, I'm not a big fan of the &quo

Anders Åslund

anders_aslund

Putin appears to have achieved a complete victory in Nagorny Karabakh with minimal resources.1. He let the wealthier & better-equipped Azerbaijani troops retake the Azerbaijani territories occupied by Armenia since

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