BELARUS - MOVING TOWARDS A REVOLUTION ?
AUGUST 18:
As you have seen
the developments in BELARUS seem to move very fast now. The strikes and the demonstrations are
getting bigger and bigger, also among the core supporters of president
Lukashenko. Yesterday the studios in the
state-owned TV and radio stations were empty, because the staff was on strike. Tomorrow EU will have a special European
Council ( Summit ) by video link between the 27 heads of state and government +
the EU institutions about Belarus. There is no doubt that more EU sanctions will
be among the results. And Lukashenko
himself said yesterday that “ there will be no new elections except if you
kill me!” You get the impression
that the situation is developing more and more in direction of what happened around
Christmas 1989 in Romania, when dictator Ceaucescu was removed and executed.
It will also
be interesting to see, how Putin and Russia will react. Lukashenko has already
asked Putin for help. But they are no longer the best of friends. Putin will
probably try to operate in a way, which will bring a more Russia friendly
president in power.
If you want
to follow the development in Belarus there are several reliable English
language media such as:
DEUTSCHE WELLE ( in English ):
https://www.dw.com/en/top-stories/s-9097
THE
GUARDIAN: ( UK newspaper)
EURONEWS ( in English ):
FRANCE 24 ( in English ):
Picture from
the demonstrations in Minsk:
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