Belarus asks for Russian intervention
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This is why Korea isn't invaded. This is why Iran dreams of it. This is why S. Africa disposed of theirs. This is why the Zionists have it. A Nuke is a massive deterrent. It can't be dismissed.
Didn't Lukashenko have a few falling outs with Putin recently? Putin never had the same amicable relation with him as with eg Nazarbajev or Kadyrov. But he probably also didn't need to considering the only strategic objective was to keep Belarus out of the E.U's. sphere of influence. Easy to do for Kulaschenko as Putin delivered gas to Belarus at sharply reduced prices and asked no pesky human rights questions. Interventions like in Georgia or Ukraine were definitely never needed let alone annexation like Crimea despite Belarus having quite a few minority Russians and borders on Nato territory. Even Putin probably thinks Lukashenko is a lost cause in a country that has gone nowhere for decades.
Can't blame the younger population for being tired of this perpetual stagnation. Most people with chances abroad already seem to have left anyway.
Can't blame the younger population for being tired of this perpetual stagnation. Most people with chances abroad already seem to have left anyway.
For some countries in specific situations, sure. But what purpose does the UK's submarine-based deterrent play that isn't just as well covered by the US (or other defence treaties)?
I thought I'd heard that - at least on a personal level - Lukashenko can annoy Putin quite a lot. But generally, he's very reliable been an ally of Moscow.
I'd not been aware of Russia-Belarus fallings out but you're right, they have had a few spats recently. This all fits together: Lukashenko's grip on the country has been slipping, as this election reveals, and his more critical comments of the last year or so will almost certainly be him realising his people are unhappy, and he's been trying to reposition to head off some of the damage. After all, any dictator can be brought down by sufficient unpopularity.
N. Korea's deterrent isn't nukes, it's having a billion pounds of artillery pointed at Seoul just over the border.
Yeah, but there isn't really anywhere for Lukashenko to go. He needs Gazprom and he can't approach the E.U. for obvious reasons. Ukraine atleast had association treaties so that was much more of direct threat to Moscow. Even the Baltics with it's missile shield in flashpoint territory is considered much more of a threat. Belarus not really. Espescially not now they had elections that were totally not rigged.
I imagine 51% or if the system requires a majority vote or if it were like the USA system, even a winning minority vote I'd guess. That way even when most people around you obviously hate them you can blame a small minority of fanatic supporters as the unseen boogey man. Make it look like you barely won. I heard he claim he won by 80% for a hated leader that obviously has too few supporters in a smaller country that can be pretty transparent.
But then again it probably depends how you cheat, if you can just ignore votes and declare yourself a winner at the end thats easy, but if you had to cheat by stuffing ballots and having tricked honest people counting votes that's another thing and you could actually lose by not stuffing enough fake votes in.
Fuck off with that fucking Greyzone “every uprising I dislike is the CIA” bullshit, having the same capitalist stooge in charge since the fall of the Soviet Union is reasonable to rebel against.
It’s pretty easy to tell when Greyzone is up to their bullshit at a glance. And it’s an easy pattern that post-Soviet Nationalist leaders aren’t exactly known for their respect for Democracy or Socialism.
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Why does Belarus even exist? Thankfully, an expert has put together an explanation for us
I suggest enjoying this video while it's still correct, before it has to be edited to "Why did Belarus Exist?"
He’s been president since the Soviets fell despite ample opposition the entire time and was established the same as every other post-Soviet leader, a puppet for liberalization of the economy. To think for even a moment that he’s an ally of the left is the same as thinking Saddam or Assad would qualify as such, and given the Greyzone does think that, I called it out as such. You don’t have to be a geopolitical ally of the US to be a capitalist stooge.
The only one of the signatores in the EU at the time was the UK. The Ukraine was not allied with any EU country at all. "We" certainly never gave our word to protect them. That the US and the UK were not willing to honour their guarantees is their responsibility.
German car makers have problems because the future for cars (esp. fossil fueled cars) looks bleak. And Corona hurt car sales in the present. Otherweise their position is good. It is hard to find car makers in a better position.
As for China, market share of German cars is still rising.
China offers hope for German cars after stimulus snub – DW – 06/04/2020
Chancellor Merkel’s coalition has refused to provide incentives for the purchase of conventional cars, leaving carmakers disappointed. Car sales have taken a battering due to COVID-19, but there is a silver lining.
www.dw.com
China Keeps Germany’s Car Makers in the Fast Lane
Germany’s car manufacturers are once again being bailed out by China. Having skidded to a halt in February, Chinese vehicle sales are rebounding—particularly at the luxury end of the market.
www.wsj.com
A lot of worker regulations is EU-based so Polish workers do get the same benefit as French in a lot of ways. And more than the workers in the Ukraine and Belarus - or in the US. Maybe next year they get more protection than those in the UK as well. All thanks to being in the EU.
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