Desperate times call for desperate measures.
This is likely what Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko was thinking last week when calling on the United States, which dubbed him “Europe’s last dictator.” In a rare interview with Western media, Minsk’s strongman urged Washington to engage in talks to resolve the Ukraine crisis and stressed that “without the Americans, there can be no stability in Ukraine.” Even by Lukashenko’s eccentric standards, this is quite an about-turn on a country that he has long accused of trying to oust him and that, in turn, has blacklisted him, his cronies and their businesses for blatant human …read more
Why the U.S. should ignore Belarus’ unlikely appeal
