https://www.europesays.com/1913186/ Belarus requests second nuclear power plant from Russia #belarus #lukashenko #nuclear #NuclearPowerPlant #Russia
https://www.europesays.com/1913186/ Belarus requests second nuclear power plant from Russia #belarus #lukashenko #nuclear #NuclearPowerPlant #Russia
https://www.europesays.com/1910487/ Lukashenko claims Ukraine will eventually return to Russia and Belarus #belarus #lukashenko #Russia #Ukraine
https://www.europesays.com/1882135/ Russian president approves security guarantees agreement with Belarus #agreement #AnadoluAjansı #belarus #lukashenko #Putin #SecurityGuarantees
https://www.europesays.com/1878823/ Self-proclaimed president of Belarus says Russia will never agree to EU peacekeepers #belarus #eu #lukashenko #PeaceKeepers #Russia
Ukraine Daily summary - Sunday, February 16 2025
'Putin is weak. We must use that;' Zelensky's Munich speech in 5 key quotes -- Zelensky calls for creation of 'army of Europe' amid US support uncertainty. -- France to host emergency summit on Ukraine as Trump administration and Russian officials set to begin peace negotiations without Europe -- Making sense of Trump’s plan, if there is one, to end Russia’s war in Ukraine -- and more
https://writeworks.uk/~/UkraineDaily/Ukraine%20Daily%20summary%20-%20Sunday,%20February%2016%202025/
https://www.europesays.com/1816434/ PACE rejects legitimacy of Belarusian leader #belarus #lukashenko #pace
"The Criminals' Go-To Cryptocurrency Has a New Friend in the White House"
Missed this great #FT reporting last month:
> "The eye-popping constellation of gangsters and sanctions evaders using #Tether includes cocaine cartels, North Korean hackers, Iranian and Russian spies, and #fentanyl smugglers."
Tether is the most profitable company in the history of the world on a per employee basis and it's not even close. Crime pays, obviously (or at least collecting interest from the US government while you look the other way about terrorists and rogue nuclear states commiting crimes pays).
* FT: https://www.ft.com/content/b3c5b67d-1df8-4417-8dd5-2c86d76d6392?commentID=555beffd-ebc8-4211-8351-f68efe0f315f
* My piece on #HowardLutnick: https://cryptadamus.substack.com/p/trumps-transition-team-is-tethered
@fulelo Steve Rosenberg seemed quite brave given that #Lukashenko was offering him the choice of prison (or maybe deportation)
#bbc #steverosenberg #politics #belarus #lukashenko #putin #election #president #shamelection #russia #uk #ukraine #war
Why Steve Rosenberg doesn’t run for politics in the UK I’ll never know. He’s smart, seems to be totally fearless, and certainly isn’t phased by anyone or anything. Clearly Putin and Lukashenko realise he’s no pushover and going to be very tough to deal with.
I hated the recent cutbacks at BBC News, but however much Steve’s paid he’s worth every penny.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/c5y7p58gepzo
Video: #Belarus autocrat #Lukashenko "My opponents chose prison or exile"
#Germany Foreign Minister Baerbock: #Belarus vote a “bitter day for all those who long for freedom and democracy”.
#Poland Foreign Minister Sikorski mocks that #Lukashenko won “only” 87% of vote. “Will the rest fit inside the prisons?
But #Putin hails a “confident victory”
#Belarus autocrat #Lukashenko "wins" 7th term in staged election
All 4 other candidates pledged loyalty to him
Response muted, compared to 2020 mass protests, because of threat of repression
"If you go out and start protesting, you’ll be thrown in jail. Maybe you'll come out. Maybe not"
#UkraineWar, Day 1,069: #Putin’s Ally #Lukashenko “Wins” 86.8% in #Belarus “Election”
https://eaworldview.com/2025/01/ukraine-war-belarus-lukashenko-election/
Belarusian leader #Lukashenko was on track to extend his 31-year rule with a massive win in a presidential election on Sunday that Western governments rejected as a sham.
An exit poll broadcast on state TV projected that Lukashenko would take nearly 88% of the vote.
Lukashenko «wins» the election with 87.6% of the votes
In the video - Lukashenko celebrates even before the results are known.
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #Ukraine #Russia #Putin #Belarus #lukashenko
Elections in Belarus today. I wonder who will win...?
Cartoon from 2020.