LondonLax Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 Things are looking a bit spicy in Belarus at the moment! Can anyone tell me how this ends? Are we looking at a rerun of Ukraine? Quote Vladimir Putin has offered to help ensure Belarus's security, according to its president Alexander Lukashenko, as pressure builds on the strongman leader and opposition protesters prepare for a show of force Sunday. Thousands demonstrated in the capital Minsk Saturday after main election challenger Svetlana Tikhanovskaya asked supporters to rally over the weekend and keep alive a movement that poses the biggest challenge to Lukashenko's hold over the ex-Soviet country. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2020/08/16/belarus-leader-says-putin-offers-help-as-pressure-builds-a71160 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 She was on the news here last week, 37 years old, human rights activist with no history in politics, her husband was meant to be running but he got arrested, 2 other potential opposition politicians were barred from running... The election has happened, she lost under ropey circumstances by a huge margin and has since had to flee the country, she's now released a video saying she won and theres been a cover up Putin getting involved and standing by his guy won't make things look less dodgy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted August 16, 2020 Author Share Posted August 16, 2020 The opposition rally in Minsk today was 5 times the size of the official government rally, even though the government had bussed in supporters. The people will be getting confident, the big question is how Putin reacts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 (edited) Surprised there isn't a thread on this, considering the 'election' last year. But they've hijacked a Ryanair flight from Greece to Lithuania with a fighter jet, to arrest a Belorussian dissadent. And weirdly, Ryanair are covering it up Edited May 23, 2021 by StefanAVFC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ml1dch Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 Maybe not great news for EVERYONE, Ms. Commissioner for Transport. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 Lets see if there is going to be consequences for this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post chrisp65 Posted May 23, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted May 23, 2021 1 minute ago, Demitri_C said: Lets see if there is going to be consequences for this. There will be a ‘no hijack’ option for £14.99 on the Ryanair booking page. 6 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 1 minute ago, chrisp65 said: There will be a ‘no hijack’ option for £14.99 on the Ryanair booking page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted May 23, 2021 Moderator Share Posted May 23, 2021 6 minutes ago, chrisp65 said: There will be a ‘no hijack’ option for £14.99 on the Ryanair booking page. Also a compulsory sight seeing tour of Minsk at £40 a head but it will be in really small print on the website 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 59 minutes ago, ml1dch said: Maybe not great news for EVERYONE, Ms. Commissioner for Transport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 Should have paid extra and gone with BA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 Jesus. Not to be too dramatic but this is an act of war. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 And they managed to beat Sweden in the Ice Hockey WC. Good day for Mr Lukasjenka Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted May 24, 2021 Author Share Posted May 24, 2021 13 hours ago, StefanAVFC said: Surprised there isn't a thread on this, considering the 'election' last year. I believe I did start a thread last year about the election and subsequent protests I guess people were a bit preoccupied with the Covid thread as it didn’t see a lot of love at the time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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KenjiOgiwara Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 7 hours ago, sne said: And they managed to beat Sweden in the Ice Hockey WC. Good day for Mr Lukasjenka Is there a sport you're still half decent at? I realised yesterday Norway have been better than you at tennis for a while now. Which is bizarre cause nobody plays tennis here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 6 minutes ago, KenjiOgiwara said: Is there a sport you're still half decent at? I realised yesterday Norway have been better than you at tennis for a while now. Which is bizarre cause nobody plays tennis here. this is something like the 8th string Swedish team so might not be a accurate judge of strenght 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuart_75 Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 18 hours ago, Demitri_C said: Lets see if there is going to be consequences for this. Don't hold your breath. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villakram Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 Remember that time the Bolivian president's plane was forced down in the democratic EU at the behest of the democratic USA lead by saint Obama. If you answered yes, off to room 101. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruitvilla Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 7 minutes ago, villakram said: Remember that time the Bolivian president's plane was forced down in the democratic EU at the behest of the democratic USA lead by saint Obama. The strange thing is while Obama was to the left of the Republicans, he still is very conservative by western standards. Americans have a really strange perception of the Democrats as being socialist. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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