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Useful Idiot or Trojan Horse? Belarusian opposition figure Tikhanovskaya’s links to NATO’s Atlantic Council adjunct raise eyebrows

Posted on October 17, 2020October 17, 2020By Editor

‘Accidental politician’ Svetlana Tikhanovskaya has captured the West’s imagination, her lack of political experience presenting an ideal blank canvas for news-narrative weaving – and all too easily manipulated by malign forces. … Read More >Useful Idiot or Trojan Horse? Belarusian opposition figure Tikhanovskaya’s links to NATO’s Atlantic Council adjunct raise eyebrows

World

Exiled Belarusian opposition politician Tikhanovskaya issues ultimatum to Lukashenko: Quit within 2 weeks or face mass unrest

Posted on October 15, 2020October 15, 2020By Editor

Is it a desperate last roll of the dice or the confident declaration of a woman poised to assume power? Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, runner-up in the disputed Belarusian election, has upped the ante considerably with a bold warning. … Read More >Exiled Belarusian opposition politician Tikhanovskaya issues ultimatum to Lukashenko: Quit within 2 weeks or face mass unrest

USA

Pro-Trump Ad Once Again Features Footage of Non-Americans, This Time From Russia, Belarus

Posted on October 14, 2020October 14, 2020By Editor

Like several other recent pro-Trump advertisements, a new, 30-second TV spot relies on foreign stock footage while taking shots at Democratic presidential nominee and former US Vice President Joe Biden. … Read More >Pro-Trump Ad Once Again Features Footage of Non-Americans, This Time From Russia, Belarus

World

Police use stun grenades & water cannons during anti-Lukashenko protests in Belarus, multiple journalists detained (VIDEOS)

Posted on October 12, 2020October 12, 2020By Editor

Over 20 journalists were reportedly detained across Belarus, on Sunday, while covering mass anti-government demonstrations. In the capital, the rallies were met with a strong police response, with water-cannon, again, deployed. … Read More >Police use stun grenades & water cannons during anti-Lukashenko protests in Belarus, multiple journalists detained (VIDEOS)

World

Belarus’ Lukashenko meets JAILED opposition activists, talks constitutional reform

Posted on October 11, 2020January 31, 2021By Editor

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has paid an unexpected visit to a detention center in Minsk, meeting incarcerated members of the so-called ‘Coordination council of the opposition’. … Read More >Belarus’ Lukashenko meets JAILED opposition activists, talks constitutional reform

World

Eyebrows raised as Lukashenko claims he ‘saved’ opposition candidate Tikhanovskaya, giving her $15,000 before she left Belarus

Posted on October 11, 2020October 11, 2020By Editor

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has dropped a bombshell by claiming that former Presidential candidate Svetlana Tikhanovskaya was provided with $15,000, by the state, right before she left for exile in Lithuania. … Read More >Eyebrows raised as Lukashenko claims he ‘saved’ opposition candidate Tikhanovskaya, giving her $15,000 before she left Belarus

World

Danish politicians spoke for FORTY MINUTES with fake ‘Svetlana Tikhanovskaya’ via video link – ‘animal brothels’ were discussed

Posted on October 10, 2020October 10, 2020By Editor

The Danish Parliament has revealed that a supposed online meeting featuring leading Belarusian opposition figure Svetlana Tikhanovskaya actually involved an unknown prankster, who spoke to them about “animal brothels.” … Read More >Danish politicians spoke for FORTY MINUTES with fake ‘Svetlana Tikhanovskaya’ via video link – ‘animal brothels’ were discussed

World

Western rules for military coups do not work in Belarus

Posted on October 9, 2020October 9, 2020By Editor

The formula, according to which 3.5% of the protesting population is enough for a change of regime in the country, does not work in Belarus because of the law-enforcers, who support the will of the majority. … Read More >Western rules for military coups do not work in Belarus

World

Turmoil in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Belarus, & Ukraine shows that, three decades on, the Soviet Union’s still collapsing

Posted on October 9, 2020October 9, 2020By Editor

The sudden collapse of the USSR in 1991 created many weak countries without a unifying national identity and a strong central state. Yet conflicts will continue until the world is willing to recognize the realities on the ground. … Read More >Turmoil in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Belarus, & Ukraine shows that, three decades on, the Soviet Union’s still collapsing

Russia

Apple demands that Telegram shut down channels DOXXING Belarusian police officers – CEO Durov says it ‘doesn’t offer much choice’

Posted on October 9, 2020October 9, 2020By Editor

Telegram founder Pavel Durov says his widely popular messaging application will have to block three channels, on iOS devices, which have published the personal data of Belarusian police officers, after a request from Apple. … Read More >Apple demands that Telegram shut down channels DOXXING Belarusian police officers – CEO Durov says it ‘doesn’t offer much choice’