Lukashenko saw that the tactics of Turkey and Morocco were working and went on the attack
Media mentions – Wider Europe
The E.U. sanctions so far have had a more symbolical than practical dimension
As with any form of blackmail, it would be pointless and dangerous to make concessions – It would send a signal to other authoritarian rulers that such tactics work
The Austrian newspaper quotes from Joanna Hosa’s, Gustav Gressel’s and Pavel Slunkin’s latest commentary on the Polish-Belarussian border crisis
The EU, UK and the United States urgently need a plan to help them break away from Russia’s hostage tactics at the Security Council
[…] it’s not just a numbers game, but there will also be all kinds of political pressures and resistance from Erdogan and his coalition partners
Of course, the Russian D-30 gun that is standing there violates the Minsk Agreement. The drone did not
If the EU and the United States want to avoid the destruction of Bosnia and the possibility of renewed conflict, they need to stand up to Dodik
What Russia wants is the great power privilege to break rules. But for that, you need rules to be there. And like it or not the US is still an important player among the world’s rule setters