Saturday, July 24, 2010

The last dictator in Europe.

Looks like Lukashenko's time is up and Russia is making its move against the former Soviet Republic. It's no secret Russia has had Belarus in its pocket for some time now, in fact, the two are part of one "union state" though each has its own leadership. Russia is going to have to careful in their plans, to completely absorb Belarus might ward off some of the other nations which have shown recent interest in the "union state" or "customs union," namely Ukraine. But its obvious Lukashenko's time is up and Russia is ready for new leadership, for which ever reasons they have.

But the part that most interests me is the method Russia is using to dethrone the puppet President, they're highlighting his human rights abuses and authoritarianism and rallying the support of the Russian people. They did the same thing in Kyrgyzstan, as the article has noted. It seems now, Russia is growing increasingly capable with the power of the people.

Read the article here

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