Radio Free Europe later lamented the dropping of the Nazi collaboration flag as a ‘heavy blow to democratic forces’. A former director in a collective farm during the USSR era, Lukashenko was one of the few Belarusian politicians to oppose the break up of the Soviet Union in 1990. The United States and Europe should be seeking to deter Russia from direct military intervention in Belarus. GlobalResearch Center for Research on Globalization. It also provides recommendations for how Belarus’ Western allies can best support the goals of protestors. Through a series of referenda Lukashenko was able to set in motion a democratic social programme which has made Belarus one of the most prosperous and least-corrupt countries in Eastern Europe. Another slander against the Belarusian president came  from Russia’s ‘free media’. Claiming the protests are fueled by foreign agitators, he has made a point of carrying an assault rifle.24 The security services have also remained largely loyal to the regime and are engaged in a continuous campaign to stymie the protests. In a bid to shore up support with his traditionally reliable working-class base, Lukashenko’s speech at a Minsk factory was instead met with jeers and demands for his resignation. Stewart Parker’s book the Last Soviet Republic, is an indispensable guide to a country and a leader the bourgeois media does not want you to know about. NATO spokesperson Oana Lungescu rebutted Lukashenko’s criticism of the Alliance’s defensive presence in member states bordering Belarus, observing that any attempt by Lukashenko or his officials to implicate NATO or Western “external actors” for the breakdown in Belarus’ civil order serves only to obfuscate the crimes of the regime. Should the protests succeed in ousting Lukashenko and establishing a successful liberal democracy in Belarus, Putin would rightly worry that Russian citizens will ask themselves, “Why not us?” If a revolution is possible in Minsk, it must also be possible in Moscow. Lukashenko, meanwhile, has pivoted back toward Russia, going so far as to return the 32 mercenaries, and sought backing from the Kremlin.38 Putin has, in turn, offered “comprehensive help” in accordance with the countries’ collective military agreement, with the Kremlin’s statement suggesting that the problems between the two countries will be “resolved soon.”39. Xi was the first world leader to congratulate Lukashenko on his electoral “victory” suggesting that China might be poised to rise to Lukashenko’s defense. We are making such material available to our readers under the provisions of "fair use" in an effort to advance a better understanding of political, economic and social issues. This deep tolerance for cultural and religious differences is still celebrated in Belarus today. When Lukashenko won another landslide victory in the presidential elections of 2001, the OSCE condemned the elections as unfair without producing a shred of evidence to corroborate their claims, After the September  11th attacks in New York, the US showed the real motives behind the ‘global war on terror’ when Senator John McCain declared. Max Bergmann is a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress. However, unlike other former republics – the Baltic States, Georgia and Ukraine – Belarus failed to develop democratic institutions and cement ties to the West, opting instead to remain in Russia’s orbit. Diplomatic support from abroad, as well as U.S. and European efforts to deter the authoritarian tendencies of Lukashenko and the irredentist and anti-democratic impulses of the Kremlin, will help democracy become a reality for the Belarusian people. Initial sanctions could target individuals committing human rights abuses such as members of the brutal riot police OMON and the government officials who have continued to prop up Lukashenko’s regime.50 The U.S. government should also consider using sanctions under the Global Magnitsky Act.51. But the absurdities promoted by the mainstream media come from all sides. Should the protestors succeed, and new elections be called, the priority for the West should be ensuring free and fair elections, such as by deploying election monitors, as well as exposing Kremlin efforts to interfere. Poland’s “shock therapy” approach to economic liberalization in 1992 allowed for significant economic growth and a thriving business community. The short-lived state was destroyed by the Soviet invasion in 1919. Suspending the confirmation process of Julie Fisher, who Trump recently nominated to be the U.S. ambassador to Belarus, until the violent crackdowns are halted would send a signal to Lukashenko that he will be ostracized by the West if he refuses to step down or conduct new elections. leadership and concerted action. Clinton had deep confidence in Kozak’s democratic credentials as he himself was governor of Arkansa, from where the CIA operation was conducted. Industrial output rose by 9.7 percent in 2004. There are signs that the regime is starting to crack. In 2004 the United States proceeded to take action with the passing of the Belarus Democracy Act, calling for sanctions against Belarus and funding for ‘pro-democracy’ groups. This shows the extent of the anxiety among the EU elite in the face of Belarus’s popular democracy.

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