Therefore, it is possible that the current course of support could change, says politician, public figure and member of the main composition of the Coordinating Council Valery Mackevich, commenting on the current relations between Belarus and Russia and the mutual influence of the countries.
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This is the 4th publication in the commentary series «WHAT’S HAPPENING IN BELARUS? MESSAGE FROM THE PLACE OF EVENTS “, in which, at the invitation of the Eastern European Policy Research Center, for publication on Tvnet.lv and Rus.tvnet.lv, a politician and public figure, a member of the main staff of the Coordinating Council, Valērijs Mackevičs talks about the current situation in Belarus.
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“It must be understood that Lukashenko is in fact dependent on Russia. Russia lacks the means to solve its social problems, but it is enough to support all the world’s tyrants and forgive debts. I am convinced that Russia is already tired of paying money and reputation for all the madness going on here in Belarus, “V. Mackevich points out.
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“Russia is in a very delicate situation. On the one hand, with the support of Lukashenko, it wants to gain time to support, actually create and grow pro-Russian forces in Belarus, whose influence is currently negligible. Because Lukashenko has kept this sphere as his field, monopolizing bilateral relations with Russia for more than a quarter of a century. On the other hand, with Lukashenko’s support, Russia is increasingly pushing Belarusian society away from itself. Consequently, the creation of such pro-Russian forces remains less and less strategic – their impact on the Belarusian agenda may be insignificant, “explains the representative of the Coordinating Council.
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“But now it is necessary to carefully rearrange, in accordance with the new reality, as more and more information about the real situation in Belarus is leaking and the eyes of Russian citizens are beginning to open. In support of Lukashenko, Putin’s rating is falling not only among Belarusian citizens, but also among his own electorate. And that is a completely different level of damage. Consequently, the damage from cooperating with the toxic Lukashenko outweighs the concerns about the possibilities of cooperation with the democratic power of independent Belarus, which would be civilized, predictable and consistent, »explains Mackevich.
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“It is also important to understand that Russia is gradually coming to terms with Lukashenko’s inability to stabilize the situation in the country. Russia supported Lukashenko for fear of losing Belarus. But now it is increasingly heard that they may permanently lose Belarus by continuing to support Lukashenko, “Mackevich emphasizes.
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Find out more about the situation in Belarus, as well as Russian-Belarusian relations in the latest video commentary prepared by Valery Mackevich.
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