EPISODE · May 26, 2021 · 19 MIN
Belarus: What can be done about Lukashenko's regime?
from The Global Agora · host Andrej Matisak
Does Belarusan dictator Alexander Lukashenko have any strategy or his only focus is to survive no matter what? Why was he willing to dramatically kidnap journalist Raman Pratasevich knowing that he had to expect at least some reaction from the West? And about Russia's reaction? I talked to Alena Kudzko, Director of the GLOBSEC Policy Institute in Bratislava. She is from Belarus and she explains what people in the country think about the hijacking of the Ryanair plane. Listen to our conversation.
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Does Belarusan dictator Alexander Lukashenko have any strategy or his only focus is to survive no matter what? Why was he willing to dramatically kidnap journalist Raman Pratasevich knowing that he had to expect at least some reaction from the West? And about Russia's reaction? I talked to Alena Kudzko, Director of the GLOBSEC Policy Institute in Bratislava. She is from Belarus and she explains what people in the country think about the hijacking of the Ryanair plane. Listen to our conversation.
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