Monday, June 01, 2026

Trump Defrosts Relations with Europe's Last Dictator, Alexander Lukashenko

Belarus' president has been accused of flagrant human rights violations and enabling Russia's war in Ukraine. That hasn't been a barrier to his friendship with Donald Trump.

Posted by LampLighter at 07:30 AM | 5 COMMENTS | permalink

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Lukashenko says Belarus has 'major' target in Ukraine in its sights. Alexander Lukashenko also downplayed the capabilities of Ukrainian troops stationed along the Belarusian border, describing them as "cannon fodder."

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-- The Kyiv Independent (@kyivindependent.com) 9:49 AM · May 31, 2026

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... The man known as Europe's last dictator may soon be coming in from the cold, as President Donald Trump helps him emerge from years of isolation.

Trump thanked Belarus' President Alexander Lukashenko for his "cooperation and friendship" in a post on Truth Social earlier this month after a deal to release some political prisoners held by his regime, adding: "So nice!"

The U.S. president has also steadily eased sanctions on Belarus' state institutions and companies, intended to punish Vladimir Putin's closest geopolitical ally for allowing Russia to use Belarus as a staging ground for his invasion of Ukraine in 2022. ...


#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-05-30 08:08 PM

OK, Pres trump seems to have majr issues with Iran even thinking about nuclear weapons.

But then there's this ...

Belarus launches drills involving Russian nuclear weapons (May 18, 2026)
www.dw.com

... The Belarusian Defense Ministry said the drills would test its readiness to deploy nuclear weapons. Ukraine decried the exercise as Russia "de facto legitimising the proliferation of nuclear weapons worldwide." ...

... and Pres Trump's reaction seems to be trying to ~defrost~ relations with Belarus?


#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-05-30 08:11 PM

Trump is a horrible person, so no surprise here

#3 | Posted by hamburglar at 2026-05-30 11:06 PM

Trump did something we're supposed to do? That's the shocking part.

"Yes, the United States and Ukraine shared a generally warm and improving relationship for years leading up to the 2014 Maidan revolution. This bilateral diplomatic "thaw" was characterized by multiple formalized agreements and deepening ties."

You have to thaw them out before you flip them.

#4 | Posted by sitzkrieg at 2026-06-01 07:48 AM

Donald Trump is the mo=t di4visive President in the history of the United States and it i5s on6going with his alienation of NATO allies and his "friendship" with another dictator, this one of Be8laeus. .Congress just can't ign6ore. his questionable- loyalty to the United States any longer. He should be charged with treason along with all of the officials in his administration before this ridiculous circus of a celebration of himself is allowed to further embarrass the nation any further than he already has; now he wants to star in the show that all the performers pulled out of; this crazy old man's ego won't be satisfied until he can sit with Putin and say "mission accomplished sir!"
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#5 | Posted by danni at 2026-06-01 08:56 AM

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