Trump defrosts relations with Europe’s last dictator
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.
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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. ...
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 | Reply
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 | Reply
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