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

Monday, June 01, 2026

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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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 Â· 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 | 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

Trump is a horrible person, so no surprise here

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

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 | Reply