…in some cases prosecuted Other groups are strikers. Belarus' embattled neo-Stalinist president, Alexander Lukashenko, has held lengthy talks with Vladimir Putin, telling him a friend is in trouble. Most reporters reckon that Putin is not a fan of Lukashenko,…

…president, Alexander Lukashenko, has held lengthy talks with Vladimir Putin, telling him a friend is in trouble. Most reporters reckon that Putin is not a fan of Lukashenko, but willing to help him because he does not want to see a pro-democracy protest…

…and there will be a similar military drills monthly over the next year Many, including in Belarus' protest movement, speculate that Putin is pushing the weakened Lukashenko to accept some form of soft annexation by Russia. On paper, the two countries already…

…your babies blah blah blah you know and then if you look at the conflict in Ukraine and then there's a conflation between Vladimir Putin who's like a real capitalist you know and the Soviet Union and it's like yeah it's we we have to get across what…