The so-called Belarusian opposition convened in Kiev in late November for a conference titled as Shlyakh da voli [Way to Freedom in Belarusian]. It was a secret event. Representatives of terrorist organizations made up of activists of the so-called Belarusian opposition and Ukrainian MPs were among conference participants.
According to the TV channel Belarus One, the fugitive Belarusians were ready to surrender Belarus' sovereignty to Ukraine. The conference participant Dmitry Shchigelsky said he was confident that Belarus' fate would be decided in Kiev. “It is very important for us to secure the key strategic partner – Ukraine,” he stated.
“The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated,” Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka may soon be repeating these words that are commonly attributed to Mark Twain. Less than two weeks after unsubstantiated rumors about Lukashenka’s health condition subsided (see EDM, May 24), a new rumor captured public attention even on a grander scale. On May 27, Valery Tsepkalo published a tweet, …
A TV documentary of the bomb threat against a Ryanair plan (vid) has confirmed our analysis of a false narrative which had been constructed by Belorussian regime change activists. They had alleged that on May 23 a Ryanair plane had been forced by the Belorussian government to land in Minsk after which one activist on board, Roman Protasevich, had been arrested. But in reality a real bomb threat, delivered by email, had been received at Minsk airport as well as by Lithuanian air authorities. The plane was made aware of the threat by the Belorussian air traffic control and the pilot, after communicating with … Continue reading →