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Since the EU decided to divert a commercial plane with a military plane and arrest the opposition activist it carried, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has attracted Western anger and threats of economic sanctions – further isolating the sticky country in Eastern Europe. On Wednesday, the powerful Belarusian made it clear that he deserved it all. Speaking for the first time forced landing The arrests of Vilnius-linked Ryanair 4978 on Minsk and blogger Roman Protasevich and Russian girlfriend Sofia Sapega warned the 66-year-old former collective farm leader that it was only a “matter of time” before other dissidents were abroad. also caught. “We know you visually,” he said. ....
A Even by the standards of Belarus leader Alexander Lukashenko, effectively hijacking a flight between two European Union capitals in order to arrest an opposition journalist is an act of unbridled recklessness. Many details are still murky, including what role if any Russia played. One conclusion is, however, already clear: Seizing a dissident out of the sky, in violation of international air travel rules, could create a precedent for far larger authoritarian states to follow, including China. Expressions of concern from Europe and other Western states won’t suffice. Lukashenko has been fighting for the survival of his Soviet-lite regime since last August, when implausible claims of yet another landslide election victory his sixth triggered mass street protests. Demonstrations and strikes were met with a violent crackdown and arrests. Thanks partly to Moscow’s backing, the former collective-farm boss has managed to hang on regardless, and is still sil ....