it s dramas like this one that have cemented mr lukashenko s reputation as europe s last dictator. in may, he forced a ryanairjet flying from greece to lithuania to land in minsk so he could arrest an opposition blogger. and last week, the death of a belarusian dissident in kyiv prompted more international scrutiny of mr lukashenko s government. he denies any connection to that death. but he had this warning to the west. your accusations and your sanctions will end badly for you. translation: you are risking starting world war iii. - is that what you are trying to push us and the russians into? is that what you are trying to push us and the russians into? what do you want? do you want to win this war? there will be no winners, and if there are, it would be not you. continued defiance from the leader who has made his country a pariah in the west. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow.
you are america s lapdogs. it s dramas like this one that have cemented mr lukashenko s reputation as europe s last dictator. in may, he forced a ryanairjet flying from greece to lithuania to land in minsk so he could arrest an opposition blogger. and last week, the death of a belarusian dissident in kyiv prompted more international scrutiny of mr lukashenko s government. he denies any connection to that death. but he had this warning to the west. your accusations and your sanctions will end badly for you. you are risking starting world war iii. is that what you are trying to push us and the russians into? what do you want? do you want to win this war? there will be no winners, and if there are, it would be not you.
and we don t want to know now. you are america s lapdogs. it s dramas like this one that have cemented mr lukashenko s reputation as euroope s last dictator. in may, he forced a ryanairjet flying from greece to lithuania to land in minsk so he could arrest an opposition blogger. and last week, the death of a belarusian dissident in kyiv prompted more international scrutiny of mr lukashenko s government. he denies any connection to that death. he had this warning to the west. your accusations and your sanctions will end badly for you. you are risking starting world war iii, is that what you are trying to push us and the russians into? what do you want, do you want to win this war? there will be no winners and if there are, it would be not you. continued defiance from the leader who has made his country a pariah in the west.