POLITICO Edition listed politicians who consider threat to Europe. At number, Nine in the list, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko came to the list. The material about it is published on the publication website.
Politico writes that “stuck” opposition inside the country, Lukashenko began provoking Poland and Lithuania, becoming “one of the most troublesome neighbors for the EU.”
In the publication of the Belarusian president, they considered “Chuma Europe”. In addition to the persecution of the opposition, Lukashenko was accused of conducting a “hybrid war” against the European Union with the help of migrants and the “hijacking” flight Ryanair, on board which was the opposition activist, the former chief of the opposition telegram channel NEXTA Roman Protasevich. At the same time, Politico believes that the actions of Lukashenko remain unpunished. “Europe will have to either find a way to deal with its last dictator, or get used to another uncomfortable sparring partner right next door,” summarizes the author of the American publication.
The migration crisis on the border of Belarus and the EU began after in May Lukashenko threatened to weaken control over the flows of migrants and drug trafficking. The application was coming against the background of the next exacerbation of relations with the West, which began after the company Ryanair’s aircraft was equipped in Minsk. The liner landed due to the message about the explosive device on board, after which the Belarusian security forces detained the opposition blogger Roman Protasevich. The threat of the explosion was not confirmed.
The wave of protests has passed throughout Belarus in 2020. After the elections of the president, who took place on August 9, the CEC stated that Lukashenko received 80 percent of the votes. His rival in elections, the wife of the opposition blogger Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, won only 10 percent of the votes. The citizens of the country went out with such results, the protests continued for several months. A number of opposition politicians and activists were arrested or fled abroad, and Tikhanovskaya itself was among the latter.