Desperate times call for desperate measures. This is likely what Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko was thinking this past week when calling on the United States, a country where he’s often referred to as “Europe’s last dictator.” In a rare interview with Western media, Minsk’s strongman urged Washington to engage in talks to resolve the Ukraine crisis and stressed that “without the Americans, there can be no stability in Ukraine.” Even by Lukashenko’s eccentric standards, this is quite an about-face on a country that he has long accused of trying to oust him and that has blacklisted him, his cronies, and …read more
Source: The American Interest
