Regardless of whether talks produce results, they will help bring Minsk and dictator Alexander Lukashenko in from the coldWhile expectations of a breakthrough at Tuesday’s meeting between the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, and his Ukrainian counterpart, Petro Poroshenko, are extremely low, there is one person hoping to benefit from the talks: the Belarusian president, Alexander Lukashenko.This summer marks the 20th year in office for Lukashenko, who has long had a reputation as Europe’s last dictator. But the negotiations in Minsk the first meeting between the two presidents since a 15-minute conversation in Normandy in June will …read more
Source: The Guardian
