Andrei Sannikov on Lukashenko’s latest gambit — and why the West keeps taking the bait
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Andrei Sannikov discusses the implications of Trump's outreach to Lukashenko and the potential for repeating past mistakes in Belarusian politics.
Belarusian activist Andrei Sannikov warns that Trump’s outreach to Lukashenko may repeat a long-standing trap, where Minsk trades select prisoner releases for sanctions relief while continuing to jail more dissidents and legitimize repression.
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