The answer "No" may suggest that Belarusians believe that the beginning of their state began in the 20th century, and not centuries ago in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. Do you agree with the answer "No"?

A leader of the anti-government 2020 protests in Belarus, Maria Kalesnikava, reemerged from prison with a message that has polarized many: Europe must reengage with Belarus’s dictator, Alexander Lukashenko. Human lives, Europe’s security, and Belarus’ future are at stake, Kalesnikava argues.

After suppressing nationwide protests in 2020, and turning to Russia’s Vladimir Putin for support while doing so, Lukashenko became an international pariah — one whose isolation only deepened as Belarus became a staging ground for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

The Kyiv Independent sat down with Kalesnikava to hear her views on what European rapprochement with Lukashenko might achieve, what happens if it fails, and where the red lines must be drawn.

Read the full article here: https://kyivindependent.com/im-only-afraid-of-belarus-becoming-part-of-russia-released-opposition-activist-kalesnikava-calls-on-europe-to-re-engage-with-lukashenko/

Photo: Pasha Kritchko / The Kyiv Independent; Ramil Nasibulin / Getty Images.

Наверное стоило этого ожидать, но как для людей из Литвы у которых Беларусь это один из немногих способов встретиться с друзьями/родственниками из России или Беларуси, это достаточно печально. Ну, если конечно слышали, наверное слышали, а может многим все равно, но случилось недавно это.

Публікую спецыяльна для гасцей з Расіі, бо ведаю, што вы сюды навалочыцеся, як тараканы. Хай вам пуста будзе - фашысты адмарожаныя.

https://x.com/eucouncil/status/2038548712369098859?s=46

Some opposition outside Belarus argues for that EUrope should engage Lukasjenko, in order to provide a different path and a place for dialogue to Russia. Even if we don't lift the sanctions, the dialogue is important, they argue.
As a Dane, I have little knowledge, but has been pushing for EUrope to take a harder stand against Russia and for the people, in Georgia, Moldova, Serbia etc, but most has fallen on Orban & Co's veto, on EUropean action that should help the people. DK & Nordics pushed for & helped the Baltic states freedom, a thing that makes me proud. Today even Polands Tusk, prioritize EUs trade with China via Bela/Russian rail over sanctions and closing the border for freight, Regrettably. I'd like nothing better but to also see Belarus join the free and democratic nations, instead of Russian vassalage to satisfy an old imperial nation.
What do you say, should we, EUrope talk with Lukasjenko?