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Lonely Dictator Will Buy Chain-Wire

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Lonely Dictator Will Buy Chain-Wire

There was a reason for the word "impeachment" to appear in TV revelations of Lukashenka.

Once the ruler confessed he did not read books. Never. He is busy with state affairs, sports, interacting with people. How is it possible to carve out a minute? And nothing can be done; it's the burden of his position. In spite of busy schedule, a minute or two could be allocated for reading some extracts or even short advertisements. It can be really useful. It draws attention to daily problems, helps to avoid nervous breakdowns. After all, it's a good way to relax.

It is quite conceivable that some day his fastidious eye could come across such a compact phrase: "Chain-wire. Cheap." It's as simple as ABC. But memory is unpredictable. Sometimes it happens that such a phrase gets lost in the memory and later appears all of a sudden. At a proper moment, by the way.

After the Orsha nightmare he eagerly wanted to go to Sochi. He was sick of those fields under the burning sun, those sweaty faces of intimidated officials.

He dreamed of fan palms, gurgling fountains and well-groomed lawns, and light breeze. This pastoral picture was only spoiled by upcoming meeting. Shameless creditors were persistent in citing at the debt repayment. He urgently needed at least a billion dollars. And the rich neighbbour is the best option.

Of course, he could borrow some money from his bosom-friends in the Emirates. But there will be lots of small talks, mutual delights with friendship which is getting stronger every year. And how can he explain then he is sick of their sherbet? Sochi is better. And summit talks are strict and informative.

All concerns turned into mere trifles. And they have been busy since. Showed off a while. The ruler spoke about some annoying problems. And only once his words sounded a bit sentimental. "Every year I arrive here. We have a piece of Belarus next to you, right behind the fence. And I try to arrive here at the slightest opportunity to slacken cares for three-four days."

What a poor method to ask for money, more over a billion! He should have read books. Well-known Ostap had a great plan on this topic. And it was extremely careless to mention a land plot "behind the fence". And it's no surprise that Putin immediately fobbed off him with a new ambassador instead of cherished billion. What the ambassador, guys!

Babich. He used to work in supervising bodies. He is rumoured to belong to Putin's inner circle. Allegedly, he is descendant of his intelligence chief in times of his service in East Germany. Personal assistant needed in places with rebellious people. This is a strong-willed person with special powers. Something made the ruler so furious that day that he even rejected Putin's offer to get in on unarmed self-defence competition. The reason was obvious.

Journalists are well aware of the military record and manners of this personal assistant. And the legend that this "underloaded giant" will deal with ill-fated dairy and other things like sounds moving. And unceremoniousness in his appointment is indicative of a real attitude of the Kremlin.

The ruler knew which side bread was buttered and soon told the story about friendship with Putin - about everyday life and, of course, about the choice of new ambassador. At the same time he rushed to comfort viewers about "various versions of Lukashenka's fears in future". However, there was one "the fear of the economy state". I always speak of it. If we have a developing economy, living standards remain at least at the current level, there will be no reason for Belarusians to fear of."

Wow! He has finally realized that the economy should develop. Nevertheless, Belarusians will have to put up with current living standards. Having forgotten their experiences under this odious power, they will keep hoping for the salary of a thousand local rubles in future. But this is not the end.

And the country still faces the threat of increasingly ominous ghost of once union state initiated by him. And new Putin ambassador makes it clear that he will add some reality to this idea. We all know the end of these unions. There was the reason for the word "impeachment" to appear in TV revelations of the ruler.

But still this is future - measurable or distant one. Now the ruler is optimistic now. Perhaps, he could reach some point at negotiations behind closed doors. One might sell something to another. Or he might remember one advertisement about that cheap chain-wire. Can it be the way out for the country which has got lost in fraught relationships with unpredictable neighbor, can't it?

If they succeed with this billion, they will buy lots of coils of this chain-wire. And put them into use when the night falls. Let then men in green approach our borders. And we let them go whistle. They face chain-wire! An insurmountable barrier along the entire eastern border.

And if they be up to repeat once practiced Crimean scenario, they will surely stop in front of the Drazdy fence. Not because they heard old threats of the ruler who promised to protect his chair with lethal force. But because Steven Seagal carrots are maturing on this territory. Comrade Putin ordered not to ruin property of his friends. However, he has ordered six regions to join Russia. It's a bad variant, isn't it? No other variants are allowed to this power.

Uladzimir Khalip, especially for Charter97.org

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