"They Don't Consider This Fact About Belarus In Washington."

Minsk has become Moscow's "backyard".

Dictator Lukashenka has recently been making hints about a "big agreement with the USA". This is happening against the background of escalating confrontation between Russia and the West. What could this possibly mean? Such a question Charter97.org asked the deputy of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine from the party "Servant of the People" Oleh Dunde:

- In this case, Minsk is trying to trade myths that exist in Washington: as if Belarus is an independent state capable of acting as an intermediary or influencing the position of the Kremlin. In exchange for such a "role," the Belarusian authorities are likely to offer to release several political prisoners, who are being used as hostages.

For this, Minsk expects to receive a relaxation of the sanctions regime from the United States. It is not taken into account that Belarus is actually Moscow's "backyard", through which sanctions are circumvented. We have already seen concrete examples, for example, with the use of Belavia to circumvent the sanctions imposed on Russian aviation. There are also a number of other areas - potash fertilizer supplies, the activities of Belaruskali, and much more.

The problem is that the United States, primarily Washington and President Trump, see the situation with Russia as a field for negotiations, as a trade process: "you give me and I give you". At the same time, they do not realize that Moscow is dominated by an ideology similar to that of the early Soviet Union: "we do not need any negotiations, we need everything. Negotiations for the Kremlin are just a tool to pressure the West to weaken and force it to capitulate. Thus, Washington takes the position of a pragmatic merchant, where the issue comes down to the price of the deal, while Russia takes a dictatorial and imperial position.

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