"Belgrade Yesterday Really Reminded Me Of Minsk In 2020—you Never Forget Things Like That."

Will the "domino effect" occur?

Belarusians and Russians are discussing on the social media platform Threads the events that took place in Serbia, where Lukashenko and Putin’s friend Aleksandar Vučić lost the election.

“We’ve had a change in government here. What about you?” wrote a Russian-speaking resident of Belgrade, addressing her compatriots.

The post garnered hundreds of comments, most of which were written by Belarusians and Russians. The website Charter97.org quotes some of them:

— Well done, Serbs. The student movement led the country to fair elections and won.

— An example for Belarus and Russia. Will the “domino effect” work?

— I hope things will change for us soon, too.

— Democracy works, and the people really can decide what kind of future they want!

— Belgrade yesterday was very reminiscent of Minsk in 2020; things like that aren’t forgotten. Soon we’ll be writing that Minsk resembles Belgrade in 2026.

— It’ll happen here soon, too.

— We live on the same continent, after all. I wish this virus would reach us sooner.

— Budapest – Belgrade – Minsk – Moscow — …

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