hours before the EU declared the elections illegitimate). Russian President Vladimir Putin deeply dislikes Lukashenko and does not necessarily need him. The plane of the head of the Russian FSB was reported to have landed in Belarus yesterday long enough for a three hour meeting with Lukashenko. The entire house of cards that is the Belarusian political system depends entirely on the loyalty of Lukashenko’s security forces and army.
It's up to the people of Belarus, then. Putin will no doubt be keeping a close eye on events as they unfold, but as long as he sees no threat from some pro-EU anti-Russian faction, he's unlikely to be bothered if Lukashenko, a ludicrous tinpot anachronism, disappears for ever from the world stage.
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