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The EU and NATO have a vested interest in making Belarus seem like a scary, dangerous place that needs regime change.
by ceilingcorner 6y ago
The EU and NATO have a vested interest in making Belarus seem like a scary, dangerous place that needs regime change.
- cheph 6y agoLukashenko must be on their payroll because he is by far the most effective at making it seems like a place that needs regime change.
- maury91 6y agoIf I was Belarus and I didn't want to look scary, I would have avoided building a Nuclear Power Plant near the capital of my neighbouring EU country. A safest place could have been in the direction of Ignalina, the area has low density population both in Belarus, Lithuania and Latvia. And because the Lithuanians did build a NPP in that position in precedence, they would have lost one of the main point they are complaining about: proximity to the capital
- ceilingcorner 6y agoProbably, I'm just saying that there is likely more to this story. I've personally seen the misleading narratives about Belarus and Russia that are all-too-common in Western media.
- axnk 6y agoBelarusian here, actually we don't need this NPP too! In our non-democratic country all decisions are made by single person and you know his name. The idea of selling electricity to Baltics was imposed by Russia to him. Russia gives loan and builds NPP, and Belarus makes money. Who'd say no to this, right? Now, when Lithuania makes everything it can to ban transferring electricity from Belarusian NPP into EU, our government has a painful headache. They really don't know how to use this electricity inside Belarus. They also need to build new reserve capacity for NPP. P.S. 1-st NPP in Belarus/BSSSR were being constructed ~ in 35km (22 miles) from Minsk (capital). But it was cancelled after Chernobyl explosion and converted into gas-fired power plant. P.P.S Less than mont ago our minister of energy were talking about 2nd and 3rd NPP.
- cbmuser 6y ago> Belarusian here, actually we don't need this NPP too! Belarus previously had 99% of its electricity produced by thermal plants. The new NPP will produce 30% of the power in Belarus and seriously reduce greenhouse gas emissions. See: https://twitter.com/RosatomGlobal/status/1323580827377258507 https://twitter.com/RosatomGlobal/status/1323580827377258507
- axnk 6y agoFor $12'000'000'000 we could build a lot of small-medium size biogas (for agriculture all around the country), wind and hydro plants. Even solar plants can produce a lot of electricity from Marth till October.
- maratc 6y agoDo you know how many sunny days are there in Belarus between March and October? Also, where do you suggest building a hydro power plant, given that the difference between the highest and the lowest point in the country is about 200 m?
- proxysna 6y agoLived there up until August. It's not nato, it's an insane old man that is turning my country into a concentration camp makes Belarus look like a scary place that needs change.
- brnt 6y agoWhat nonsense is this? I've never heard anyone say that about Belarus (I hold a EU passport and have lived in a few countries). Sure, there is a problem with their dictator, and many, probably most Belarussians agree. Don't confuse that for 'hating Belarus' or whatever you are trying to imply.