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Belarus is de-facto a part of Russia now. I don't think that Alexander Lukashenko can make any independent decision anymore, except maybe the color of his unde

• endoskeleton 5y ago
  • numlock86 5y ago
    Care to elaborate before I start giving you double as many counter examples?
    • fsflover 5y ago
      One example could be not giving asylum to Snowden, but it's not enough for such a strong claim.
  • hef19898 5y ago
    Oh, sure. That's why Nord Stream 2 wasn't built, French Fries were never named Freedom Fries, the German army invaded Iraq along side the US and the Boeing vs Airbus trade dispute was settled by the EU accepting all of the US demands.
  • easymodex 5y ago
    Is that the narrative being spread in Russia?
    • endoskeleton 5y ago
      Don't know. I live in Germany.
      • zerr 5y ago
        Comrade from GDR?
      • deleted 5y ago
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  • 88840-8855 5y ago
    • ngc248 5y ago
      Reminds me of this --> https://twitter.com/reckless/status/1495430376042422273 https://twitter.com/reckless/status/1495430376042422273
      • simonh 5y ago
        I have a friend in the UK Military Police, he has soldiers claim their "right to remain silent" and "first amendment rights" all the time. He has to patiently explain to them that they have neither.
        • dane-pgp 5y ago
          > their "right to remain silent" There are limits to this right (as to all rights), but it would be wrong to suggest that a "right to remain silent" does not exist in English law. As Wikipedia states (admittedly without citation): > In England and Wales, the right of suspects to refuse to answer questions during their actual trial (the "right to silence", or the right to remain silent as it is now known) was well established at common law from the 17th century.[0] More helpfully, the article also quotes a ruling of the European Court of Human Rights, which held that: > the right to remain silent under police questioning and the privilege against self-incrimination are generally recognised international standards which lie at the heart of the notion of a fair procedure under Article 6. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right_to_silence_in_England_and_Wales https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right_to_silence_in_England_an...
          • hef19898 5y ago
            Since OP mentioned military police, I'm not sure soldiers on active duty actually have that right, generally speaking.
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  • Borrible 5y ago
    Yes, you could see that clearly when Germany, among others refused to join the 'Coalition of the willing' in 2003. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coalition_of_the_willing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coalition_of_the_willing Ah, and welcome to HN, bot.
• hericium 5y ago
  I like "Vlad the Underpants Poisoner" title given Putin by Navalny after he confirmed[1] responsibility for novichok nerve agent in his underpants. Lukashenko's underpants may interest Putin. [1] https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/21/europe/russia-navalny-poisoning-underpants-ward/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/21/europe/russia-navalny-poisoni...
  • dane-pgp 5y ago
    The linked article doesn't use that title, and I've heard that "Vlad" is not a culturally accurate shortening of "Vladimir" anyway: > Vlad is short for Vladislav. The affectionate form of Vladimir would be Vova or Volodya. https://twitter.com/alexey__kovalev/status/890321448077856768 https://twitter.com/alexey__kovalev/status/89032144807785676...