Pentecostal Problems in Belarus

https://evangelicalfocus.com/europe/22551/belarus-authorities-demolish-worship-place-of-vibran-evangelical-church

There's a small bit in this article that's pertinent. The pastor of the church in question was interviewed by Evangelical Focus in 2021 and in that exchange he was critical of Minsk and the Lukashenko government.

Poland,Washington, and the Belarus Border Crisis

https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/when-the-us-needed-secret-help-in-iraq-who-did-it-call-poland-of-course/2021/10/20/5ec89bc2-25f8-11ec-9de8-156fed3e81bf_story.html

As the Washington Post reports, Pomfret's new book reveals that Polish collaboration with Washington began in earnest only months after the fall of the Berlin Wall. It's hardly a surprise as the people who came into power had been working clandestinely with the United States for more than a decade.

Nuland's Appointment a Signal to Moscow

https://news.antiwar.com/2021/04/30/as-ukraine-simmers-victoria-nuland-is-now-highest-ranking-member-of-us-foreign-service/

Biden's appointment and promotion of Victoria Nuland sends a clear signal to all that his administration plans to aggressively pursue NATO expansionism and a policy of Russian roll-back and regime change. And, the fighting will be dirty. Nuland was point-man (as it were) on the Ukraine operation in 2014 that resulted in a Color-Revolution/Regime Change.

A Shocking Act: Ryanair Flight #4978

So said the US government in regard to the RyanAir flight diverted by Belarus to Minsk. Ostensibly threatened by a bomb, all admit the move was made by Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko in order to seize an opposition journalist with Western ties.

A Historian of Worth

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/18/books/stephen-cohen-dead.html

Stephen Cohen was a solid historian who spent most of his career focused on the Soviet Union and Russia. His specialisation gave him a largely unparalleled perspective that proved both unique and critical in the 21^st century as the United States began to take a more aggressive posture vis-à-vis Russia.

Belarus and the Evangelical Trap

https://evangelicalfocus.com/europe/7536/belarussian-christians-let-others-know-about-what-is-happening-here

Sadly we've seen this sort of thing all too often – Evangelicals going to the West (and specifically the United States) and functionally allying their Christianity and ecclesiastical activities with US geopolitical power.

Belarus Drowning in Intrigue

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/07/tens-thousands-rally-belarus-pre-election-crackdown-200731074941570.html

In Belarus, there's a pending presidential election due to take place on 9 August 2020. To no one's real surprise the candidate posing a viable threat to Alexander Lukashenko (who has been president since 1994) has been arrested. Sergei Tikhanovsky, a dissident blogger turned presidential candidate was arrested and charged with collaborating with Russian mercenaries in order to foment unrest. It's a pretty sensational story.

The Diplomatic Dance in Belarus

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/us-sends-oil-to-belarus-seeking-to-diversify-from-russia/ar-BB148Gua

This headline made me chuckle as the AP wasn't even trying to hide the motive – one that anyone could have guessed. The US would most certainly like to insert itself between Minsk and Moscow.

Belarus on the Front Line

https://www.euractiv.com/section/europe-s-east/news/belarus-crowds-rally-against-closer-russia-ties-wave-eu-flags/

Were these marches funded? Probably not as they were too small to have a real impact, but it's a well known tactic, one certainly at work in Hong Kong and undoubtedly in Iran... or soon will be once again.