Belarus 'diverts Ryanair flight to arrest journalist', opposition says

Re:Belarus 'diverts Ryanair flight to arrest journalist', op... by V-2 on Sunday May 23, 2021 @07:03PM (#27259432)

There is no way Belarus would have gone ahead with something of this magnitude without Kremlin's backing.

Russia benefits politically, too - sanctions will be imposed by the West now, driving Belarus closer to Russia.

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Re:Belarus 'diverts Ryanair flight to arrest journalist', op... by neverminder on Monday May 24, 2021 @05:24AM (#27262442)

Belarus can't be closer to Russia than it is already - they effectively don't have a border between them. Belarus is a definition of a satellite state.

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Re:Belarus 'diverts Ryanair flight to arrest journalist', op... by V-2 on Monday May 24, 2021 @06:17AM (#27262716)

That's not quite true. Their relations have had multiple ups and downs. Besides, Belarus having burnt other bridges always offers Moscow extra leverage.

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Re:Belarus 'diverts Ryanair flight to arrest journalist', op... by FpUser on Monday May 24, 2021 @11:28AM (#27265496)

What leverage?

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Re:Belarus 'diverts Ryanair flight to arrest journalist', op... by V-2 on Wednesday May 26, 2021 @11:14AM (#27291590)

Both economical and political, as it will increase Belarus's dependence on Russia.

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