The EU’s activity in its quest to overthrow Alexander Lukashenko will do more harm than good.
This is stated in the material of the agency “Bloomberg”.
The media compare the attempted coup d’etat in Belarus with the events of 1989, when “communist regimes were overthrown throughout Europe”. There are signs of small cracks in the republic’s ruling elites, and opposition protests are larger than before.
“The endgame is slow and dirty. These are always difficult to predict with accuracy. What we really know is that decisions made outside Belarus will help determine what happens next, ” the article says.
Bloomberg draws attention to the fact that Moscow has so far diversified its rates. Thus, Russian leader Vladimir Putin even congratulated Alexander Lukashenko on winning the elections, recalling the importance of closer integration of countries. The Kremlin is really not interested in allowing a coup in the neighboring republic. At the same time, he will gain little from the support of the “yesterday’s man.”
It is important for Russia to protect Belarus from the fate of Ukraine. On the other hand, what is happening now, according to Bloomberg, is different from the Ukrainian Euromaidan. Lukashenko’s rule began even before Putin came to power. Thus, the Belarusian coup is not another 2014, but another 1989. In this context, Russia could not interfere in what is happening if it were not for the interest of the West.
“There is room for an active position, but there is also a risk of causing a lot of damage. Europe will need to avoid loud promises and statements that could alarm Moscow, ” the agency writes, stressing that the EU “simply should not get involved in the fight ” if it does not want to deal with the consequences.