#Russia_Belarus: Lukashenko does not use illegal migration just to punish Lithuania for hosting rival Sviatlana Tikhanovskaya and promoting sanctions. The Russian MFA through Zakharova's voice was quite suggestive about what Lukashenko is looking for. Here are some takeaways⤵️
from what he says today: 1) She tried to deflect the attention from Belarus by using a red herring technique and accusing the EU/West of causing the migration waves from North Africa and the Middle East in the first place; 2) Zakharova instilled some thoughts that clearly show⤵️
that the EU should not expect Belarus to be as cooperative as in the past after sanctions were unleashed against it; 3) The advice she gave to the EU and Lithuania is to start the official dialogue with Minsk. That would imply a certain degree of recognition of Lukashenko and⤵️
even compensations that would have to imply the restoration of the Readmission Agreement. In return, Lukashenko would definitely call for the lifting of some economic sanctions. In fact, albeit indirectly, Zakharova/ Moscow acknowledged that Lukashenko is using the issue⤵️
of "migration" as a lever against the EU/Lithuania. Here is my analysis that recalls what are the developments around the EU sanctions on Belarus.👇
https://twitter.com/dioniscenusa/status/1409767004790308867
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