Belarus’ president, often referred to as Europe’s last dictator, has just taken a swipe at ally Vladimir Putin in an interview with Bloomberg. Here’s the snippet: The pro-Russian insurgency in Ukraine shook him and, in an interview, he called on the U.S. to play a central role in the Ukrainian recovery, warned that Belarus wouldn’t become Russia’s “northwestern province” and even poked a finger at Vladimir Putin. “I’m not Europe’s last dictator anymore,” Lukashenko, 60, said with a chuckle. “There are dictators a bit worse than me, no? I’m the lesser evil already.” That’s a pretty big claim for a …read more
Source: Business Insider
