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In some of his speeches, some of his writings over the last few years has been all about the degree of historical, cultural, economic, and political ties between the slavic peoples of ukraine, belarus and russia. his message is that, actually, the people of belarus want to be brothers and sisters with the people of today's russia, and that that bond cannot be broken. are you saying he's wrong? look, of course we want to be brothers and sisters with russians. we want to be brothers and sisters with ukrainians, but we don't want to be dragged into past, into the times of soviet union in the past...

To get real hard information from inside the belarusian military, it's very hard also to get information about what specifically is happening just over the borderfrom belarus in northern ukraine. but what we hear right now are very disturbing reports that the power has been cut off to the chernobyl nuclear power plantjust across the border from belarus inside ukraine. you know that area very well because you're from the part of belarus that neighbours chernobyl, have you heard anything about what is happening inside the chernobyl nuclear power plant? i have the same information as you have fro...

They, of course, have now moved into ukraine. there was no possibility that any belarusian civilian could stop that happening. look, we are fighting against lukashenko�*s regime for a year—and—a—half, and a lot has been done for this period of time. of course, people can't see those beautiful big rallies on the streets of belarus because of massive repressions from side of the belarusian regime. but for this year—and—a—half, we started a lot of initiatives. we created a lot of organisations to fight with regime, and now all these organisations are fighting on the side of ukrainia...

They will fight for it. and it will be a region of constant instability, of constant rallies, of constant uprising. will it really, though? because, again, you know better than me that putin's message in some of his speeches, some of his writings over the last few years has been all about the degree of historical, cultural, economic, and political ties between the slavic peoples of ukraine, belarus and russia. his message is that, actually, the people of belarus want to be brothers and sisters with the people of today's russia, and that that bond cannot be broken. are you saying he's wrong? lo...

Countries, and the question is where belarus will be. which side of it you will be on? yes. and isn't it quite plain that putin will use all military means necessary in belarus to ensure you are on his side of the curtain? of course, it could be his intention, but we always forget about people. country is notjust government, and it's notjust army, it's about people. and if people don't want to be on that side of the iron curtain, they will fight for it. and it will be a region of constant instability, of constant rallies, of constant uprising. will it really, though? because, again, you know b...