Svetlana Tikhanovskaya: Is the fate of Belarus tied to the fate of Ukraine?
Stephen Sackur speaks to Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, the exiled leader of the movement against Belarus's authoritarian president. Is her country's fate now tied to that of Ukraine?
With the world focused on Russia鈥檚 invasion of Ukraine, it鈥檚 easy to overlook one other key element of Vladimir Putin鈥檚 Greater Russia strategy: Moscow鈥檚 ever tighter grip on Ukraine鈥檚 northern neighbour Belarus, now used as a launchpad for the Ukraine assault. Belarus鈥檚 authoritarian President Lukashenko seems to be in Putin鈥檚 pocket, whether he likes it or not. Stephen Sackur speaks to the exiled leader of the anti-Lukashenko movement, Svetlana Tikhanovskaya. Is the fate of Belarus now tied to the fate of Ukraine?
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