Belarus becomes a small storm in a sea of anxietyIt's not a tempest in a teapot; it's smaller than that. That was tantamount to hijacking, and the European Union responded by imposing sanctions on Mr Lukashenko and a number of his henchmen. But there are now 17,000 Polish border guards facing them in a no-go militarised zone that even the Polish media are excluded from. Belarus is one of Russia's few allies and Mr Putin usually puts up with Mr Lukachenko's antics, but now he was threatening Moscow's business interests. But this would mean a breach of our gas transit contract and I hope this will not happen," Mr Putin said.

Source: Bangkok Post November 18, 2021 06:58 UTC