Nikola Mikovic: Belarus Between Washington, Brussels & Moscow, Time to Pick a Side?

Analyst Nikola Mikovic discusses the geopolitics of Belarus and its position between Washington/Brussels and Moscow. Will Lukashenko choose a side or continue to walk the high wire between the two? Nikola looks at the energy play and examines the allegations of the destabilization of Belarus by Russian Wagner mercenaries as well as possible U.S. "Color Revolution" interference. He also says that Russia and the U.S. are not enemies, but partners, and may have already made a deal on Belarus. *Support/Donate to Geopolitics & Empire: Patreon https://www.patreon.com/empiregeopolitics SubscribeStar https://www.subscribestar.com/geopolitics PayPal https://www.paypal.me/geopolitics Bitcoin http://geopoliticsandempire.com/bitcoin-donate Show Notes What will Lukashenko’s Pyrrhic victory bring to Belarus? https://www.offiziere.ch/?p=38157 Belarus' President Alexander Lukashenko warns of a “bath-house” in which “everybody” will suffer – as far away as Vladivostok https://www.intellinews.com/belarus-president-alexander-lukashenko-warns-of-a-bath-house-in-which-everybody-will-suffer-as-far-away-as-vladivostok-188920 Lukashenko rails against Moscow https://tass.com/pressreview/1185915 Belarus Could Become Europe’s Next Nightmare https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2020-08-06/belarus-could-become-europe-s-next-nightmare Are Russia and Belarus Decoupling? https://thegeopolitics.com/are-russia-and-belarus-decoupling Does Russia Still Need Belarus? https://tsarizm.com/analysis/2020/02/07/does-russia-still-need-belarus Websites Twitter https://www.twitter.com/nikola_mikovic Muck Rack https://muckrack.com/nikola-mikovic/bio About Nikola Mikovic Nikola Mikovic is a freelance journalist in Serbia, covering Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, and political developments in the Balkans and is a contributor to: http://globalcomment.com/, https://intpolicydigest.org/, https://globalsecurityreview.com/, https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/, among others. *Podcast intro music is from the song "The Queens Jig" by "Musicke & Mirth" from their album "Music for Two Lyra Viols": http://musicke-mirth.de/en/recordings.html (available on iTunes or Amazon)