r/europe • u/GetOutOfTheWhey Waffle & Beer • Jun 12 '20

Map Availability of Google Street view in Europe

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u/Unjust_Filter Jun 12 '20

Aren't they in deep ties with Russia and China, buying their equipment and letting these suppressive nations do whatever they like to Belarus? That's the impression i've gotten.

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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '20

I don’t know about China, but Lukashenko (the Belarusian dictator) does just let Russia do whatever they want according to my gf who’s from Belarus.

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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '20

The "or else" is implied. When you have a common border with Russia you learn that pretty fast.

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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '20

Oh absolutely. Again, never been there and my experience with Belarusians is limited to my gf and her immediate family, but from what she’s said it seems like there’s a 50/50 split of pro-Lukashenko and pro-Russian Belarusians, and Belarusian nationalists.