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Lukashenko orders kidnapping: Is Putin pulling the strings?

May 27, 2021

Belarus President Lukashenko orders the hijacking of an EU aircraft. How is the West responding? Guests: Olga Dryndova (political scientist), Daria Sukharchuk (reporter and presenter), Alexandra von Nahmen (DW Brussels)

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Olga Dryndova bei "To the Point" Sendung vom 27.5.2021
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Olga Dryndova, political scientist from Belarus. Her opinion: "Belarusians should not be punished with sanctions and locked inside Belarus without air connection to Europe."

Daria Sukharchuk bei "To the Point" Sendung vom 27.5.2021
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Daria Sukharchuk, Editor with Russian East-West-TV in Berlin. She thinks: "Putin is still pulling the strings of Lukashenko. If we want any kind of democratic change in that country, we have to talk to Putin."

Alexandra von Nahmen zugeschaltet bei "To the Point" Sendung vom 27.5.2021
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Alexandra von Nahmen, DW's Brussels Bureau chief. She says: "Sanctions against Belarus will be useless if the EU doesn't formulate a strategy that takes the role of Russia into account as well."