Kommersant: Lukashenka Got Involved In ‘Heartbreaking Story’ At CIS Summit
- 15.10.2023, 14:56
The President of Uzbekistan smiled, but the dictator was sad.
The media are discussing two funny episodes with the participation of the Belarusian ruler at the CIS summit held in Bishkek on October 13.
The leaders of the CIS member states arrived at the summit at the Ala-Archa residence when it was raining. The weather probably contributed to the fact that the ruler of Belarus almost fell down the stairs.
“Aliaksandr Lukashenka, having climbed almost to the very top, slipped on one of the steps of the porch and almost returned in the blink of an eye to the lowest point of the stairs. But the “amateur hockey player, accustomed to sliding, managed to stand on the wet red carpet and continued moving towards the gate at the entrance to the hall,” Kommersant described the episode.
It is curious that the close to Lukashenka “Pool of the First” Telegram channel published the video much later when information about the ‘incident’ had already spread throughout the media.
“Lukashenka was asked on the sidelines to comment on the curious incident on the stairs,” “Dream on,” was the answer.
Lukashenka showed some of his most vivid emotions at the CIS summit regarding a project related to international relations in a multipolar world. There was a proposal to make a statement and express concern about the politicization of the activities of international courts.
“Why do we need these international courts?!” Lukashenka exclaimed, noting that “even such a soft formulation was not supported by everyone.”
"Apparently, this [politicization Ed.] just hasn’t affected us yet! Someday you will want to help children, to give them their childhood, save them from bombings and explosions, and you will be put on the international wanted list for this,” said the ruler of Belarus.
This approach leads to the conclusion that he is very concerned about the call of the European Parliament and other bodies for the International Criminal Court to issue an arrest warrant for Lukashenka for the forcible deportation of Ukrainian children.
At the end of the summit, when the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev was awarded the CIS Badge of Honor, “another heartbreaking story” happened, Kommersant writes:
“Lukashenka came up with congratulations and suddenly saw that one of the metal flags decorating the chain on which the badge of honour hangs was Ukrainian. It was outrageous. Shavkat Mirziyoyev was still smiling, but Aliaksandr Lukashenka was not at all. He brought Vladimir Putin to the President of Uzbekistan and pointed out the incident to him. Just poked his finger.”
Well, there really is no Ukraine in the CIS Chain. There shouldn't be any signs of the country. But here they are, metal fragments of the past. Not phantom pain. But they simply made more such badges of honour in their time. So what now, don’t reward it, or what? Until all these signs end, there will be no new ones.