Аннотация: The theme of Belarus at the BRICS summit. A foreign policy sketch.
The theme of Belarus at the BRICS summit. A foreign policy sketch.
As just announced in the news, the BRICS Summit will be held in the near future - via teleconference.
It is a chance to speculate: will the topic of Belarus be discussed at this summit?
BRICS is Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa.
Let's start with Brazil.
Brazil was a member of the anti-Hitler coalition. None of the famous, living, leaders of Brazil did not renounce European, humanistic values. So, the practice of kidnapping, torture, murder - in general, the topic of unpunished crimes - carried out by storm units may be reflected in some way in the speech of the representative of Brazil. There is also a subtle moment. Lukashenko and Maduro, if to think consistently and logically, are brothers in a sense.
Russia. The situation here is delicate. But we remember that into a modern Russia there is the interest in memoirs and diaries of the 30s of the 20th century ... A significant part of Belarus was the part of the Second Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth ... A convenient occasion to recall the actions of the SA assault detachments.
India. Modern India is inextricably linked with the name of Mahatma Gandhi. So, the mention of Belarus, the mention of peaceful, non-violent protests is quite possible ...
China. The liberation of China and the defeat of the Kwantung Army were carried out by a descendant of the inhabitants of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Marshal Vasilevsky ... However, now China is immersed in other problems. Although it seems that somewhere they said that China willingly lends money to the Lukashenko's regime. But this is unlikely to motivate China to discuss the topic of Belarus ...
South Africa. It seems that South Africa has not come out with clear and loud condemnations of the crimes against white farmers in Zimbabwe ... Maybe we missed something? The topic of Belarus is far from the South Africa. However, if Nelson Mandela participated in the nearest summit, we would most likely have heard his statement about Belarus. I suppose that Nelson Mandela's statement would be very bright and decisive.
So, even if Belarus is not directly mentioned at this BRICS summit, the topic of Belarus will be around this summit.
November 17, 2020 14:30
Translation from Russian into English: November 17, 2020 14:54.
Владимир Владимирович Залесский "Тема Белоруссии на саммите БРИКС. Внешнеполитический скетч".