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I don’t know a whole heap myself either. Post Cold War Europe I find a little bit dull to study outside the Ukraine.
Lukashenko is ex-Soviet army and has used a wide variety of clientelism, authoritarian tactics and his strong ties to the military. Politically, he is a mix of left wing economics and right wing social policies geared towards a form of ultra-nationalism. Relations with Russia have been patchy, but generally more solid in more recent times.
He did well to survive the fallout of the rigged 2020 election.
The blokes a straight up gangster.