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Europe’s Last Dictatorship: Belarus’ Election Explained – TLDR News
Belarus, often referred to as Europe’s last dictatorship, is holding an election in the next few days. So in this video, we explain the history, politics & elections of Belarus as well as why the countries leader could be on the way out.
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1 – https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-53411735
2 – https://freedomhouse.org/country/belarus/freedom-world/2020
3 – https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Belarus_2004.pdf?lang=en
4 – https://www.britannica.com/place/Belarus/The-emergence-of-the-Belorussian-S-S-R
5 – https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2020/07/10/the-2020-presidential-election-in-belarus-lukashenkos-moment-of-reckoning/
6 – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sviatlana_Tsikhanouskaya
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In this video, we’ll discuss the EU’s new plan to quietly tax US Big Tech – and whether it could work.
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The EU’s plan to capture US Big Tech revenue
https://www.ft.com/content/ad06ed89-f600-4694-8c95-7d53b6d3315b?syn-25a6b1a6=1
https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/brussels-looks-capture-big-tech-through-tax-large-corporations-ft-reports-2026-10-07/
EU rejects France’s calls for an EU-wide digital services tax
https://www.ft.com/content/e5a76494-71df-4ee0-a85f-b28f2c94ded6?syn-25a6b1a6=1
https://www.vatcalc.com/global/eu-holds-back-on-digital-services-tax-as-us-raises-retaliation-threat/
EU’s proposed CORE mechanism
https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2025/08/28/the-commissions-foray-into-corporate-taxation-a-core-problem-for-the-eu-budget/
https://commission.europa.eu/strategy-and-policy/eu-budget/long-term-eu-budget/eu-budget-2028-2034_en#driving-prosperity-via-competitiveness-research-and-innovation
US exempted from Pillar 2 of OECD’s global minimum corporate tax agreement
https://youtu.be/85voZ2FJhZk?si=6jVOHTB5CBTKvigd
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jan/06/us-exemption-oecd-global-tax-deal-multinational-companies
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/oct/08/oecd-deal-imposes-global-minimum-corporate-tax-of-15
G7 statement on global minimum tax
https://www.canada.ca/en/department-finance/news/2025/06/g7-statement-on-global-minimum-taxes.html
https://www.ey.com/en_gl/technical/tax-alerts/canada-g7-releases-statement-on-global-minimum-tax-pillar-two-and-canada-rescinds-digital-services-tax
European Digital Services Taxes (DSTs)
https://taxfoundation.org/data/all/eu/digital-services-taxes-europe/
https://taxfoundation.org/testimony/pillar-one-digital-services-taxes/
https://www.reuters.com/en/germany-seeks-levy-10-tax-online-platforms-like-google-2025-05-29/
Accusations of tax avoidance by Silicon Valley tech companies
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/15/silicon-six-accused-of-avoiding-almost-278bn-in-us-corporation-taxes-over-10-years
https://itep.org/trump-meta-tesla-alphabet-amazon-obbba-taxes/
https://itep.org/amazon-alphabet-meta-tesla-pro-trump-tech-companies-avoided-taxes/
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In this video, we will investigate how Russia uses bots for its influence campaigns, how the recent strikes may have affected Russian bots and what this could mean for Russia.
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In this video, we’re going to explain why the Trump-Putin diesel deal is probably illegal; whether it’ll get struck down; and why – either way – it’s a pretty rubbish deal anyway, even from Trump’s perspective.
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Diesel prices/components
https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/us-diesel-sales-price-$-per-gallon-w-na-fed-data.html
https://tradingeconomics.com/commodity/brent-crude-oil
https://www.ft.com/content/f117f347-e1e0-457c-83fc-ba4745581bb2?syn-25a6b1a6=1
Fuel vs Dem congressional ballot
https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2026/09/17/high-petrol-prices-could-hand-democrats-a-mighty-midterm-victory
Trump Truth Social posts
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/117412435306815143
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/117422699218841250
Zelenskyy comments
https://www.axios.com/2026/10/09/exclusive-zelensky-putin-trump-diesel-deal
https://thehill.com/policy/international/6141601-russia-strikes-ukraine-power-plant/
Laws
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/6140830-fitzpatrick-bill-block-russian-oil/
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6968
https://ofac.treasury.gov/sanctions-programs-and-country-information/countering-americas-adversaries-through-sanctions-act-related-sanctions
https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5025
Reports that Russia lacks refining capacity
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/10/why-is-us-turning-to-russia-for-diesel-despite-sanctions
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Last month, Ursula von der Leyen announced the formation of a European Security Council that would help to coordinate a response and strategy against hybrid attacks. In this video, we’re taking a look at how this could look like and the hurdles standing in the way.
Von der Leyen’s New Plan for European Independence Explained: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ec_4Un6JrAY
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https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/ov/SPEECH_26_1868
https://sieps.se/en/publications/2026/forging-european-strategic-unity-the-case-for-a-european-security-council/
https://www.martenscentre.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/european-security-council-blueprint.pdf
https://www.politico.eu/article/donald-trump-greenland-crisis-revives-calls-for-european-security-council/
https://www.chathamhouse.org/2020/07/future-e3/origins-and-development-e3
https://www.nato.int/en/what-we-do/introduction-to-nato/the-consultation-process-and-article-4
https://www.iss.europa.eu/publications/commentary/european-security-council-between-strategic-need-and-institutional
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/BRIE/2024/757822/EPRS_BRI(2024)757822_EN.pdf
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@kf9346
March 1, 2024 at 7:32 pm
The "last?" Using your own source, Freedom House, it lists 4 "not free" European countries: Belarus, Azerbaijan, Turkey and RUSSIA.
@user-xx2lk3yo7l
March 1, 2024 at 7:32 pm
Glory to Putin and Lukashenko! They do what they want and live good, knowing no troubles! They proved that violence and torture really works and easily make people suck d*ck
@anti_western_eugenicists
March 1, 2024 at 7:32 pm
Lol more fake news
@user-zz3kc5dl9y
March 1, 2024 at 7:32 pm
Power-addiction is the common disease and scary ! 🙈🙈🙈
Shame on some leaders ! They glorify dictatorship.
@blamegame1013
March 1, 2024 at 7:32 pm
Sounds like what happened in America this last election. Democrats and their minions stole the election. Bidens puppet masters are destroying the country.
@dalekirkendall5283
March 1, 2024 at 7:32 pm
As Gretta would say HOW DARE YOU, When I tour Belarus on my computer, I see a country with clean, safe, law and order cities, good transportation, people have jobs, houses, cars, shopping , good medical and universities, etc. it looks better than most countries in the world
So instead of saying he is a dictator, I say he is a good Father taking good care of his family.
Let him keep doing a good job for the rest of his life. America is sinking into it's Marxist,
diverse, equal swamp, with corruption everywhere and crooked elections and riots .
@nalisaed8725
March 1, 2024 at 7:32 pm
First video I watched from you guys. I'm a bit can now.
@adamradziwill
March 1, 2024 at 7:32 pm
Шапка на ворах уже выгорела вместе с последними мозгами. Постсоветские диктаторы тонут в собственном бреду, как в нечистотах.
@liberator101
March 1, 2024 at 7:32 pm
Hah, it's like he is describing Serbia, just change Belarus and Lukasenko with Serbia and Vucic.
@Luntik2qw
March 1, 2024 at 7:32 pm
SOS! Distress signal! Belarusians ask the world community and world governments for help! Lukashenka’s regime does not allow us citizens of the Republic of Belarus to cross the border to their homeland. SOS! Please explain to this furrer that this is not allowed! Please help us!!!
@alberpajares4792
March 1, 2024 at 7:32 pm
Pro-dictatorship idiots keep on protesting by the end of the dictatorship,.. ok,..
@aurimeskis
March 1, 2024 at 7:32 pm
I just came to read commentars
@blackcountrypatriot2469
March 1, 2024 at 7:32 pm
This is the same all around the world ,the illusion we have freedom and democracy to change things ,is just that, an illusion, you get taken in the direction the Elites want, so we are all living in the same scenario as in Belarus, people just dont want to admit it, because we have two parties that interchange giving the illusion it's a democracy. You only have to look at recent events to see the whole world is a Dictatorship that is now rearing its ugly head, anyone who speaks out is silenced. In fact Belarus is the only Country that turned down the IMF and WHO 1 billion dollar bribe, before criticising and calling out Lukashenko they need to let that sink in, because all our leaders are complicit Treasonous physcopaths who are going along with the NWO plan to Enslave Humanity, Belarus is not in lockdown and living life as normal, Again let that sink in while we are all prisoners in our own homes.
@remipoujoulat7759
March 1, 2024 at 7:32 pm
Add France to the list…
@kcbikz3097
March 1, 2024 at 7:32 pm
Alexander Lukashenko does not gain majority of the votes anymore even he stole the votes🤦😂
@ursa_margo
March 1, 2024 at 7:32 pm
Belarus is amazing. Lukashenko is awesome. Foreign countries may envy quietly – from a distance.
@vaskoyorgov968
March 1, 2024 at 7:32 pm
You have my heart for the Levitsky and Way shout out :')
@krugmeister7301
March 1, 2024 at 7:32 pm
FULL OF RUBBISH NONSENSE COMING FROM THE EU NEWS AGENCY..!!
@krugmeister7301
March 1, 2024 at 7:32 pm
BELARUS DON'T LIKE THE ZIONIST ROTHSCHILD BANKERS FROM EUROPE.!!😡😡😡
@alberpajares4792
March 1, 2024 at 7:32 pm
You shouldn’t want to rule.., (why democrazy?) 👁🔺
@alberpajares4792
March 1, 2024 at 7:32 pm
What is a dictatorship? Have you ever been enjailed for 4 months at your home??
@jacksonayres6326
March 1, 2024 at 7:32 pm
Constitutions are only as strong as the power that upholds them, and even in a lot of democratic nations that power is a lot weaker than it might seem on the surface. The US is showing that pretty clearly in recent times.
@Rocky712_
March 1, 2024 at 7:32 pm
8:15 With a picture I would not have realized who you meant. 😅
@vzormos2469
March 1, 2024 at 7:32 pm
Живи Беларусь!
@thithanhhuynh8463
March 1, 2024 at 7:32 pm
Belarusian (?) right now: Sorry, Democratic need go brrrrrrrrrrrrrr
@ooflet7609
March 1, 2024 at 7:32 pm
ᵈⁱᵈⁿᵗ ᵗʰᵉ ᵖʳᵉˢⁱᵈᵉⁿᵗ ᵒᶠ ʰᵘⁿᵍᵃʳʸ ᵐᵃᵏᵉ ʰⁱᵐˢᵉˡᶠ ᵃ ᵈⁱᶜᵗᵃᵗᵒʳ
@ebopbob
March 1, 2024 at 7:32 pm
A very weak video. Wasted 10 minutes.
@benjamintrench8722
March 1, 2024 at 7:32 pm
Ha ha ha.. Europe is the Dictatorship ! Anarchy is the Solution !