Thread: Wikileaks?

Originally Posted by delog

Someone who have authority and 9 billion dollars can prove that day is night and night is day. So any proof will crash against this airtight argument.
Money and authority, are there anything more powerful in this life?

Good point, but remember, the whole Western world essentially is against him. 9 billion doesn't stretch very far then.. What does Bill Gates have, 20 billion? Lukashenko almost half as rich as Bill Gates... From what, illegal trade of tractors or what?? Seems impossible.

I doubt he has even 1 billion. A few million, maybe.
But remember the whole point of his popularity is that he is anti-corruption and a socialist - which is what the traditionalist voters want. If he had stolen even a few millions that would prove that he is a phony and his voters would turn against him, like they did against his predecessors.
Where is this story about the 9 billion? I can't see it on Wikileaks.

Originally Posted by Hanna

From what, illegal trade of tractors or what?? Seems impossible.

It's very possible and has nothing to do with tractors ot any such things. The whole mess about Lukashenko's quarrel with Kremlin is about resale of Russian oil to EU. Lukashenko claims that since Belorussia is in customs union with Russia so he should get Russian oil without duty by Russian inside prices. Russia says ok, no prob. BUT! Let's count how much oil Belorussia needs? Say, certain amount (for example the last year's amount of inside consumption). So Belorussia will recieve such an amount without duty. But if we count and amount that Belorussia actualy bought, it's several times greater. There is the rest? Was resold to the EU countries. Who have got the profit? Lukashenko. So Russia denied to sponsor Lukashenko with that money anymore, but looks like several weeks before the elections they have found some compromise.