Given an opportunity to visit a different era, either past or future, I would prefer to go back a few decades, to when I was younger, stronger, and much better-looking, and when life seemed so much simpler — say, the 1950s. But, unlike the fictitious Marty McFly, we’re not given that choice; the irresistible force of time keeps us moving forward, whether we want to or not. There’s no such thing as a “flux capacitor” — although I’ve heard a rumor that Elon Musk may be working on it.

I gave up making New Year’s resolutions a long time ago. I don’t know anyone — myself included — who ever kept theirs. But as we approach the start of another year that promises to be as bad as — if not a thousand times worse than — the last one, I thought I’d give it another shot, in an attempt to keep from making the same mistakes again.

So, here we go . . .

Resolution No. 1: I will eat as much as I want, of whatever I want, whenever I feel like it. I lost my girlish figure years ago; a few extra pounds no longer matter, as long as I don’t outgrow my clothes because at today’s prices I can’t afford a whole new wardrobe.

Resolution No. 2: Screw the whole exercise thing. I hate it; I’ve always hated it. And it gets harder every year. If I feel like taking a walk, or just getting up out of my easy chair to go to the refrigerator again, I will. But I won’t be doing anything requiring exertion on a regular basis.

Resolution No. 3: I will keep Amazon in business again this year, and will make at least one ridiculous, wasteful purchase each month. Economizing is for younger people who can expect to live for many more years, as long as they don’t smoke, drink hard liquor or sodas, eat meat, take really hot baths, get vaccinated, fail to get vaccinated, travel, drive or ride in a motor vehicle, or argue with any big tattooed guys named Bubba or Snake.

Resolution No. 4: I will not suffer fools, lightly or otherwise. If that means breaking an earlier promise to myself not to write about domestic (U.S.) politics . . . well, so be it. Because there are way too many fools out there right now, and the temptation is just too f*cking irresistible.

Resolution No. 5: I was going to resolve to speak my mind — sometimes diplomatically, but always honestly — on all subjects. But I already do that, so let’s just say I’ll keep doing it.

Resolution No. 6: Our family’s cat is an old girl. I’m going to make her love me before one of us dies.

Resolution No. 7: That pile of “to-be-read” books over there? I pledge to read one of them this year.

Resolution No. 8: And as for the clutter in my closets . . . I will learn to accept it. It’s time to get over my OCD problem.

And finally . . .

Resolution No. 9: I will keep writing my blog each day, for as long as my mind and my fingers keep working in sync. And I resolve to continue, within the parameters of said blog, skewering every government leader, politician, billionaire, obnoxious celebrity, and Kremlin spokesman (yes, that’s you, Dmitry Peskov) who gets his or her name in the news. Because I enjoy it . . . and at my age, I think I’m entitled to a little fun.

So that’s it. If you were expecting an even 10 resolutions . . . well, nobody ever said life was fair.

(Driving you crazy, isn’t it, fellow OCD-ers?)

Just sayin’ . . .

Brendochka
11/27/24

It only took a day for Russia’s Investigative Committee to report that it had opened a criminal case against British citizen James Scott Rhys Anderson, accusing him of terrorism and mercenary activities.

On Sunday, I reported on Anderson’s having been taken into custody in the Kursk region of Russia while fighting as a volunteer with Ukraine’s International Legion. Few details were available at that time. But yesterday, the Investigative Committee said that Anderson, along with other members of Ukraine’s military and (allegedly) some foreign mercenaries, had illegally entered Kursk with weapons, military equipment, and drones armed with explosive devices. [RFE/RL, November 26, 2024.]

The group are accused of intending to “intimidate the local population, cause ‘significant’ property damage, and destabilize government operations.” [Id.]

I never cease to be amazed at how the leadership of a society that gave birth to such writers as Tolstoy, Dostoyevsky, Gogol, and numerous other masters of the ironic can fail to recognize the irony in its own behavior.

Year after year, decade after decade, century after century . . . the Russian government continues to twist and pervert fact into unrecognizable shapes, blaming the enemy du jour for having manipulated or forced it into committing its unspeakable acts of brutality.

When Ukraine’s allies — most or all of them members of NATO and/or the EU — were restricted from committing to send troops on the ground in Ukraine, President Zelensky put out a call for international recruits . . . and thousands of volunteers responded. Russia has labeled those volunteers as mercenaries — a category not protected under international law — and at times accused them of terrorism . . . making it open season on any volunteers encountered on Russian territory.

But what of the 11,000 or so North Koreans sent by Kim Jong Un to Vladimir Putin’s army for training and deployment to Ukraine? And Russia’s own Wagner Group of mercenaries? Or the Chechen fighters? And now, if Russia’s most recent diplomatic effort succeeds, Yemen’s Huthi rebels may well be added to the mix.

I suppose there’s not a terrorist or a mercenary in that bunch.

That’s not Russian irony . . . that’s an out-and-out lie. And not even a convincing one.

Just sayin’ . . .

Brendochka
11/27/24

“Sergei Shoigu, the secretary of Russia’s powerful Security Council, told Afghanistan’s Taliban leaders on Monday that Moscow wanted to help achieve a durable peace in the country, Russian news agencies reported.” [Ron Popeski, Reuters, November 25, 2024.]

Wait — I could not have read that correctly. Russia wants to waltz back into Afghanistan . . . to make peace?

Again??!!!

Have Russia’s historians once more been tasked with erasing history? Have they truly forgotten the years 1979-89, or the degradation of leaving Afghanistan the first time, with their proverbial tails between their legs?

According to Shoigu — the former Russian Minister of Defense who now sits at Putin’s side on the all-powerful Security Council — it was the Taliban leadership who asked for Russia’s help in “. . . [easing] the pressure imposed by U.S. sanctions against the Kabul government . . .” [Id.]

As head of a delegation to Kabul for talks with senior officials there, Shoigu was quoted as saying:

“Let me confirm our readiness to establish a constructive political dialogue between our countries and among the goals would be providing an impulse for the process of a settlement among Afghans.” [Id.]

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I have only one comment to this unimaginable development, and that is:

“Well, here we go again!”

What do I keep saying about history repeating itself? Obviously, no one has been listening.

Just sayin’ . . .

Brendochka
11/26/24

UFOs have been with us for as long as I can remember. Many people assume they’re from outer space because they have thus far defied identification; but nothing in their name indicates that. We simply don’t know what they are; they’re just objects that vary widely in the descriptions given by alleged witnesses.

And now we have a new class of unfamiliar flying things for UFOlogists to agonize over: UFDs. We know what they are — they’re drones — but they’re unidentified because we don’t know whose they are, what their purpose is, or why they’ve suddenly begun showing up over three air bases in the United Kingdom in which the U.S. military maintains a presence.

Between Wednesday and Saturday of last week, they were seen flying over the Royal Air Force’s (RAF’s) bases at Lakenheath, Mildenhall and Feltwell — all used by the U.S. Air Force (USAF).

A spokesperson for the USAF in Europe offered a brief statement:

“Installation leaders determined that none of the incursions impacted base residents or critical infrastructure.” Rob Picheta and Natasha Bertrand, CNN, November 24, 2024.]

And Britain’s Ministry of Defense said:

“We take threats seriously and maintain robust measures at defence [sic] sites. This includes counter-drone security capabilities.” [Id.]

Well, that’s reassuring, anyway.

Neither country would comment further. But a source familiar with the matter did say that there were about five or six drones, and they appeared to be acting in coordination. However, the source added that they did not at any time pose a threat to the bases, and that there is no evidence that they may have been able to collect any sensitive intelligence. [Id.]

I’d like to know how that source — or anyone they may have been quoting — came to those conclusions when they haven’t a clue (as far as they’re saying) about whom those uninvited visitors belong to. But what do I know? I’m just another uninformed, somewhat nervous civilian who will probably be dreaming about UFDs tonight . . . if I can close my eyes at all.

Oh, well . . . who needs sleep?

Just sayin’ . . .

Brendochka
11/26/24

Russia’s TASS news agency and pro-Russian Telegram channels have released a video showing a man in military uniform allegedly captured by Russian forces in the Kursk region — an area of western Russia infiltrated and partially held by Ukrainian forces. The man in the video identifies himself as James Scott Rhys Anderson of the United Kingdom. [RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty, November 25, 2024.]

In the video — which RFE/RL says has not yet been independently verified — the man identified as Anderson says that he had served in the British Army until 2023, and thereafter joined Ukraine’s forces to fight against Russia. [Id.]

Unlike the legions of professional military troops enlisted by Russia from other countries such as North Korea, and the mercenaries from Chechnya and Russia’s own Wagner Group (now known as the Africa Corps), the thousands of foreigners fighting on the Ukrainian side of the conflict have been volunteers. No NATO-member forces are on the ground in Ukraine, as that alliance exists for defensive purposes, and has a duty to avoid any action that might escalate the existing situation.

Many of the volunteers have enlisted in Ukraine’s elite International Legion, which has been integrated into their ground forces. In Anderson’s video, he states that he had also joined the International Legion. [Id.]

And now this individual — acting as a volunteer in a fight for the independence of a peaceful nation — is in the hands of a regime known for its inhumane treatment of prisoners, both military and civilian. Though we cannot foresee the future, and must — as always in Russia — wait for further news, I am adding Mr. Anderson’s name to my list of foreigners being held in Russian prisons as hostages for Vladimir Putin’s own nefarious purposes.

My fervent wish is to be proven wrong. But officially approved Kremlin news sources do not broadcast information — particularly about the “special military operation” in Ukraine — without clearance from on high. We should be hearing soon from the Kremlin itself with further details — or, at least, their version of them.

Just sayin’ . . .

Brendochka
11/26/24

I’ve been writing from time to time about this Canadian couple — the Feenstras — who sold everything, packed up eight of their nine children (the eldest chose to stay behind) and their worldly belongings, and moved to Russia to escape what they termed the increasing “wokeness” threatening their conservative lifestyle in Canada. I have followed their Russian odyssey through successes and failures, good days and bad, and Arend Feenstra’s gall bladder surgery; and I’ve watched (on their YouTube channel) as they have greeted other Canadian and American families choosing Russia as their land of opportunity.

In addition to being local celebrities, they seem to have become Nizhniy Novgorod’s version of a Welcome Wagon for a couple of other English-speaking seekers of Russia’s version of nirvana.

And I have called them everything from misguided to just plain stupid. Not because of their religious beliefs, certainly, but because I know Russia — its history, its culture, and most importantly, its current political situation — and I fear for the futures of all of those children. For the parents, though, it must seem as though they have found their paradise.

Because on Saturday, their newly adopted President, Vladimir Putin — on whom they heap praise at every opportunity like a couple of last century’s Komsomol graduates — signed into law two pieces of legislation supposedly intended to protect Russian children from the very “wokeness” the Feenstras recently fled.

The bill that Putin approved is one I’ve written about previously, as it has made its way quickly through both houses of Parliament en route to Putin’s desk. It provides for penalties against anyone who even dares to speak in favor of choosing not to have children. In this “Year of the Family,” couples are being urged, and even rewarded, to have as many children as possible, in order to stop the alarming population decline of the last several years. And the penalties for not popping out enough babies — or simply mentioning that you might not agree with Putin’s propagation propaganda program — can be as high as $50,000.

Of course, never being one to miss an opportunity to throw blame at the Western nations, Putin has claimed that the population slump can be traced back to a concerted effort by the West to weaken Russia by convincing Russian women that they are better off with fewer children, or none at all. He would never admit that those Russian women may just be smart enough to have figured out for themselves that — in today’s uncertain, violent, inflationary world — that might actually be their best option.

So, if he can’t convince the populace with his rhetoric, he simply passes a new law to force them into compliance. And he seizes on families like the Feenstras — ready-made large broods seeking refuge from all forms of liberalism — as examples of the virtue of his professed beliefs.

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The second new law is an extension of previous legislation regarding adoption of Russian children by citizens of other countries. A total ban on adoptions by U.S. citizens has been in place since 2012, in retaliation for the U.S. passage of the Magnitsky Act. **

** Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012 (H.R. 4405). Its history is a fascinating story of courage, betrayal, persecution, prosecution, and murder; more riveting than any novel.

Now the ban has been expanded to apply to at least fifteen countries, mostly in Europe but also including Australia, Argentina and Canada — countries in which gender transitioning is legal. One of the bill’s authors, Speaker of the Duma (lower house of Parliament) Vyacheslav Volodin, said in a Telegram post last July that:

“. . . it is extremely important to eliminate possible dangers in the form of gender reassignment that adopted children may face in these countries.” [Associated Press, November 23, 2024.]

Gender-transition medical procedures were banned in Russia last year, with the Russian Supreme Court declaring the LGBTQ+ “movement” as extremist. In 2022, a law was passed prohibiting the distribution of LGBTQ+ information to people of all ages; it had already been banned for distribution to minors since 2013. [Id.]

I suppose this can be viewed as progress, of a sort. I recall being told on my first visit to the then Soviet Union in 1988, for example, that there was no AIDS problem in their country, because there were no gay people — a ludicrous allegation, but one that the people had been programmed to accept as true. At least now, their existence is officially acknowledged . . . if only in the most obscene, discriminatory manner.

So, in order to “protect” Russia’s children from having to live outside of Russia among people who have been able to make their own life choices, thousands of disadvantaged babies and youngsters from orphanages and dysfunctional homes are being denied the possibility of finding happy, healthy futures with loving families in free countries.

But I suppose Putin can always justify that by pointing out that allowing all those adoptions would only have decreased Russia’s population further. Never mind about the reality of the children’s futures — it’s all about the current numbers.

Perhaps families like the Feenstras could make room for another couple of children to feed, clothe and educate.

*. *. *

In conclusion, it’s easy to see that you’re moving your country toward the future, Mr. Putin. You’re just headed in the wrong direction.

Just sayin’ . . .

Brendochka
11/25/24

I can think of a number of things a greedy individual might consider trying to smuggle from one country to another for profit: jewels, works of art, or a secret recipe for the world’s best tiramisu, for example.

But these? Hundreds of them? And strapped to my body?

Not in this lifetime . . . or any other!

But someone recently did try: a 28-year-old South Korean national who was boarding a flight from Lima, Peru, to France, planning to continue from there to South Korea, where there seems to be a market for scary bugs. But he aroused the suspicion of airport security officials at Lima’s Jorge Chavez International Airport when it was noticed that his stomach area looked “bulky.”

And when they searched him, what they found were “hundreds of insects [actually, mostly arachnids] packaged inside ziplock bags strapped to his abdomen.” [Jack Guy, CNN, November 20, 2024.]

When the stash was inspected and counted, it was found to contain 320 tarantulas (the arachnids), 110 centipedes (arthropods), and nine bullet ants (actual insects). [Id.]

More about those little insect devils later. But I ask myself how this living theater of the absurd (and the terrifying) was expected to survive, sealed as they were in ziplock bags. Wouldn’t they suffocate? Or if there were air holes, might some of them not try to make a run for it? (You think “Snakes on a Plane” was scary?)

Fortunately, they never got a chance to try. The critters are now said to be in the care of the appropriate Peruvian authorities. And so, apparently, is the would-be smuggler.

Now, I’ve heard of wildlife smuggling . . . I imagine we all have. But that’s usually about beautiful, exotic animals destined for an illicit zoo, or for some wealthy, amoral person’s private amusement. But these things? They’re just the stuff of my nightmares.

It turns out that tarantulas are a threatened species, so maybe someone in South Korea is trying to increase the herd (or whatever you call a group of tarantulas). Frankly, I’d be happy to know that the damned things had become extinct . . . but that’s just my visceral reaction. I suppose they do serve some purpose in the circle of life, so I’ll simply assume Mother Nature knows what she’s doing.

I don’t know about the centipedes. They’re not listed as endangered, other than one species native to the island of Mauritius, which is nowhere near Peru or South Korea.

And as for those bullet ants — well, they’re almost as frightening as the tarantulas. It is a large ant, not aggressive unless threatened, at which time it will deliver a sting said to feel like a gunshot — hence its name — that is considered to be the most painful of all insect stings. It is native to the rain forests of Central and South America, including Peru. Why anyone in South Korea would want to spend good money to import them is beyond me. But then, I’m not what you would call a “bug person.”

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Now, if you think this was weird, the CNN article closed with mention of a couple of other recorded cases of “buggling” — my newly made-up name for bug-smuggling.

In December of 2021, Colombian authorities seized a suitcase at Bogota’s El Dorado Airport containing “at least” 232 tarantulas, 67 cockroaches, nine spider eggs, and a scorpion with seven of its young. [Id.] And my immediate reaction was: “What . . . no calling birds or French hens?” Then I came to my senses and thought: “Cockroaches??!!! What in hell would anyone want with more cockroaches? They’re impossible to exterminate, for heaven’s sake!”

I still don’t have an answer to that one, and I’m not sure I’d want to hear it.

But I do understand the shipment of nearly 3,500 shark fins bound from Colombia to Hong Kong in September of the same year. I’ve never tried it, but I understand shark fin soup is quite a delicacy. Still, it is the subject of controversy in China . . . and illegal to smuggle in any event.

But where there is a market for almost anything, there will always be some unscrupulous person willing to supply it.

At least, if the profit is big enough.

Just sayin’ . . .

Brendochka
11/25/24

Four months ago, RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty journalist Alsu Kurmasheva was a prisoner — a hostage of Russian President Vladimir Putin — in a penal colony in Kazan, Russia. On August 1st, she was one of sixteen such hostages released in a prisoner swap in which Russia got back eight spies and hardened criminals being held in the United States and elsewhere.

On November 21st, she was awarded the International Press Freedom Award by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) in a ceremony in New York.

Referencing the more than 20 journalists presently imprisoned in Russia, she said, “Journalism is not a crime. . . . My colleagues are not just statistics; like me they are real human beings with families who miss and love them. There are dozens of other journalists in Russian prisons. They should be released at once.” [RFE/RL, November 22, 2024.]

She dedicated her award to those still imprisoned, including her RFE/RL colleagues Ihar Losik and Andrey Kuznechyk (in Belarus), Vladislav Yesypenko (in Crimea), and Farid Mehralizada (in Azerbaijan).

While we join in celebrating Alsu Kurmasheva’s return to her family and her work, the four new names provided by her will sadly be added to our current hostage list. Though not imprisoned on Russian territory, they are victims of the same corrupt system that seeks to shut down political dissent and truthful reporting in far too many countries. Now numbering sixteen, they are:

David Barnes
Staff Sergeant Gordon Black
Marc Fogel
Robert Gilman
Stephen James Hubbard
Ksenia Karelina
Andrey Kuznechyk (in Belarus)
Michael Travis Leake
Ihar Losik (in Belarus)
Daniel Martindale
Farid Mehralizada (in Azerbaijan)
Robert Shonov
Eugene Spector
Laurent Vinatier
Robert Romanov Woodland
Vladislav Yesypenko (in Crimea)

We must ensure that the new administration being inaugurated in Washington in January continues, without interruption, the work that has been underway up to this time. These hostages, and all the others whose names have not yet made it onto the list, must be brought home.

No excuses.

Just sayin’ . . .

Brendochka
11/24/24

Contrary to the popular belief that “you can run but you cannot hide” in today’s high-tech, electronic, eyes-everywhere, cyber world . . . it seems that an ordinary guy named Ryan Borgwardt has shown the world that indeed you can. And to prove it, he just blew his own cover.

On August 12th of this year, Borgwardt, age 44, vanished while on a solo fishing trip not far from his home in Watertown, Wisconsin. The Green Lake County authorities assumed he had drowned, and searched the lake for 54 days before receiving a 24-second selfie video showing him in an apartment with plain white walls, in which he says:

“Good evening, it’s Ryan Borgwardt. Today is 11 November. It’s approximately 10 am by you guys. I’m in my apartment. I am safe, secure, no problem. I hope this works.” [Max Matza, BBC News, November 21, 2024.]

The whole scenario had been faked.

Since then, Green Lake County Sheriff Mark Podoll has been in touch with Mr. Borgwardt, according to a statement given by the Sheriff at a press conference on Thursday:

“The great news is he’s still alive and well. The bad news is that we don’t know where exactly Ryan is, and he has not decided to return home.” [Id.]

Sheriff Podoll advised that he had made contact with Mr. Borgwardt through an unidentified Russian-speaking woman. He also said that Borgwardt owes Green Lake County $40,000 for the cost of their search, and could be charged with obstructing the investigation of his disappearance. [Id.]

A further report now indicates that the elusive Mr. Borgwardt may be somewhere in Eastern Europe, though it is still not known exactly where. But during the seven-week search, evidence turned up indicating he had fled to Europe by way of Canada. Borgwardt’s story — not yet verified — is that, leaving an electric bike near the lake’s boat launch, he paddled onto the lake in a kayak, taking a small inflatable boat with him. He overturned the kayak, dropped his phone into the lake, and returned to shore in the inflatable boat. He then rode the bike overnight to Madison, about 80 miles away, where he boarded a bus to Detroit. From there he crossed into Canada to board a flight to Europe. [Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, November 22, 2024.]

This was no spur-of-the-moment decision. Prior to his “fishing trip,” he had transferred funds to a foreign bank account, changed his email, and communicated with a woman in — of all places — Uzbekistan. It is not clear whether she is the same woman who helped him contact the authorities, or what her role is in his little adventure. [Id.]

He also took out a $375,000 life insurance policy last January for the benefit of his wife and three children . . . though I have to wonder whether he gave any thought to the fact that, when his body didn’t turn up, his family would have to wait seven years before they could have him declared legally dead and collect the proceeds.

Not smart, Ryan. But smart enough to prove that you can, after all, hide. For a while, anyway.

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There are obviously a lot of unanswered questions here, not the least of which is “Why?” Was he just tired of his marriage? His job? Being a father? All of it? Who is the mysterious Russian-speaking woman?

Does he have some sort of political statement to make?

Where is he? In Uzbekistan? Or any country with whom the U.S. has an extradition treaty?

Is he planning on paying back the $40,000 to Green Lake County? And if so, how? Is he hoping to sell the movie rights to his story?

If so, I see Tom Hanks in the role of Ryan Borgwardt. He’s been stranded on an island, holed up in an airport, and battered by a hurricane on a shrimping boat. Why not Uzbekistan?

Just sayin’ . . .

Brendochka
11/24/24

This one is not in the United States, and may not garner as much attention as that one did. But its importance should not be overlooked or underestimated.

On January 26, 2025, Belarus will hold its next presidential election. And the European Parliament has already had much to say about its prospects:

“Further to the announcement of the so-called presidential election in Belarus . . . we reiterate our unwavering support to the sovereignty and independence of Belarus, and our full support to the democratic right of the people of Belarus to choose their representatives in free and fair elections, conducted without interference, intimidation and under the auspices of OSCE/ODIHR in full compliance with international standards.” [MEP Malgorzata Gosiewska, European Parliament, October 29, 2024.]

The statement further discusses the deterioration of the human rights situation in Belarus since its 2020 election, including the arrest of tens of thousands of peaceful protesters and nearly 1,300 political prisoners, including opposition political individuals; and the application of torture and other inhumane punishments against political prisoners, possibly amounting to crimes against humanity. ]Id.]

No one doubts that, under present conditions, Aleksandr Lukashenko will win reelection. It is difficult to lose when any and all potential opponents have been — by one means or another — eliminated.

This would be his seventh five-year term in office, having first taken power in 1995. In parliamentary elections earlier this year, the four parties on the ballot were favorable to Lukashenko’s regime — all other parties having been dissolved following the 2020 presidential election, which had resulted in massive protests amid international charges of election fraud.

As always, this friend and lackey of Russian President Vladimir Putin has taken his method of operation directly from his sponsor’s playbook.

In 2020’s election, Lukashenko was opposed by pro-democratic candidate Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya after her husband — who had been a leading opposition candidate — was arrested and imprisoned for 18 years. She now lives in exile. Of the coming election, she says:

“Lukashenka [sic] has announced the date of his ‘reelection’ — January 26. It’s a sham with no real electoral process, conducted in an atmosphere of terror. No alternative candidates or observers will be allowed. We call on Belarusians and the international community to reject this farce.” [Ketrin Jochecova, Politico, October 23, 2024.]

And the importance of this election to the rest of the world? Simply, Belarus’ status as a Russian puppet state, and its strategic geographical position vis-a-vis Ukraine, Poland, and the Baltic states.

*. *. *

Incidentally, as an extra New Year’s gift to himself in January, Lukashenko signed into effect a law guaranteeing himself “immunity, lifelong protection and state-provided property upon his resignation from the presidential office.” [Id.]

Well planned, I’d say. It saves him the bother of having to pardon himself for the crimes he commits while in office.

Hmm . . . I wonder where he got that idea.

Just sayin’ . . .

Brendochka
11/23/24