In August 2020, following Lukashenko's Presidential electoral victory over opposition candidate Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, a [[Euromaidan]]-style [[color revolution]] was launched against Minsk. The former Soviet Republic has been a long-time target of the [[D.C.]]-based [[regime change]] lobby owing to Belarus being Moscow's sole European ally, having highly nationalized state industries, and the instalment of a pro-Western government would result in Russia's entire Western border being composed solely of NATO-members and allies.<ref>https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/belarus-nationalised-industries-or-eu-privatisation</ref> | In August 2020, following Lukashenko's Presidential electoral victory over opposition candidate Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, a [[Euromaidan]]-style [[color revolution]] was launched against Minsk. The former Soviet Republic has been a long-time target of the [[D.C.]]-based [[regime change]] lobby owing to Belarus being Moscow's sole European ally, having highly nationalized state industries, and the instalment of a pro-Western government would result in Russia's entire Western border being composed solely of NATO-members and allies.<ref>https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/belarus-nationalised-industries-or-eu-privatisation</ref> |