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new high-ranking refugee that in addition to granting Bakiyev asylum, he announced that Belarus still recognizes him as the legitimate president. Nor was Lukashenko embarrassed by being completely alone in this position, as the other CIS states all established contact with the interim government in Kyrgyzstan.Far from strengthening the CIS, Lukashenko"s game threatens to take this delicate structure down from within. Perhaps Lukashenko saw what happened to Bakiyev and wondered if he"s next. Lukashenko may even be hoping to use Bakiyev as a bargaining chip against Moscow, weak though it is.
One thing is clear: the Belarusian president"s position has been weakened by the rapprochement between Russia and Ukraine, once again proving that old adage that nations have no permanent friends or permanent enemies - only permanent interest. The Slavic triangle is no exception.
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