{"id":184181,"date":"2026-04-18T10:52:31","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T07:52:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/184181\/"},"modified":"2026-04-18T12:29:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T09:29:03","slug":"lukasenka-i-am-not-wests-son-of-a-bitch","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/184181\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0141uka\u0161enka: I am not West\u2019s son of a bitch"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1128\" height=\"752\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/lukashenko_sanchez_pp_1_1128x752.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/lukashenko_sanchez_pp_1_1128x752.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/lukashenko_sanchez_pp_1_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/lukashenko_sanchez_pp_1_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/lukashenko_sanchez_pp_1_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/lukashenko_sanchez_pp_1_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(Video from the Belarusian leader&#039;s press office&#039;s unofficial Telegram channel\/Pozirk&#039;s screen grab)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>April 18, <em>Pozirk.<\/em> <\/strong>Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka defended his dealings with Washington in an interview broadcast by <em>RT<\/em> yesterday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI have to and I must be guided by the people\u2019s interests, not my own,\u201d he said, reiterating that his engagement with Washington was not directed against Russia or China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs for the West\u2019s real politics, we have known it for a long time. Whatever negotiations the West is conducting with me; I know perfectly that I am not their son of the bitch. They will chew me over and spit me out with pleasure.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Belarusian ruler released about 500 prisoners with Washington\u2019s engagement so far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/tramp_lukashenko_1128x752-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/tramp_lukashenko_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/tramp_lukashenko_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/tramp_lukashenko_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/tramp_lukashenko_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/tramp_lukashenko_1128x752-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/tramp_lukashenko_1128x752.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Politics<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Politics<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">\u0141uka\u0161enka: US could learn &quot;real democracy&quot; from Belarus<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">April 17, Pozirk. US President Donald Trump \u201chas done a great deal of harm, but he has also shown the whole world the true face of the USA and the capabilities of the USA,\u201d Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka has told Rick Sanchez &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/184135\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read the article<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>April 18, Pozirk. Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka defended his dealings with Washington in an interview broadcast by RT yesterday. \u201cI have to and I must be guided by the people\u2019s interests, not my own,\u201d he said, reiterating that his engagement with Washington was not directed against Russia or China. \u201cAs for the West\u2019s real politics, we have [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":184178,"template":"","rubric":[16],"class_list":["post-184181","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-politics"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>\u0141uka\u0161enka: I am not West\u2019s son of a bitch | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"April 18, Pozirk. 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