Belarus: Undercover in Europe's last dictatorship | Channel 4 News

Belarus border guards order Jonathan Rugman out of the country, but our resourceful Channel 4 News cameraman slips past them for a much-needed glimpse of Europe's most repressive regime.
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[@thewendigo5992]

"I think it's better to be a dictator than to be gay" one for the history books

[@tyronebranch2946]

The Wendigo Bullshit and offensive.

[@tyronebranch2946]

Super Tiger Road Trip Why is that?

[@jamies327]

The Wendigo it's also very true

[@cesteres]

Meme stuff.

[@mykofreder1682]

If the dictatorship ends the next thing you know you will gay, very logical.

[@fromala2U]

Well it has become apparent that he is not the only dictator in the region. 2022.

[@fromala2U]

@Shelby22 I agree at least his country is functioning.

[@ryanjonathanmartin3933]

@Shelby22 really? all LGBT people are corrupt? Oh pray tell, wise one, how many LGBT people have you met in real life?

[@nick______5853]

I gotta be honest, western culture has been getting worse and worse: It used to be much better, but now it gets further from traditional values and children in schools rank lower every year. I’m not sure western culture should be spreading anymore.

[@angelbrumfield6134]

@@nick______5853 hit the nail on the head. The EU and US think they know what's best for everyone else. When we had our civil war it was a civil matter, Ukraine should have been viewed the same way but instead we meddled in their affairs and created a war by threatening Russia with our involvement and it's not the first, second, third or fourth time we have done so.

[@fromala2U]

@@nick______5853 I agree not the version we have now.

[@plunderpunk2]

"It's better to be a dictator than to be gay" Weirdest coming out ever...

[@caveman5187]

Wasn't even a coming out though, was it.

[@plunderpunk2]

Subtext rarely lies. No dictator can defeat the most cursory understanding of basic human psychology.

[@notthefather3919]

@@caveman5187 wasn't it? It's the weirdest thing to say in response to accusations of being a dictator. What does one have to do with the other?

[@caveman5187]

@@notthefather3919 Lukashenko was right.

[@DoctorChained]

@@caveman5187 How often does he think about not being gay you think? Seems like he can't stop thinking about it. Hmm...

[@tyl3r336]

I excursed to Minsk in 2019. The people were friendly, streets were lively, shelves were full, and all attractions were impressive and fervent. There was nothing imperfect of the country; it felt nostalgic. The air was clean, forests were sprawling, and children swam in lakes whilst vendors amassed customers. There had been no instance of any political instability - the capital was pleased, gregarious, and an exceptional visit. I do not see any of this facile, heavily-worded documentary as true, for I was there myself.

[@timhansen3376]

You need to understand. All this stuff that you speak of isn't enough. We need gay parade and lots of drug addicted Male prostitutes.

[@HFordMCAZ]

- Written from Moscow

[@tyl3r336]

@@HFordMCAZ All of that, and you still believe the rest. I live in the United States, and from the looks of it, I should certainly give Moscow a go and tell you a little more.

[@pman56789]

@@tyl3r336 Do not base your ideas on a country on your personal experiences with it. I'm sure you had a wonderful time in Belarus, but it's far from a great country. That's what an authoritarian regime would want you to think. Don't be so ignorant.

[@tyl3r336]

@@pman56789 My mother lived within the country for 40 years during and after the Soviet regime and under Lukashenko. My grandmother has lived in Minsk her whole life, remembering the day Stalin died, and has expressed nothing but satisfaction and pride for her country. I have family reaching across nearly every modern oblast that has not exhibited a stray hopeless feeling, and have aimed for growth and greatness during the darkest hours of eastern Europe and Belarus during the 20th century. My mother now frequently visits with little difficulty. I assure you, although you would not be incorrect to assume that I might be ignorant alone, I have two living generations with oral knowledge far predating the revolution that refutes your assertion. Of course, I am not commending Stalin, I am not pushing aside his atrocities and many to come, and I am not saying that the country is perfect, but you know nothing of modern Belarus.

[@emill232]

This comment section is exactly how I imagined it to be.

[@charlessmith4333]

Theodosius lol

[@AndroidHucker]

Yep

[@theocean1973]

The Belarusian dictator and his brainwashed admirers are basically KZbin comments sections in human form.

[@souvikrc4499]

@@theocean1973 Same for Putin as well.

[@rinsedpie]

Yeah spot on

[@impervas5801]

Channel 4 News ,please, tells to us about democracy friendly american ally Saudi Arabia. And how happy women live there, in this wonderful theocratic absolute monarchy.

[@bendover9862]

+ImperVas5 Taboo taboo. They stay away from such topics. I don't think I have ever seen a western media orginisation do a serious report on what really goes on in the bloodthirsty Medieval kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

[@H.Peacemaker]

+Григорий Александров So true!!!!

[@f0rml3ss]

+ImperVas5 Yeah that's why here in the US I don't accept it when these morons complain about Cuba. Everyone is like we shouldn't have any communication with Cuba because it's repressive, and I always think yeah if that's true why the fuck is the US so friendly with Saudi Arabia? Hmmm....

[@impervas5801]

MN purp (Face of Nicolas Cage)“You Don’t Say?”

[@haveumetted4643]

+iSmokeRockz that's a lie I'm an Expat in Saudi Arabia and I can guarantee that it's citizens have the most carefree life I've ever seen...also strip them from their pride and their really great people

[@cesteres]

"It's better to be dictator than gay."

[@whee299]

I am Swiss, living in Switzerland, and I have to point out that these so called Swiss visitors shown giving glamorous reviews of Belarus ARE FAKE! They are definitely NOT Swiss... THEY ARE ACTORS PROBABLY EMPLOYED BY BELARUS! They don't speak or behave like Swiss, and Switzerland's government has issued strict warnings not to visit Belarus, Russia or the Ukraine at this time! Please spread the word, and don't confuse these actors for Swiss people!

[@captainblack1021]

they sounded like Borat's cousins

[@glennoc8585]

I thought that.

[@louisrafaelcom]

I'm picking up a possible Italian accent - I'm Swiss and spent half my childhood in the US.

[@TheJhtlag]

This was like six years ago so not relevant to the current situation. I could see that though, to make it seem like an international event. I could also see saying nice things about their visit isn't stupid, just knowing where you are and staying out of trouble. I would also point out that Italian is one of four official languages of Switzerland. It wouldn't be surprising that some Swiss had Italian accents.

[@EarlEBird-fz6yr]

This is weird! This thought came to me too, I even muttered to myself, these guys aren't Swiss?

[@dantheman4421]

YES! He got the back of his head!

[@on2wheels378]

+Dan Williams If he left the country, he could get a hair transplant somewhere for like 10,000.00 Euros. Haha.

[@DGM12gio]

Dan Williams What is thst tune played when the soldiers are dancing and spinning in circles?! Thank you in advance

[@klaus5910]

CIA did the same with russia-friendly german chancellor Schröder - they "invented" an story about colouring his hair. All these western CIA fake news media - if we want to survive, we have to get rid of them.

[@williamcarrington3474]

No sign of illegals, looks good !

[@DGM12gio]

Klaus The cia has millions of hateful daca immigrants working here and ready to murder you and your family. The gov. Prints money for them and gives em jobs.

[@patricecharbonneau8565]

Belarus people actually look super friendly and nice, greetings from France 🇫🇷 🇧🇾

[@jaysoto1182]

Same of the average person in North Korea, or Nazi Germany.. It is not the people that act but Authoritarian Governments who perpetrate violence for individual gain.

[@markdunbar8219]

😂😂🤣🙄

[@UnskilledGod]

Is this is a propaganda video made by the UK?

[@UnskilledGod]

For talks about Communism... Capitalism is an excuse for corporate psychopaths and elitists to control the masses. 'Communism' are the primitive psychopaths who do so with violence, sometimes unneeded. The truth of Communism is what Lenin and Marx taught, not what Stalin corrupted it with.

[@UnskilledGod]

"One who wishes the Soviet Union to return" and you obviously don't know what Putin said about this subject. "Anyone who doesn't miss the Soviet Union is without a heart, and whoever wants it back is without a brain." It would be good to bring back USSR, if only to teach NATO a lesson they shall not soon forget.

[@barrackobomba5909]

It is. Some man already planning how to destabilize Belarus. They want world domination, nothing less.

[@UnskilledGod]

Barrack Obomba They all want to annex Eastern Europe, while discord is going on in Ukraine, they will rip the country from under them, and then turn to Belarus. But the domination will not stand.

[@tropickman]

Barrack Obomba This is the Fox News of UK, and this old fart is their Bill O'Reilly. I bet his audience is in their late 80, waiting for someone to visit them, and reminiscing of the days of the empire.

[@casuallad735]

I had to laugh. He loves playing ice hockey but no one is allowed to bump into him. Haha. Proper dictator.

[@aswaltan8962]

Long live ukraine 🇺🇦 people

[@kayak9306]

fairplay to the legend cameraman that just carried on on his own ahaha

[@fanatamon]

Yep what a slaying.

[@damianmcdonagh7908]

I spent a week in Minsk in 2018. Decent, hard-working people under the oppressive rule of a dictator.

[@kencornia3333]

Hopefully this will be the last dictator of Belarus.

[@omega0195]

The west loves being hyperbolic about other statesmen and countries

[@mattysav4627]

I have also been to Minsk most people acctaully respected lushenko

[@Cs-li4sb]

He is a real politician, not a figure in someone else's game. The West does not need politicians with 30 years of experience who understand more than 4-year-old youngsters, and if we talk about forecasts, they can give anyone a head start. . . . that's why . . . . All this talk of the West about the "dictator" in order to undermine confidence within the country

[@mattysav4627]

@@Cs-li4sb defintaly it’s not a dictator the west puts up the image of a dictator to slander a country with one of the best living standards for its people in Eastern Europe because they don’t follow there strict capsglist country model which they use to exploit every country not in the west and all its people

[@Thecollectingman42]

I love how the Swiss people don't give a shit.

[@devinreis5811]

I bet you they were paid to lie.

[@SDR702]

1 potato each. good comrades.

[@CoreyOfTheCosmos]

Being neutral rocks as well as not being brain washed like many westerners who were probably scared to go there, I'm sure the us has some pathetic travel advisory. I have a friend who is no word of a lie scared to go to Europe because of Isis I mean that is fucking pathetic right there

[@MH-tn3pp]

And Polish too.

[@alanpattinson6211]

Well that is nothing new, repeat of 1930-40's. Just intrigued why you love it.

[@LukasDiSparrowOfficial]

3:30 North Korea is also very nice, very friendly and everything is perfect there for visitors

[@ginamcgill7054]

As long as you don't stray from the very precise visitors path or attempt to take home any unofficial souvenirs of your stay back with you then you can be safe in the knowledge that you will return home sans body bag. Enjoy your visit to North Korea, where it is always sunny - so long as your name is Kim something-something.

[@Wargsy]

@J I think you need to do some research on the subject of humor and sarcasm.

[@worldview730]

Then the whole world is nice in that case

[@worldview730]

Guess you will be vacationing there soon

[@maximmatusevich3971]

@Mustafa Kemal Based

[@user-jo3oe5yz3t]

There seems to be a pretty massive mismatch between the narrator's story and the images shown in the video.

[@SirAntoniousBlock]

Because no one is allowed to film what they want to there, do you see how that would work?

[@dredverone]

For the next segment please do something like that about England. I want hear about the corruption of British government and the high crime rate. Basically, make a very negative "documentary" about Britain.

[@darkwaters1010]

They never mention the bright side of a dictatorship; how many Islamic terror incidents have occurred in Belarus? None. Can that be said for all the leftist woke democratic countries in Europe? Hahaha, h*ll no.

[@elenaboboc3176]

@@darkwaters1010, if it does not allow people to enter and exit it is obvious that terrorists do not even arrive but this does not mean that they have a better government than the other countries of the european union indeed it just sucks

[@StevenWJRichards]

@@darkwaters1010 There was, if I remember correctly, a few years back a bomb went off on the Metro in Minsk. Two teenagers bragged on social media that they knew about it. As they didn't report it, they were tried as accomplices or something similar, can't remember what. They were found guilty, taken into a field and shot in the head. As far as I know, they have not had any terror incidents since.

[@BackSeatHump]

@@StevenWJRichards So, what you are saying is, "Dictatorship isn't all bad". I can understand that. And what do the pseudo-democratic nations of the US and UK have to offer? Oh yes, lies of impending danger and preemptive strikes, invasions, and occupations of Iran, Irak, Syria, Libya, Afghanistan, Grenada, Cuba, etc. with millions of innocent men women and children being tortured and murdered and journalists such as Julian Assange being imprisoned for an undermined length of time ... or life without being charged with any crime. I think (I believe) that I prefer the lack of terror incidents.

[@StevenWJRichards]

@@BackSeatHump I agree, if we in Britain dealt with terrorism they way they do in Belarus, we wouldn't have half the problems we have now. Here, people like Shamima Begum go off to serve ISIS and come home with all kinds of support. One government minister even suggested that those returning from service with ISIS be given priority on housing etc to rehabilitate them and make them less likely to go back into it.

[@Lederpymustachcat]

I like Belarus - at least it is an independent country, not ruled by olygarchs. It is very clean and takes care of its elderly.

[@MultiGalland]

"independent country" looooooooooooooooooooooooool

[@Trident587]

Lol, kozol blyat.

[@lordhighexecutioner]

@@MultiGalland They do not take orders from Washington. "Fulfil this condition for your economy and that condition and let our paid agents run loose..."

[@20ftPythonInHiding]

@@lordhighexecutioner Instead they take orders from Moscow 😂

[@divoulos5758]

@@20ftPythonInHiding much better tbh considering they are also their neighbor

[@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

There's nothing wrong with honoring veterans from the Great Patriotic War. Belarusians, civilians and soldiers alike, suffered greatly fighting off the Germans and because of the soldiers they were able to push back the Germans out of the USSR and all the way to Berlin. Give them some respect

[@soshellistodd7.8bviews3sec6]

KIM YOU'RE GRANDPA IS MY INSPIRATION

[@revolutionariesoffreedom2374]

Dictators

[@lolo9999ization]

"Stalin's Red Army is still regarded as liberators". Well, maybe because the percentage of collaborationists among Belarusians was probably the lowest among all nations that suffered Nazi occupation? During WW2 Belarusians generally suffered the most and were the people who wanted Nazi's victory the least. That's why.

[@gnas1897]

Belarus was the first SSR to fall to German occupation and it suffered huge population loss. I've heard that 1/4 Belarusians died in ww2.

[@gnas1897]

@@anastasianiamihava Jesus that's sad

[@casuallad735]

What confuses me is the leftists in Britain who crave communism are fiercely anti homophobic etc but here a real communist is staunchly homophobic. I don’t think leftist in Britain know what communism is

[@zahedfedaie2282]

Who saved the east from Hitler? I think history listen in needed and required for channels like this.

[@panama2468]

@@casuallad735 you'd be right. Most western "leftists" are just liberals. They follow a woman centric version of centrism, while most soviets eastern bloc countries, and china are conservative socialists. Most third world socialists are conservative. It's only western or first world Europeans that succumb to liberalism while falsely claiming to be communist

[@checkerslane]

"I think it's better to be a dictator than to be gay" WTF????

[@SaddamHussain-gx9nc]

Well, you can literally find 10x worse than everything mentioned at the video in Saudi Arabia. US closest ally in the Mid East.

[@NBBeska]

Shlomo Shekelberg these people need some white country to call shithole

[@hasanyrom9055]

at least saudia arabia has a free market economy at least their people does not live in poverty in a statist distopia

[@johnsmith-es3js]

@@hasanyrom9055 saudi arabia Don't have poor people? Are u fucking kidding me?

[@hasanyrom9055]

@@johnsmith-es3js they are richer than levant countries

[@harenterberge2632]

Europe's last dictatorship? Aren't you forgetting Russia?

[@wainber1]

Belarus is no doubt in a league of its own, among countries in Europe.

[@chinggiskhan6678]

It truly is. It's nothing compared to Russia or Hungary, both corrupt oligarchies. It's more comparable to North Korea or Eritrea

[@aswaltan8962]

@@chinggiskhan6678 slava ukraine 🇺🇦

[@chinggiskhan6678]

@@aswaltan8962 Gtfo of here troll

[@kurvitaschthedictator]

Hungary, Serbia, Poland and Belarus, the trollers of Europe

[@mickeyh1961]

Now I know why I stopped looking a channel 4 years ago along with BBC CNN .

[@RPDBY]

as a belarusian, who lived 3 years in UK and 4 in US i would like to say that this video is completely full of shit. Im afraid of police much more in US than at home/ Lukashenko is a dictator but you would not know that unless you become active in politics. Compared to other ex soviet countries (excluding Baltic states which are in EU now), Belarus has been doing muuuuch better than any of them. the putin-lukashenko relationships were described more realistically in my opinion

[@kishanchali8752]

Countries cannot be run with 100% liberalism (basically anyone can to anything). It is a highway for chaos. Look at the state of affairs in Western Europe because of uncontrolled liberalism

[@pseudoproak]

Baltic states are doing much better

[@RPDBY]

@@kishanchali8752 where did you get your definition of liberalism from? You are confusing it with anarchy, read more

[@RPDBY]

@@pseudoproak yes, they are, and my original post is not relevant after august 2020, Belarus had turned into a totalitarian state, police shove been tutoring and killing people for their views, US is much better now

[@jamesl.6026]

@@RPDBY Iam dying laughing "US is much better NW"🤣 I read your comment from 6 years ago and 3 days ago in a min,so it's so funny!!

[@allenrm100]

"The iceskaters reduced to wearing roller blades in the summer heat". Thank goodness we have unbiased press in the UK.

[@aswaltan8962]

Long live ukraine 🇺🇦 people

[@motosserra]

Don't bother watching this. It's pure propaganda.

[@jillsirignano4566]

I agree with you

[@deanon_3405]

Why is this propaganda? I am from Belarus, there literally everybody hates goverment and this idiot who president for 26 (!) years. Our salarys so low (under 500$). And there are you who live in nice country with freedom. We not even have hope. Sorry for my bad english

[@ry6651]

@@deanon_3405 *My English is a work in progress

[@BelarusLukashenko]

deanon _ я всегда поддерживал президента и многие другие тоже, поэтому называть его дебилом я считаю не правильно когда мы видим что сейчас овцы с помощью своих кукловодов выходят на улицу и пытаются свергнуть Лукашенко.

[@1MuchButteR1]

Belorussian opposition think that they are Lithuanians.

[@S4NY4RKuRDBoZZ]

Pure Propaganda. Belarus is much stable and Free thanks to Lukashenko. I wished we had one like him for Kurdistan

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

Lukashenko: They say that there is just as much democracy in Belarus as in their own countries Also Lukashenko: *has ruled Belarus since 1994* And the Swiss not caring at all is the embodiment of their own country's historical stance of neutrality

[@youdubesn6034]

Switzerland ruined their neutrality by condemning and sanctioning Russia.

[@TheAlchemist1089]

USA is the beacon of democracy. Equal rights for all

[@alexorehowski3387]

"After President awarded himself 80% of the vote". Yes, there is definitely rigging there, however majority is still with him. After seeing what happened in Ukraine with the help of "democratic" West, he will enjoy even more public support in the future.

[@maksimshevchuk2841]

Alex Orehowski so what happened in Ukraine explain for me Ukrainian citizen. Interesting to hear from russian troll

[@alexorehowski3387]

1/3 of the country moved out, 40% unemployment, fall of gryvna and massive takeover of whatever industries left by Dzjakula and his cronies. I live in USA in baptist community of 10000 Ukrainians. A lot of them just moved within last 6 months from Ukraine. Ulada is out of control. Watch Sharij, Semchenko and Bondarenko, if you are Ukrainian, you should have heard of those guys.

[@alexorehowski3387]

My account has content, yours does not. Who is the troll I wonder?

[@maksimshevchuk2841]

Alex Orehowski open this link and read have many russians want to immigrate out of putins russia www.the-village.ru/village/city/news-city/317259-pmzh

[@maksimshevchuk2841]

Alex Orehowski Самыми популярными странами для переезда россияне назвали Германию (16 %), США (7 %), Испанию (6 %) и Канаду (5 %). почти 40% процентов хотят иммигрировать.

[@EROYBLR]

from Belarus with love

[@aswaltan8962]

Long live ukraine brother

[@simmsr801]

I would like to visit belarus it looks like a place worth going to and learning about their culture.

[@cyberkartoshka6667]

I have Belorussian ancestry myself but honestly i don't know if I would go, it looks like one of those old fart communist shitheads took power and the countries not going anywhere.

[@simmsr801]

Cyber Kartoshka The last free country in europe not to be subjected by the EU and muslim immigration.

[@cyberkartoshka6667]

medieval knight Poland isn't, Hungary Finland aren't bad, neither are the Baltics really. Iceland still doing well. It's not a free country, it's run by a lunatic hanging on to Soviet dreams. Just take the statement "Better a dictator than gay", some people either bash dictators or gays, this statement shows the problem though, the guy replies with something irrelevant to piss people off. It's not a free country, there is huge amounts of problem in the economy regarding "free market", in case you didn't notice Belarus is centralized and still flying under Soviet Belorussian flag. The true Belorussian (White Rus'ian) flag is white, red, white with a horse and of all things a MEDIEVAL KNIGHT on top of it...

[@simmsr801]

Cyber Kartoshka Still could of been worse lukashenko could of been gay.

[@lrn_news9171]

I don't think Belarus has the Soviet economic system I mean look at all the new sparkling cars on the road, if the economy was completely centralized like Soviet Union, it wouldn't look anything like this.

[@vinnyray4665]

I've been to Switzerland, those weren't the Swiss accents that I heard there.

[@Y0BDaeD]

To all this people questioning this video: what the hell? Have you even been in Belarus? I live in Minsk. Some parts of this short documentary are a bit exaggerated but in general it's pretty close. After 2010 elections 600+ people were detained, a lot of people were beaten up (including journalists and even undercover cops in the crowd), SEVEN out of 9 candidates were imprisoned, two got pretty seriously bitten by the police, and one is still in prison. And the lack of freedom of speech is not the worst thing. Economy has to be free. If you try to manipulate it, it'll bite you. If you live in a developed country you can't even imagine 15% annual inflation and 40-50% loan rates. People literally loose their money cause of this almost every 2-3 years. Imagine living in constant fear of loosing all your earnings and you'll understand how most of people live here. And now we've entered recession cause Russia can't provide us with easy credit money anymore. Next elections are in October but there's no hope for any change.

[@cheshirster]

+Vasily Kachalko those imprisoned where trying to make coup d'etat after they failed to win the elections in a democratic way. You'll be imprisoned for that in every country.

[@chinggiskhan6678]

@@cheshirster That didn't happen you troll

[@kishanchali8752]

So basically your'e telling me that the liberal democracy, where a small group of oligarchs control the industries and the financial sector and where the majority of people have no other option but to accept the terms of oligarchs is a paradise?

[@dinsel9691]

You are correct about this dictator... but what I am wondering about is why did this report not mention any of that. Why did the reporter talk about "gay rights", that most people in Eastern Europe think are an abomination. Why did he talk about "shooting criminals in the back of the head".. Does anyone care a murderer might be executed? Instead of spending his entire life living of taxpayers in a cell?

[@457christiaan]

1:3 kzbin.info/www/bejne/g53WmIKqocl4n9U 4 / 22:17 In the beginning God DID FORECAST the END THE WORLD

[@enigmaticvaran6597]

"Belarus is Europe's last dictatorship." Putin: "Hold my Vodka."

[@BenyNukem]

Russia is not European country

[@enigmaticvaran6597]

@@BenyNukem Look up "Map of Europe" and tell me which country you see sitting in the top right region.

[@BenyNukem]

I was not referring to geography. I meant culture nad system.

[@tigredebelmonte]

nice country.

[@mariaa.t.8786]

The land of freedom!

[@leprawnchannel9405]

?!

[@thomasalmond3311]

TELL THAT TO THOSE ACTIVISTS WIVES!!!.

[@user-wu7ug4ly3v]

LAST DICTATORSHIP in Europe!?!?!!? Isn't Russia in Europe too?

[@dimanowak3997]

then Russia was not yet a fully dictatorship country

[@user-wu7ug4ly3v]

@@dimanowak3997 this aired 7 years ago

[@zakhust6840]

*Its better to be a dictator than gay* -Alexander Lukashenko

[@CyberStalkingCr33per]

The women in that country are so gorgeous and he has his pick of anyone of them, that's beautiful. His son seems like a good kid.

[@TheMaxundmoritz]

He is very nice. At the dinner with Putin the kid lent his telephone directory so Glad could see over the table.

[@jayvasquez1414]

+Mark Strong Ya that kid when he grows up will have free pussy to his calling. i call that a win

[@Davidka1978Xoroshiy]

Good observation on women. Kolya - sadly is spoiled AF

[@soupit32]

kaship98 it is actually, have you lived in the real world? Pretty women have huge advantages

[@Earth098]

Even though they have Lenin's statues, Belarus is not a communist country. It's a dictatorship run by Lucashenko. There is a difference between the two.

[@rinsedpie]

Channel 4 did this slot 7-8 years, correctly describing Lukschenko vividly which was correct than, and even more so now

[@thereisnosanctuary6184]

When a dictator is in a good mood, a dictatorship seems like a happy place.

[@mysterywalker1621]

Oh please, what a sovjet relic of a country. I feel so sad for the people that have to live in this sovjet museum...

[@Infamous41]

it's all facts but told in a very opinionated way.

[@voldekcherny9870]

We salute all of you people of UKRAINE for bravery you showed to the world of being so strong.

[@skygazer6898]

Yes. Wishing the people of Ukraine the very best of luck and hope they are victorious.

[@CharlieTheAstronaut]

@@skygazer6898 Lol, there is no victory in war, only loosers.

[@skygazer6898]

@@CharlieTheAstronaut try and learn to spell, there's a good lad

[@Cs-li4sb]

The truth is that the Americans staged the Ukrainian conflict and provoked its aggravation by proxy, and under this brand they are trying to punish Moscow, allegedly for its actions in Ukraine.

[@anonymanonym6236]

@@KASPA-KEY slava Poorkraine

[@Imawhiteboard]

Wow my daughter is 7 this was the year my daughter was born. Just odd to see people live this way

[@anilbishnoi0999]

I'm from India and you

[@boydconnelly4905]

Not so friendly when it comes to Ukraine, shame on you Belarus

[@_alltheseprettylights_]

Shame on Lukashenko.

[@VLOGmulaPilipinasAustraliaATBP]

GOD BLESS Ukraine🙏❤🌹.

[@aswaltan8962]

Slava ukraine 🇺🇦

[@AlinaCalifornia]

*Am I the only one in here who is watching it in 2022?*

[@Texocracy]

There is literally nothing wrong with a dictatorship. Thank God for BelaRus 🇧🇾

[@darylatkinson8802]

Stupid comment award goes to you, congratulations.

[@stupiddumbass6603]

I love beerus and it's government despite the western propoganda against it execution by gun fire is much more humane than hanging or lethal injection.

[@waterleafs2759]

no form of execution is humane

[@williewilliams4654]

@@waterleafs2759 tell that to the great French Liberal guillotine,,,,, 😂😂

[@ginamcgill7054]

@@williewilliams4654 Madame Guillotine to you.

[@TheBlaze4000]

I love Beerus too. His fight with Goku was legendary.

[@Ronbo710]

Beautiful women in Belarus :)

[@sirapos6550]

Big husky men too !

[@kaliebjones4761]

Anyone else just checking this out now due to recent events? 👁👄👁

[@doghammer1]

"In the beginning of the century We killed about 20.000 communists without judge" Allen Dalles, head of cia

[@chinggiskhan6678]

"It is better to be a dictatorship than it is to be gae" - Alekander Lucapenpoo

[@doghammer1]

@@chinggiskhan6678 Allen Dalles was both ...

[@bargmanmilton6170]

Respect to Belarus 🇧🇾 citizens, government and excellent administration.❤️❤️❤️

[@Rombizio]

Gorgeous women in Belarus.

[@anchorweight957]

Absolutely true!

[@wow1983]

What does that have to do with this propaganda? Last time I checked I look pretty average though, thank you very much, they only show you absolute models, that's why. Go there and everyone looks like a typical European

[@mortenrobinson5421]

Why do people refer to it as Europe's last dictatorship? What about Russia??!?!??

[@Geostationary0rbit]

Funny to see how meany dictator sympathisers seem to have made there way to this video, perhaps they should consider citizenship in Belarus I’d be interested to know there opinion after a couple of years there

[@briangilmartin7616]

I'm going! Other European people are weird.

[@LaMiltonTheHoodrat]

@Flat Earth Socialist That must be why Belarus is a shithole...

[@You_are_not_normal]

Flat Earth Florida same as Bulgaria i went to Sofia last year and it felt safe but couldn’t work out what it was, then I stopped and looked... no blacks or browns

[@CthRage8946]

@@You_are_not_normal I'm from Bulgaria and trust me people are not the thing they pretend to be this is rose because you are an outsider and they look like you are wallet filed whit money. You will not hold life there even for five months I assure you at that. There are black, there are Chinese people (Asians), and I could not understand why you don't wish to live among blacks people I live and work whit each day whit them, at my firm, as well whit, gays, bi, Asians. First, you will not hold when you find exactly what people are they and what it's like behind the masks. Second, the country is corrupted and rotted from inside out, the system did not work out for people at all, the pensioners live like homeless people, and the politicians steal EU founds. Believe me the third or the fourth month you will go on on your way and they will say you are a betrayer. Because they are jealous of the Bulgarians abourd.

[@CthRage8946]

As well as their functional families.

[@RaidenWard]

6:51 damn that guy has a story to tell

[@aswaltan8962]

Slava ukraine 🇺🇦

[@masterbulgokov]

I wonder if Putin ever thinks, "This idiot is my only ally??"

[@TheAtlantaMafia]

Such a quaint little residual country of true Soviet craziness.

[@Aa-qd8kd]

West has to solve its own problems and leave the other people alone

[@RevolutionarySM]

Putin and Lukashenko are similar but also different. Putin kept the emblems of czarist Russia and did not reverse to the symbols of the Soviet-Union. Lukashenko knew he could not use communist symbols, as his republic is not in any way socialist. He choose to reuse the Soviet banner of Belarus but win-out the hammer and sickle. The state emblem is almost identical to that used during Stalinist times, only the hammer and sickle is missing. This is how Alexander Lukashenko plays it. He is not a communist, but he plays on Soviet nostalgia. Belarus has a market economy with a lot of state regulations. They are led by a man who loves the old USSR, but does not want its people to become revolutionary socialists. Because Lukashenko is a dictator and like Putin, a enemy of the working class! However I must criticize the way Channel 4 News is reporting on this story. They compare the current KGB of Belarus to the Cheka of 1917. Felix Dzerzhinsky cannot be compared to Alexander Lukashenko. Both men lived 100 years apart and in different times. Also the Cheka was created to protect the rule of the soviets, at a time when the White Terror murdered revolutionaries by the thousands in Russia, Finland, Hungary and Germany. Sure innocents were killed by Felix Dzerzhinsky, but innocents were also killed by Winston Churchill when he ordered 40.000 British troops to support the anticommunist; White Armies. Just look to Azerbaijan were nationalist forces under British supervision murdered 26 Soviet leaders. This murder of democratic elected soviet leaders by anticommunists is why Felix Dzerzhinsky was so brutal. His Cheka is not to be compared to Stalin's NKVD and later KGB. Felix Dzerzhinsky would hate Alexander Lukashenko for his elitism. Channel 4 News however cannot see the difference, as they are led by capitalists who intentional equal Lenin with Stalin and Felix Dzerzhinsky with Alexander Lukashenko! Also I did not hear Channel 4 News objection to the 2008 Olympics in Bejing or in any other sports game in a dictatorship. No, they attack Belarus because Lukashenko is anti-western. If he was a pro-western dictator like the president of Uzbekistan then we would never hear such a negative story. This is how biased the western media is. They reject anti-western dictatorships, but remain silent about pro-western dictatorial governments of Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and the regimes in Afghanistan and Iraq ( products of western imperialism )!!

[@lionofthehornofafrica3631]

Who is here after 3 days into the war with Russia-Ukraine…

[@stu281]

Belarus is awesome

[@aswaltan8962]

Slava ukraine 🇺🇦

[@stu281]

@@aswaltan8962 за Донбасс

[@sheenahart5271]

Belarus is a beautiful country, if they could somehow get a New Democratic leader it would be almost perfect. The people are scared to vote against Lukashenka because people who spoke against him publicly have been known to disappear. If Lukashenka really loved his country he would let them chose their leader honestly! What an insecure man.

[@aswaltan8962]

Slava ukraine 🇺🇦

[@slobodanpaunovic3834]

Democratic leader placed in power by America and become colonised puppet..any productive factories/corporations will be controlled by crooks and thieves..

[@j2thek903]

This country looks wonderful. Turns out diversity is NOT a strength.

[@samanth.]

Its not only in Africa. Even Europe has dictators

[@KimowotaJP]

People like him. He's good for the economy.

[@aswaltan8962]

Slava ukraine 🇺🇦

[@ConqueringCaffeine]

Poland is also EU and pretty close (next door) to Belarus.

[@dennispfeifer7788]

Declare Marshall Law and clear out the demonstrators...Trudeau!

[@DoctorJammer]

And they say Americans are ignorant. Those Swedes didn't seem any better.

[@andreykolkov2724]

Very nice country! Clean, comfortable, lovely open and happy people! Money really is not much in the country, but here is really better than in Russia or Ukraine. Europe certainly has not, but not the Soviet Union. And Lukashenko is not a dictator. Just really country and citizens are not ready to fully free elections. Generation should be replaced.

[@groovydeath]

I am born and raised Belarusian and you are not. Go away. You also can't spell.

[@thrivinglife995]

I was born and raised in Belarus too. In fact, I believe you are misunderstood. The country itself is wonderful and I'm personally proud of it, however the political system and vast censorship is ridiculous. No gay rights, cruel, evil-minded Lukashenko supported by delusional groups of people. We should also remember that a lot of people supported Stalin and truly loved him, demonstrated much by the vast grief over his death. I know, my father, cousins lived there for almost all their lives, Belarus is in a downward spiral and had been so for a long time. International rights - very true. People I know are unable to travel to travel to some of the countries within the EU region and the diplomatic relationships are very poor. Belarus economy also relied upon Russia and without Putin I'm pretty sure dictatorship would've fallen apart years ago and it would've truly become a democracy-ruled country. Currently however, if you reside within that region, I'd recommend migrating.

[@groovydeath]

Thank you Nick Yushkevich. Pedro Vaz you are pitifully naive. The "full support" is a mask covering the fear of the citizens to demonstrate their aversion... Are you really so minimally schooled to see this? Besides, you are not Belarusian and not even Slavic, don't act like you the smallest shite about this country or the surrounding ones. Until you yourself are Belarusian, keep your mouth shut.

[@groovydeath]

You really gonna give me the "go back to your country" shit Pedro Vaz you incredible genius? I could say the same to you, to go back to whichever Hispanic country you come from. Until you can take it, don't dish it out. And try using a real argument supported by facts and research instead of gaslighting. Did you read that? Real argument supported by facts and research. $100 says you won't.

[@groovydeath]

Pedro Vaz Election results are rigged you unbelievable moron. Again, have you been to Belarus, have you lived there? Are you Belarusian? No? Then please leave. You have absolutely no first-hand experience with what you are trying to argue, while I, my family, my distant relatives, friends, and people in this video as well as millions of other articles, reports, videos, and studies can say otherwise.

[@punkhatred]

Жыве Беларусь!

[@aswaltan8962]

Slava ukraine 🇺🇦

[@aswaltan8962]

Slava ukraine 🇺🇦

[@zoyavselenskaya2256]

no prostitution,no pedofiles,no drugs,no bums,free school and health services,no homelessness.The best life you can wish

[@anthonymetcalf660]

High incarceration rate, no freedom of speech, rigged elections, rampant false information, high censorship....

[@robertoluis9238]

NO HOOKERS.......NAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[@johneybwrumbrlyk5906]

'Europe's LAST dictatorship...'??? What nonsense.

[@trungduong4040]

Some comparisons from Vietnam: * Belarus is so similar to Vietnam. Belarus is considered an totalitarian country living next to and depending on a bigger totalitarian neighbor (Russia and China). Things which happen in these countries are not only domestic issues, but also concerns of their "big brothers". * Economic development: So far, both Belarus and Vietnam have strong growth (from the low standards compared to their neighbors). But the economic reliance on their undemocratic Russia and China could reduce long-term development. Overall, Belarus's economy is more developed than that of Vietnam. * In Vietnam, gay rights are not (yet) openly supported by the government, but not publicly oppressed. Here in Vietnam, I have not seen any government official saying stupid stuff like "being a dictator is better than being gay".

[@irinasardinas2511]

+Trung Duong Some thing have some truth to it, but the rest not at all, where did you get this info, my family lives in Belarus, and well, why because Russia helps them in all. Belarus is 1000 years old. And life is very affordable. Many other ex USSR cant stand, that Belarus is doing well. The rest are straggling, like Armenia, Uzbekistan, Chechnya , which is all Muslim, Russia blessed them, and build the biggest Mask ever for them, also Lithuania. Here most complain no Masks and bring their pigs, 0 education and empathy. I living in 4 moth and can wait to, get to my cottage with my family. And most consider Putin the best. Thanks to him they are doing well economically. US has no moral to jagged, having done so much harm, to the rest of the world. Most presidents cant compare to Putin. And most don't like the government here, so concentrate on your issues, before judging others.

[@irinasardinas2511]

+Frank Jaegar are you frayed of them why, give me 2 reasons why: do they come home and rape you. Yes become a dictator of US, because we have a lot of them. And is all about humanity. And many spend married for 28 or more than heterosexual couple. Disgusting I can feel your hate and fear of the unknown.

[@trungduong4040]

+Irina Sardinas Hi Irina, thanks for your reply. It's cool to know more about Belarus. Recently I checked HDI (Human Development Index), I see Belarus scores very high, one of the best countries from ex-USSR! About Armenia, I read that they are not Muslims, but they follow a unique branch of Christianity. However, Armenian economy is not so strong.

[@violetsrayreikishop2]

@@irinasardinas2511 you've been brainwashed with propaganda lol

[@David-jh8mp]

@@irinasardinas2511 look at what the stupid Putin is doing to Ukraine now. He ruined two countries in a matter of weeks. Go rethink your brainwashed mindset.

[@jamisbillson4872]

Well done world Ice hockey federation for giving the world championships to Belarus. Maybe football should host the World Cup in the Middle East!

[@dhti]

We should show these dictators our liberty by visiting them and allowing them to join NATO

[@engletinaknickerbocker5380]

Hehe. I was riding on the train from Russia through Belarus and the man in the next car was 'arranging' to pick up and deliver some very nice (not Lada) 'used' cars to bring back to Moscow. It made me wonder where he would find these automobiles. Like why doesn't he just pick up the phone and call the manufacturer?

[@jazldazl9193]

Probably a smuggling ring

[@GeorgetownDude]

Dear Channel 4 News: Could you please post the date of this, and all the other excellent videos you post on your YT channel? It totally detracts from and undermines your otherwise world-class journalism not to have the datelines prominently displayed on your reports.

[@robsemprini1511]

Seems like a mighty one sided piece to me. Looks like a clean , wholesome place .

[@manty9979]

No bots in these comments.

[@Nico2625]

Non at all 😂. They are not very good at hiding it.

[@adokur]

After spending almost 4 years of my student life in London I was back home and couple of weeks later my X invited me for her birthday and farewell because she was also graduated and going back home so I got my passport with my valid student visa and went back to London to say good bye to my X and they didn't let me in because I had a student visa not a "touristic one" so I spent a day in the prison in the Heathrow Airport and another day in the prison in the Istanbul Ataturk Airport because Turkish authorities couldn't believe that for something that simple such as instead of having a touristic visa I had a student one so they wanted to double check and make sure if there is anything else wrong with me! So after almost 4 years spending all that time in Britain and spending all that money for schools, live etc. I was refused to enter the country just because of wrong visa type so couldn't say one last good bye to my love and plus spent 2 day in prison for nothing I did wrong and just for the records I didn't have any criminal even the tiny one record and I am almost 50 now and I still have not got any! So, assholes are always assholes or if the issue is British ones maybe I should say arseholes so country doesn't matter...wankas...

[@fabiosunspot1112]

He probably said something on social media,they don't want you in Belarus my friend.

[@dvozicnivod]

3:41 though ...

[@damien4246]

The United States executes criminals too, and Russia still has a death penalty, on paper. There’s nothing wrong with the death penalty for extreme crimes. NOTE: He said “criminals” not human rights activists or anything, so don’t complain about state oppression (although I’m not denying it exists)

[@jamz2022]

From farmer giving life to dictator taking life looks like someone put him in his position being a pupet

[@Crossmauz2.0]

You know things are in good order when your leader is primarily concerned with filming of the bank (ahem…back) of his head.

[@malamajkarica]

#Free Toomy Robinson

[@rararasputin4447]

The Pope has absolute power of the Vatican, so he’s not the last absolute ruler in Europe.

[@garystoddart6185]

God bless Belarus

[@aswaltan8962]

Slava ukraine 🇺🇦

[@sopticaemanuel7814]

“Europe’s last dictatorship .” what a good joke...

[@assassinateevil4443]

a White country, Oh my

[@ry6651]

" White People are here to bring freedom and civilization" Cries in Argentine and Belarus 🙄

[@BK_ZERO]

Down with Putin, down with Lukashenko. Slava Ukraini!

[@aswaltan8962]

Slava ukraine 🇺🇦

[@cult8625]

all of a sudden I kind of like Belarus

[@aswaltan8962]

Slava ukraine 🇺🇦

[@cult8625]

@@aswaltan8962 no ❤

[@Susisidee]

Hahahahahahahahaha you know I don't see a alot of people who don't care about Ukraine

[@timweaver9228]

The “swiss” tourists didn’t sound very Swiss more like Eastern European…??

[@reeasubliminals2203]

What a racist and ignorant comment. First of all, that's a distinct Italian accent. Secondly, if they hold Swiss citizenship but are originally from another country, they're still Swiss.