26 May 2021

Belarus is a follower, not a leader like the US in forced landings and attempted kidnappings.

What Belarus did, while illegal, is not unprecedented. The dangerous tactic was pioneered by the U.S. and E.U. in an attempt to arrest Edward Snowden in 2013. Despite the rhetoric, the US is often in breach of the 'rule-based international order' when it suits its own purposes.