• verity_kindle@lemmy.worldM
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    3 months ago

    He gave Lukashenko a medal for a order of honor invented by Peter the Great, banned by the Soviet Union and revived in 1998. The order has a saint’s name attached to it, which does not mean that that saint is going to endorse you, no matter what the medal has scribbled on it in crayon. As Mr. Incredible snapped: “HE’S NOT AFFILIATED WITH ME.”

    Lukashenko just turned 70 this week. Why don’t we have nicknames for him, too?