Transfer me through passport control

S.G.

Tikhanovskaya, who is either the president of Belarus in exile, or it is not at all clear who (cf. Venezuelan Guaido, whose current status is mysterious), wished to return to her homeland.

It would be good - "The Motherland has forgiven, the Motherland is calling!"

- but the problem is that forgiveness is not very clear.

Two criminal cases opened in Belarus and Tikhanovskaya's international wanted list remain in force.

That is why there is a possibility (and considerable) that the Motherland will accept it right at the border crossing.

Which Tikhanovskaya, naturally, does not want.

A triumphant return in the manner of Ayatollah Khamenei is one thing, but moving from relatively prosperous emigration to Lukashenka's torture chamber is another.

It's a little scary to experiment just like that (what if Lukashenka was moved by his heart?).

Moreover, Tikhanovskaya recently took an active part in the cancellation of the international hockey championship in Minsk.

Lukashenko, passion as a lover of ice stadiums, is understandably offended, and the time to test him for affection is not the most favorable.

But for a true politician there are no insurmountable obstacles, and Svetlana Georgievna came up with a move.

At an online meeting with ambassadors of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), she said: “Together with the international community, I would like to find ways to safely return to Belarus.

Since two criminal cases were opened against me, these should be special guarantees for my return. "

Obviously, she had in mind not just a guarantee of return (what is there to guarantee - take it and go), but a return free from criminal prosecution.

And an unconditional letter of protection - after all, we are not talking about good wishes, but about guarantees - must be issued to her by international organizations, and first of all - by the OSCE.

Someone else's soul is darkness, including the soul of the leaders of the OSCE, but it is quite likely that a bad idea occurred to them.

The innocence of A.G.

Everyone knows Lukashenko, but S.G.

Tikhanovskaya turns out to be no less, and having seen flowers from Lukashenka, shouldn't we wait for berries from his successors.

In any case, the wish of Tikhanovskaya, as psychologically understandable, is so practically inconvenient.

She demands that the OSCE provide her with immunity similar to that enjoyed by diplomatic agents, including in Belarus.

However, firstly, the immunity of diplomatic agents also provides for the obligation not to interfere in the politics of the host country (at least, explicitly and impudently), otherwise you can get into personae non gratae.

Second, immunity is associated with credentials.

Sovereign X informs Sovereign Y that So-and-So is his extraordinary and plenipotentiary representative.

But who will supply Tikhanovskaya with credentials?

And even if there is one, who will she hand them over?

Ensign of the Border Guard?

Not to mention the fact that Lukashenka is a pre-ambition person.

The idea that some international organizations will arbitrarily distribute immunities in the territory they control will seem rather strange to him.

And not only to him.

Any sovereign ruler here will say (or at least think): "Are you overeating henbane?"

And also: "Let's go, let's go."

Of course est modus in rebus.

Tikhanovskaya could (albeit without any guarantee of success) ask at least the OSCE or the EU to secretly ventilate through diplomatic channels the possibility of her unhindered return under some of her obligations.

Don't get involved in politics, for example.

Perhaps such a secret mediation would lead to something.

Especially if you seduce A.G.

Lukashenka has interesting benefits.

And, of course, if the OSCE and the EU want to mediate.

One thing is certain.

Tikhanovskaya's ultimatum demands on both Lukashenka and the OSCE at the same time, and the demands made public, are not just a strange way of doing business.

All the more delicate.

This guarantees the failure of the undertaking.

And here, with all the well-known properties of Alexander Grigorievich, the point is not in him, but in the fact that the President in exile is extremely economically endowed with mental abilities.

What interferes with the conduct of any business.

The author's point of view may not coincide with the position of the editorial board.