Belarus foreign minister dies suddenly after speculation he'd been discussing secret peace plan

MailOnline ^ | 26 November 2022 | Will Stewart

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Belarus foreign minister dies suddenly - one day after meeting Pope's envoy Ante Jozić amid speculation they were discussing a secret peace plan in Ukraine.

CAREER SPY Makei had been foreign minister for a decade and was due tomorrow and Monday to host Vladimir Putin's foreign minister Sergei Lavrov in Minsk.

Lavrov's spokeswoman said Russia was 'shocked' at his passing.

No cause of death was given - but several sources speculated that his demise could be suspicious.

Makei was described as 'healthy'.

He had been trained in the Soviet GRU and had a reputation as Lukashenko's 'grey cardinal'.

While Lukashenko is Putin's closest international ally, the Kremlin has remained concerned that Belarus has FAILED to fully sign up to his war in Ukraine - even though Moscow has troops stationed in Belarus.

The PRO-WAR RUSSIAN TELEGRAM channel Mardan posted: 'Strange death. Just in time. Just yesterday he discussed a peace plan with the envoy of the Pope.'

'At the same time, he was NOT a supporter of the Kremlin.'

The channel went on: 'Makei's main dream was the [Belarus] presidency.'

Makei was seen as 'a master of intrigue' who Lukashenko 'admired and at the same time feared'.

He was a 'most talented, cunning and dangerous politician'.

HVS CHANNEL said Makei was a politician 'in whose natural death one can never believe'.

There were also concerns that Lukashenko - despite being a pariah - was seeking to do a secret deal with the West in the event of Putin's being toppled.

The BELARUS FOREIGN MINISTRY did NOT recognize the Donetsk and Luhansk 'people's republics' - sparking anger in Moscow.

Last week Makei attended the CSTO security session in Armenia, along with Putin and other senior Russian figures.

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