Belarusian Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei dies 'suddenly'

Deutsche Welle ^ | 11/26/2022 | Deutsche Welle

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Vladimir Makei, the foreign minister of Belarus, has died at age 64, Belarusian state news agency Belta reported Saturday.

No cause of death was stated, but Belta said he passed away "suddenly."

Makei had been the foreign minister of the authoritarian country since 2012 and was one of longtime ruler Alexander Lukashenko's close allies.

Before his time as a minister, he was Lukashenko's chief of staff.

Makei was also considered a possible successor to Lukashenko, who has ruled with an iron fist since 1994.

Born in 1958 in the western Grodno region, Makei studied in Minsk and Austria before serving in the Soviet and later Belarusian armed forces and then entering politics.

Earlier in his career, he served in several ministries and as Belarus' representative to the Council of Europe.

Just this week, Makei attended a conference in Yerevan, Armenia, of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), a military alliance of several post-Soviet states that has quashed civil disturbances in member states with the assistance of Russian forces in the past.

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Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that the Kremlin was "shocked" to hear of Makei's death.

In a message on her Telegram channel, Zakharova said Moscow would soon publish an official message of condolence.

[llevrok]

Didn’t defrost the Thanksgiving turkey properly? (Just thinking out loud, kids)

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[iamgalt]

Time photoshop him out of the pictures ala Stalin.

[ridesthemiles]

Do they have life insurance policies in Russia???

Lots of recent payouts ??

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The now-dead Makei talking to Lavrov on Tuesday at the failed CSTO summit.

[rrrod]

Putincide?

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Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that the Kremlin was "shocked" to hear of Makei's death.

In a message on her Telegram channel, Zakharova said Moscow would soon publish an official message of condolence.

[entropy12]

90% of deaths are without warning. Fatal heart attacks, strokes, etc seldom come with advance notice.

[lump in the melting pot]

Did she make sure to express her shock after he died? Sometimes the FSB goofs up and jumps the gun...

[CatHerd]

I wonder where the usual suspects asking if he “vaxxed” are? Things that make you go “hmm”.

[llevrok]

Putincide?

Term limits, Rooskie style.

[Deplorable American1776]

Was Hillary in the area? Thinking out loud...

[traderrob6]

Cut himself shaving.

[AppyPappy]

A lot of that going around

[DUMBGRUNT]

A very special message from Putin to the Big Potato.

[sauropod]

Bkmk

[canuck_conservative]

90% of deaths are without warning

for example, getting whacked by Putin's assassins