The Biden administration is urging U.S. citizens in Belarus to depart the country immediately and warned against travel there in a statement published Monday.

The updated travel warning comes after bordering countries Lithuania, Latvia and Poland have stepped up security along the border over concerns about Russian Wagner mercenary forces exiled in the country.

The State Department, in its warning, encouraged Americans still in Belarus to depart the country immediately and categorized the country as a Level 4 risk, the highest security warning.

  • Rapidcreek@reddthat.com
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    Didn’t one of the Proud Boys run there rather than face prison for Jan 6? Looks like a big oops.

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      Seems like there are better places without extradition treaties. Warmer and more tropical places. The hell they go to Belarus for?

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        Good luck getting to stay in most of those places. They’re happy to have tourists, not residents. Unless you have a lot of money to open a business. Proud little boys don’t strike me as wealthy.

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          What are the chances the Proud Boy will even make an attempt to learn Belarusian? My prediction is close to 0%. Probably would expect others to learn English instead.

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            What are the chances the Proud Boy will even make an attempt to learn Belarusian?

            If he pretends it’s German, maybe.