re: The “journalist” that Belarus brought in on the flight is a propagandist

Words like yours sure make it look like you don't love America. But at the very least, it's safe to say you don't love democracy & don't love liberty.

Granted, if the US had similarly detected an opportunity to grab Edward Snowden from his asylum in Russia, it would have acted in much the same manner. Because such an act is piracy when US adversaries do it, but not piracy when it's carried out under the imprimatur of US law (as when Canada apprehended Meng Wangzhou at US behest while she was en route to Mexico).

That said, this is certainly a chilling display of a dictator's power & reach. To all the activists wanted by Belarussian authorities, Lukashenko has made it abundantly clear that while the EU may grant them asylum, it can't protect them. Well, maybe the EU can issue a sternly worded letter if all 27 countries agree on it, but probably not, since Hungary's strongman Viktor Orban will have Lukashenko's back.