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The ash that fell on us for days was but a physical reminder, a merciful one at that, of the destruction just up the road from us.

Like tough love, sometimes mercy is not merciful at all.

There have been reports that well-known political prisoners are under pressure to request an official pardon from Lukashenko ahead of the vote, so that he might release them and look merciful.

But it takes even more courage to be merciful to people who do not deserve it.

He made this claim during an interview with Fox & Friends on Sunday, after co-host Will Cain tried to portray the former president as merciful.