Words matter. This piece dresses power in soft terms: "in exchange", "targeted relief", "authoritarian leader"—a neat Pro-Transatlantic Conditionality script. Euphemisms turn sanctions into virtue and make blame flow one way; drills become "threats". Little scrutiny of Western policy design; Belarusian agency flattened. Framing does the heavy lifting. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c740mezey41o #MediaFraming #LanguageMatters