Mr Murray was a loyal servant of the British state for many years. Contrary to what he seems to believe, British foreign policy didn't suddenly fall from grace during his years in Uzbekistan - it's been pretty ruthless and brutal in other people's countries for eons. Mr Murray sees nothing wrong with the West perpetually meddling in other countries' political systems and he seems to believe it's genuinely about stuff like democracy. He just can't step out of an imperialist mindset. You don't have to support Lukashenko to believe western interference in Belarus' electoral process is simply wrong and should stop.