Lukashenka plays chief enabler as Putin threatens to expand Ukraine war
Belarus is becoming the lynchpin of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s threats to expand the war in Ukraine. Continue reading
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Putin deploys nuclear-capable missiles to Belarusian border with Ukraine
Alyaksandr Lukashenka warned the West this week that it was risking World War III by continuing to arm Ukraine, even as he allowed Russia to deploy nuclear-capable missiles on Belarusian territory near the Ukrainian border. Continue reading
Putin’s Only Friend
By Brian Whitmore Alyaksandr Lukashenka just may be Vladimir Putin’s last remaining ally in the former Soviet space. At a May 16 summit meeting in Moscow to mark the twentieth … Continue reading
Is Russia slowly annexing Belarus in plain sight?
Putin has long been trying to turn Belarus into a de facto extension of Russia’s Western Military District. Continue reading
Protest mood spreads from Belarus to Russia as calls grow for post-Soviet change
The simultaneous unrest in Russia and Belarus tightly binds the fates of Vladimir Putin and Alyaksandr Lukashenka. Continue reading
Belarus presents the West with an opportunity to be on the right side of history
As Western countries move to punish Lukashenka, they are also embracing the Belarusian opposition like never before. Continue reading
Vladimir Putin has nothing but bad options in Belarus
If Putin replaces Lukashenka, he risks confirming the idea that a post-Soviet leader can be toppled by a social uprising. Continue reading