What another Lukashenko ‘victory’ will mean for Europe’s security – and that of Belarus’ citizenry
Belarus under Lukashenko has become embroiled in the battle between NATO-backed Western Europe and Vladimir Putin’s Russia. Meanwhile, Belarus’ record on human rights – and its complicity in Russia’s ...
Poland standing on the front line of Russia’s hybrid war with the EU
Russian president Vladimir Putin and his ally in neighbouring Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, have sought to weaponise ...
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Lukashenko: Belarus’s Unpredictable Autocrat and Putin Sidekick
He is running for an unprecedented seventh term in office this month, after violently crushing mass protests against vote ...
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NATO chief says Russian victory over Ukraine would undermine alliance’s credibility, cost trillions
Rutte said Thursday that "if Ukraine loses then to restore the deterrence of the rest of NATO again, it will be a much, much higher price than what we are contemplating at this moment." ...
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Belarus’ Farcical Election, Part 1 – the Dictator’s Charade
Pavel Latushko, a prominent Belarusian opposition figure speaks to Kyiv Post about Lukashenko’s regime, living in exile the fight for freedom, and international justice.
At the Poland-Belarus border, security and migration merge into one
Poland has reframed the debate on migration through the lenses of national security, forcing the EU to change its tune.
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Poland wants the EU focused on security. Its border with Belarus highlights the challenges
It’s needed, the government in Warsaw says, because Russia and Belarus are waging a particular kind of hybrid warfare: helping groups of migrants — mostly from Africa or the Middle East — to break ...
Belarusian Autocrat Lukashenko Eyes Seventh Mandate
Belarusians vote on Sunday in a presidential election to extend Alexander Lukashenko's 30-year stranglehold on power in which ...
Tractors, Forests, Nuclear Weapons: Five Things About Belarus
Belarus is holding a presidential election on Sunday that will secure another five-year mandate for Alexander Lukashenko, who has been in power for over three decades and crushed all opposition.
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IFIMES experts on Belarus’ Presidential election: it’s a turning point
As stated in an analytical report of the International Institute for Middle East and Balkan Studies (IFIMES, Slovenia), the Presidential ...
Betting on Moscow's inaction: what scenario are the British and French Defense Ministries preparing
The extremely active position of Paris regarding the need to ensure Kiev's "strong position" in the negotiation process with Moscow, voiced a few days earlier by Emmanuel Macron in an appeal to the ...