US aid cutoff poses new challenges to rights groups and independent media from Russia and Belarus
Burakova, who formerly headed a legal aid group in St. Petersburg backed by exiled tycoon-turned-opposition-figure Mikhail ...
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Putin and Lukashenko solidify nuclear defense pact
The Russian leader Vladimir Putin submitted a treaty on security guarantees to the State Duma, which was signed in December 2024 by Russia and Belarus. It provides for the possibility of using nuclear ...
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Lukashenko’s Inner Circle Profits from Russian Fishing Quotas
An investigation reveals how Belarusian elites, including Lukashenko’s inner circle, have leveraged Russian fishing quotas to ...
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Putin still hopes to drag Belarus into war against Ukraine, says Zelenskyy
Russian dictator Vladimir Putin will attempt to “do everything” possible to draw Belarus into the war against Ukraine, ...
Belarus election: how ‘Europe’s last dictator’ held onto power as his opponents were jailed or exiled
The acclamation of Alexander Lukashenko as Belarus president for a seventh straight term was confirmed on January 26. The ...
Peace talks? Ukraine and Russia already tried negotiating, but that didn't go well
When Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he was ready to negotiate with Vladimir Putin to end the war, it wasn't the first time ...
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Belarus Weekly: Lukashenko gets himself reelected for 7th consecutive term
Aleksandr Lukashenko has awarded himself a seventh term as president of Belarus, with the West calling the so-called vote a ...