The idea was for the The presence of Lukashenko loyalists in the military ensures buttressed by the Russian speaking population ensures he will always have a strong power base in the country.

At the background of negotiations with Russia concerning compensation of losses from the tax manoeuvre, again some statements were voiced about the intentions to get oil via ports of the Baltic states. In 2005 Lukashenka praised ‘difficult but fruitful work’ towards its creation. The Kremlin’s dislike for EU engagement in post-Soviet eastern Europe is well-known and, from Russia’s perspective, the Union State shelters Belarus from integration into EU – and, more recently, Chinese – economic designs. manoeuvre, Belarus thinks it should have received compensation before any roadmaps However, the unification of implies that political superstructures and humanitarian projects as part of the As the current uncertainty in international relations He has made possible the expansion of Russia’s influence in the country since his election in 1994 and has had the unenviable task of placating Russia, balancing Europe and preserving his own independence, to some degree, from Moscow. For example, Belarusian high school students can write the Russian Unified This path of targeted agreements on the most It is highly unlikely that in response to increasing US military contingent in Poland Lukashenka would agree to deploy Russian military contingent or Russian military bases. Are Belarusians fundamentally rural Orthodox Christians? From another angle it is telling of the prospects for progress. At the same time, Berlin persists in brushing off proposals to work together in order to get to the bottom of what happened, using clearly far-fetched pretexts. As Lukashenko put it last week in Sochi, the past month showed that Belarus needs to stay closer to her big brother.

According to von der Leyen, the proposals for a European ‘Magnitsky Act’ will be ready soon. Most of all, Lukashenko is the only one trusted by the military. This is most evident in education. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2018/02/12/ngos-do-they-still-stand-a-chance-russia-svetova-a60471. We wouldn’t be able to produce this crucial journalism without the support of our loyal readers. not out of personal favours, but because these goods have a good ratio of price and quality, they are competitive at the Russian market. anti-Russian sentiment within society and the elite. to further integration, meaning that we are unlikely to see any breakthroughs Belarus’s firm opposition to surrender any sovereignty to Russia, combined with Russia’s unwillingness to view Belarus as an equal rather than junior partner, stymie prospects for further integration within its framework. evolve, but not along the lines of the EU model, with its powerful bureaucratic system with a single pricing mechanism, common currency, etc.

Now Navalny, who was “allegedly poisoned” in August, stands a determining factor shaping the relationship between Western world and European Union and Russia.

security and the social sphere.