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
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
Putin has long been trying to turn Belarus into a de facto extension of Russia’s Western Military District. Continue reading
The simultaneous unrest in Russia and Belarus tightly binds the fates of Vladimir Putin and Alyaksandr Lukashenka. Continue reading
As Western countries move to punish Lukashenka, they are also embracing the Belarusian opposition like never before. Continue reading
If Putin replaces Lukashenka, he risks confirming the idea that a post-Soviet leader can be toppled by a social uprising. Continue reading
