Frozen US aid brings new challenges to groups hit by harsh crackdowns in Russia and Belarus
Rights groups, activists and independent media in Russia and Belarus endured increased government scrutiny, repressive laws and even were shut down and forced to operate from exile abroad.
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 ...
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Emigration and war hit once-booming Belarus tech sector
A project manager in Belarus's once-flourishing tech industry, Andrei Dorin admits his sector is in "crisis". Tech has been ...
Russia and Belarus cheer dismantling of USAID as rights groups voice concerns
Musk-led cuts to the US foreign aid agency have impacted rights groups, independent media, and election monitoring campaigns in Russia, Belarus and Moldova.
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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 amass millions, intertwining political power and profit. Although Belarus ...
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Belarus envoy 'unaware' of Lukashenko’s plans to visit North Korea
says Belarusian envoy The Belarusian ambassador in Seoul said the embassy has no information about a possible visit of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko to North Korea on Wednesday.
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Ambassador on Belarus 'elections': I was surprised Lukashenko gained only 86% of the vote
Ukraine's key reference point in relations with Belarus remains the Belarusian people, as restoring official ties after the country's complicity in Russian aggression ... suggesting instead that ...
Opinion
Dictator’s template
A few decades back, a decreasing number of countries were given taints of autocracies and dictatorship (even though many were under undemocratic monarchies).
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China Watches as Russia’s Economy Teeters
Photo: Ju Peng/Alexander Kazakov/Associated Press/Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Xi Jinping has been a close observer of Russia’s three-year old war in Ukraine. China’s president has been ...
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Lukashenko: Trade between Belarus, Russia's Bashkortostan should exceed $320m
Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he met with Head of the Republic of Bashkortostan of the Russian Federation Radiy Khabirov on 7 February, BelTA has learned. At the beginning of ...
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Russia to widen asset seizing power with new legislation, sources say
MOSCOW, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Russia is set to widen its power to retaliate for Western asset seizures with new legislation that could allow it to confiscate the frozen funds of foreign companies and ...
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Russia likely lost 1,500 troops a day for the last 3 months, straining its ability to replace them
Russian battlefield casualties — dead and injured — have risen to more than 1,500 a day over the last three months, posing serious problems when it comes to replacing their numbers, military ...