Belarus Is the Other Loser in Putin’s War – FP, 4.05.22
Minsk enabled Moscow in its Ukraine war. Now, Belarusians are paying the price. By Amy Mackinnon, a national security and intelligence reporter at Foreign Policy
U.S. Shutters Embassy in Minsk as Belarus Backs Putin’s War – FP, 28.02.22
Proteste și arestări în masă în Belarus după ce s-a votat abandonarea statutului de țară non-nucleară – libertatea, 28.02.22
Belarus Vote to Amend Constitution Worries NATO – FP, 26.02.22
The changes, certain to pass, will let Russia house nuclear weapons on Belarusian soil. By Amanda Coakley, an international correspondent based in Vienna
Lukashenko Is Letting Putin Use Belarus to Attack Ukraine – FP, 25.02.22
Russian troops have used Belarus to stage attacks and seize Chernobyl. By Amanda Coakley, an international correspondent based in Vienna
Russia May Send Troops to Belarus Soon – FP, 20.01.22
Minsk is cautious of being used as a staging ground for an attack on Ukraine. By Eugene Chausovsky, a nonresident fellow at the Newlines Institute
Belarusians’ views on the political crisis – CH, 20.01.22
2021
Belarus Seeks to Export Instability – FP, 9.11
Minsk is creating a migration crisis on its borders to undermine its European Union neighbors. By Amy Mackinnon, a national security and intelligence reporter at Foreign Policy, and Robbie Gramer, a diplomacy and national security reporter at Foreign Policy
Belarus Boots U.S. Diplomatic Staff, Mimicking Putin – FP, 29.10
Belarusian strongman Aleksandr Lukashenko seems to have learned that neutering U.S. diplomacy is cost-free. By Robbie Gramer, a diplomacy and national security reporter at Foreign Policy, and Amy Mackinnon, a national security and intelligence reporter at Foreign Policy
Belarus is new weapon in Putin’s hybrid warfare arsenal – CH, 18.08
A tripartite group of the UK, US, and EU mapping out a common approach to Belarus can only be effective if discussions include how to deal with Russia.
Belarus’s Unlikely New Leader – FP, 6.08
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya didn’t set out to challenge a brutal dictatorship. By Amy Mackinnon
The Belarusian Diaspora Is Terrified as Lukashenko’s Killings Spiral – FP, 4.08
The death of Vitaly Shishov shows Minsk is willing to strike beyond its own borders. By Natalia Antonova
The West Gets Serious With Lukashenko—but Not Serious Enough – FP, 6.07
New sanctions are already affecting the regime’s behavior. Let’s tighten them. By Vlad Kobets and David J. Kramer
Belarus ameninţă că le va permite imigranţilor extracomunitari să treacă spre UE – 6.07
Alexandr Lukașenko amenință UE că îi va bloca exporturile către China și Rusia – 6.07
Putin and Lukashenko Are Reluctant Authoritarian Bros – FP, 21.06
The rift with the European Union has left Belarus at the mercy of Moscow. By Vladislav Davidzon, a writer, journalist, and artist who has reported extensively from Ukraine
Opozantul belarus Roman Protasevici, transferat din închisoare în arest la domiciliu – 25.06
- Forced Confessions Are the Propaganda of Terror – FP, 14.06
Belarus’s Lukashenko doesn’t want to be believed—he wants to be feared. By Natalia Antonova - Roman Protasevici, „demascare” în stil sovietic la televiziunea de stat a Belarusului – 4.06
Lukashenko’s Air Piracy Has Revitalized Belarus’s Opposition – FP, 1.06
An exhausted movement finds new support abroad. By Vladislav Davidzon, a writer, journalist, and artist who has reported extensively from Ukraine
Defiant Belarus Snubs U.S. Ambassador – FP, 7.06
As relations between the West and Belarus crash, the U.S. envoy is barred from entering the country. By Robbie Gramer, Amy Mackinnon,
Can Biden Do Anything About Belarus? – FP, 28.05
Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko’s brazen air piracy and increasing closeness to the Kremlin demand a response, but Washington’s next move isn’t obvious. By Emma Ashford, a senior fellow in the New American Engagement Initiative at the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, and Matthew Kroenig, deputy director of the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security at the Atlantic Council
Întîlnire Lukaşenko – Putin la Soci: o întărire a unei alianţe anti-occidentale? – RFI, 27.05
To Get at Lukashenko, Punish His ‘Moneybags’ – FP, 7.06
To impress the Belarusian dictator, go after his and his associates’ wealth. By John Hardie, a research manager and Russia research associate at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies
Cosmin Popa: Occidentul poate lua urma banilor lui Lukașenko, dacă vrea să îl salveze pe Protasevici. De ce e mai profitabil pentru regim ca el să moară – spotmedia, 27.05
EU stops Belarus flights, sanctions individuals: Will it hurt Lukashenko? – DW, 25.05
- European Union leaders have announced sanctions for Belarus after it forcibly diverted a Ryanair flight, and arrested of a dissident journalist. The measures were agreed upon at a summit in Brussels.
- Member states decided to take the following steps: Belarusian airlines will be banned from using EU airspace and airports. Economic sanctions and travel restrictions will be imposed on a number of individuals linked to the plane’s diversion. And a 3 billion euro EU investment package for Belarus will remain on hold. The European Council is demanding the immediate release of detained journalist Roman Protasevich. His supporters fear for his safety.
- Avion deturnat la Minsk: Mărturii ale pasagerilor despre arestarea jurnalistului Roman Protasevici – 24.04
- Cine este Roman Protasevici și de ce se află pe lista neagră a președintelui Lukașenko – Hotnews, 24.05
- Directorul companiei Ryanair afirmă că agenţi de securitate belaruşi se aflau la bordul aeronavei deturnate pentru a-l aresta pe jurnalistul Roman Protasevici și denunță un act de „piraterie” – 24.05
- Uniunea Europeană cere o anchetă internaţională cu privire la aterizarea forţată a avionului Ryanair la Minsk cu scopul arestării opozantului Roman Protasevici – 24.05
- SUA se alătură liderilor UE și condamnă deturnarea avionului la Minsk, cerând eliberarea imediată a jurnalistului de opoziție – 24.04
- Avionul deviat de Belarus: NATO denunță „un incident grav și periculos” și cere o anchetă internațională – 23.05
Armand Goșu: ”E greu de crezut ca Roman Protasevici va scăpa cu viață din mâinile KGB, dacă nu dă declarații pe placul lui Lukașenko” – contributors, 26.05
Lukashenko Has No Limits – FP, 26.05
Europe should offer Belarusians a way to escape their dictator. By Natalia Antonova
Belarus ‘Hijacking’ Opens New Playbook for Autocrats – FP, 24.05
Snatching a dissident off a European Union-flagged carrier headed to another EU country opens a dangerous door. By Amy Mackinnon, Robbie Gramer
Belarus Is Becoming Europe’s North Korea – FP, 24.05
Fear and panic spread among dissidents after journalist seized from forced-down plane. By Vladislav Davidzon
Polonia acuză Belarus de ”gesturi neamicale” și anunță că mai expulzează doi diplomați – 12.03
Young Belarusians Dream of Creating a Normal European Country – FP, 11.03
A generation of entrepreneurs and artists are facing prison sentences. By Daniel Polansky
Lukashenko’s Brutal Crackdown Has Lethal Help From Moscow – FP, 4.03
An investigation into the suppression of protests discovered the widespread use of Russian weapons. By Vlad Kobets, David J. Kramer
Belarus: Lidera opoziţiei admite că „a pierdut strada” – 21.02
‘Please Don’t Disappoint the Belarusian People’ – FP, 19.02
As Belarus’s embattled president continues a brutal crackdown, challenger Svetlana Tikhanovskaya tries to keep the flames of democracy alive. By Amy Mackinnon
Lukașenka inaugurează Adunarea Pan-Belarusă pentru aprobarea unui plan cincinal de dezvoltare – 11.02
2021
Glass half full: The EU’s policy on Belarus – ECFR, 20.11