If you want a good barometer of how strong the Russian regime truly is at home and abroad, pay close attention to what happens with Tatarstan and in Belarus.
16.01.2016 | 08:50
“We don’t want some abrupt changes. We would like to see stable improvement. It’s not the right moment for strong pressure,” the diplomat said.
13.01.2016 | 08:31
Moving away from market-based, profit-seeking practices will continue as long as there are viable mechanisms to keep the current systems afloat.
11.01.2016 | 11:50
Lift of sanctions didn’t happen because Belarusian President Aliaksandr Lukashenka has demonstrated the respect for human rights that the US Secretary of State John Kerry called for five years ago.
10.01.2016 | 10:05
The official Minsk is worried about possible movement of weapons, radical activists and ideas from Ukraine but still tries to avoid provoking Kyiv by turning the border into an iron curtain.
07.01.2016 | 09:34
Through the decades, Belarus’ political system has remained extremely centralized but stable. At least the country’s undemocratic system has not become radically worse over the last decade.
04.01.2016 | 08:13
The issue was on the agenda of the meeting between Belarus President Aliaksandr Lukashenka and Chairman of Belarus' Supreme Court Valentin Sukalo.
29.12.2015 | 09:27
19% of voters cast their ballots for Tatsiana Karatkevich, informed Andrei Dzmitryeu, one of the leaders of Tell the Truth! campaign, referring to the survey by Baltic Surveys/The Gallup Organization.
24.12.2015 | 08:09
Lukashenka not only earns money in Ukraine but also says to the West: “I am yours, don't stage a Maidan in Belarus”, claims Siarhei Bohdan.
20.12.2015 | 11:48
The new international situation and, above all, the changed geopolitical significance of Belarus enables Minsk to play its own games, writes Siarhei Bohdan.
18.12.2015 | 09:35
The Council of the EU for foreign affairs & international relations published conclusions on the “Review of the European Neighbourhood Policy”.
15.12.2015 | 07:57
"It's essential that humanitarian aid gets to all vulnerable people affected by the conflict in Ukraine," – the Head of the Delegation of the European Union to Belarus said.
13.12.2015 | 08:49
The only issue which is being debated are the diplomatic passports that have to meet security standard, Deputy Managing Director for Europe and Central Asia of the EEAS said.
11.12.2015 | 10:56
Lately Belarusian Defence Minister Andrej Raukou appeared on Belarusian TV to discuss a new military doctrine, which he attributed to the arms buildup in neighbouring NATO states surrounding Belarus.
10.12.2015 | 11:00
For Putin’s regime, EU’s disintegration to the state that it used to be in before the World War II is an ideal variant. EU can have a sparring dialogue with Russia; but most separate countries can’t.
09.12.2015 | 08:15
The leaders of the European Union have responded to the appeal of five Belarusian politicians about the prospects of development of Belarus-EU relations.
05.12.2015 | 11:32
The head of the Belarus Foreign Ministry believes that the crisis of mutual trust erodes the foundations of cooperation in all dimensions of security and weakens OSCE.
05.12.2015 | 09:46
The participants of the conference “The National Platform development: new challenges, new strategies”, which took place on November 28-29 in Minsk, summed up the results of the presidential election.
04.12.2015 | 08:17
He said Belarus would likely face economic tightening not only as a result of the coronavirus pandemic but also a Russian trade oil crisis that worsened this past winter.
In his report, philosopher Gintautas Mažeikis discusses several concepts that have been a part of the European social and philosophical thought for quite a time.
It is impossible to change life in cities just in three years (the timeline of the “Agenda 50” campaign implementation). But changing the structure of relationships in local communities is possible.