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Analyses | | Tomasz Bakunowicz

Déjà vu Lukashenko has released political prisoners

The Belarusian government is hoping that this move will help it extend its room for manoeuvre and strengthen its position in relations with Russia.
OSW Commentary | | Tomasz Bakunowicz

A game played according to Lukashenkas rules the political opposition in Belarus

The Belarusian opposition is currently experiencing its deepest crisis since Alyaksandr Lukashenka took power in 1994.
Analyses | | Tomasz Bakunowicz, Marcin Kaczmarski

The Chinese president visits Minsk

Nothing seems to indicate that Xi Jinping’s visit could change the model of relations existing currently in place between Belarus and China.
Analyses | | Tomasz Bakunowicz

A substantial decline in Belaruss foreign trade

The reduced value of Belarus’s exports is above all due to the economic recession in Russia.
Analyses | | Tomasz Bakunowicz

The financial crisis and the changes in the Belarusian government

Frequent staff reshuffles have been a permanent element of Lukashenko’s politics. These changes are meant to produce an effect of “renewal”.
Analyses | | Tomasz Bakunowicz

Moscow is buying Minsks political loyalty

The process of negotiating further subsidies with Moscow proves that Minsk’s room for political manoeuvre is shrinking.