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Analyses | | Kamil Kłysiński, Szymon Kardaś

An attempt at a new start in energy cooperation between Belarus and Russia

On 19 February, Belarus and Russia signed an agreement to redirect exports of some Belarusian petroleum products from ports in the Baltic states to Russian ones. The three-year agreement covers the total handling of up to 9.8 million…
Analyses | | Katarzyna Chawryło, Kamil Kłysiński

No alternative to cooperation The presidents of Russia and Belarus meet in Sochi

On 22 February, Vladimir Putin and Alyaksandr Lukashenka met in Krasnaya Polyana near Sochi. This is the first time the two leaders talked in person since 14 September last year. According to scant official information (no press conference…
OSW Commentary | | Kamil Kłysiński

Pressure being stepped up cautiously the EUs and USs sanctions against Belarus

The rigged presidential election held in Belarus on 9 August 2020 and the brutal crackdown on the participants of post-election demonstrations triggered immediate criticism from the leaders of EU member states. These developments, combined…
Analyses | | Kamil Kłysiński

Belarus a wave of repression against journalists and civil society organisations

On 18 February the court sentenced two TV Belsat journalists - Katsiaryna Bakhvalava (her pseudonym is Andreyeva) and Darya Chultsova – to two years of penitentiary colony for ‘organising actions which seriously infringe public order’ (art…
Analyses | | Kamil Kłysiński

Propaganda in the service of politics 6th National Assembly of Belarus

On February 11-12, Minsk hosted the 6th National Assembly of Belarus (NAB), a mass gathering of the representatives of local authorities, business employees, scientific and cultural workers, and social organisations from all regions of the…