Пул N3 Лукашенко – о том, что он не занимается «петушиной политикой»: Речь о большой сделке идет давно. Неправда, что я прям горю желанием побывать в Соединённых Штатах Америки и вот просто пожать руку Дон...

Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko tells Russian state television that he'd like to meet with Trump, but he contrasts it with Zelensky's "groveling need" to play the vassal, begging for money and weapons. Zelensky vaguely threatened to kidnap Lukashenko earlier this week. t.me/dimsmirnov17...

"Fifty shades of Alyaksandr": deep dive into Lukashenka's toxic "romance" with power With Victory Day approaching, a moment when power, history, and symbolism collide in Belarus, it feels like the right time to take a closer look at the many shades of Alyaksandr Lukashenka. In a count...

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❗ UN experts alarmed by law targeting LGBT, women’s rights advocates and independent voices in #Belarus

The four big challenges in studying Russia since 2022 A Birmingham sculpture. Credit: Oosoom – Self-photographed, CC BY-SA 3.0, I just returned from the annual conference of the British Association for Slavonic and East European Studies where I …

The four big challenges in studying Russia since 2022
Well, it's not really four, but 'access', 'self-censorship', '(un)representative data', and 'ethics' are a decent approximation. A post about some talks at BASEES 2026. postsocialism.org/2026/04/13/t...

Belarusian parliament approves new law targeting LGBTQ+ expression and childfree lifestyles Belarusian lawmakers have approved a bill introducing penalties for what authorities describe as the promotion of homosexuality, gender transition, childlessness, and pedophilia, further tightening re...

⚡️Belarusian parliament approves new law targeting LGBTQ+ expression and childfree lifestyles.

"Roadmap" to the abyss: how the Kremlin is absorbing Belarus Russia is systematically implementing a plan to fully absorb Belarus, and after 2020, this process has accelerated especially rapidly. Officially, this is called integration and is outlined in dozens ...

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Rusland zegt Nederlandse journalist te gaan uitzetten, maar noemt geen naam Rusland zegt de persaccreditatie van een Nederlandse journalist te hebben ingetrokken. Dat schrijft het Russische staatspersbureau Tass woensdag op basis van de woordvoerder van…

Rusland zegt Nederlandse journalist te gaan uitzetten, maar noemt geen naam

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Как пропагандисты отреагировали на выступление Джона Коула, который откровенно рассказал подробности переговоров с Лукашенко «Все уже давным-давно прочитали, что Коул во время обеда выливал водку на пол, думал, что сильно хитрый и этого никто не видит».

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Lukashenka's North Korea visit: show of loyalty to Moscow and Beijing Alyaksandr Lukashenka's visit to the DPRK is a demonstration of the politician's loyalty to Russia and China, amid his contacts with the United States. Political commentator Vital Tsyhankou shared thi...

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Exclusive: US envoy suggests 'big deal' could normalize relations with Belarus A potential "big deal" between Belarus and the United States would effectively normalize relations between Washington and Minsk, U.S. Special Envoy for Belarus John Coale told the Kyiv Independent in ...

⚡️ Exclusive: US envoy suggests 'big deal' could normalize relations with Belarus.

Was BNR foundation for BSSR and modern Belarus? Tsimafei Akudovich explains The proclamation of independence of the Belarusian People's Republic on March 25, 1918, is one of the most significant moments in Belarus' history. But what if it hadn't been declared? What plans did ...

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«Я тут стоял, чтобы вы на ваш День Воли бело-красно-белый флаг на церкви не повесили». Политики и экс-политзаключенные — о Дне Воли Отмечать День Воли беларусы будут по всему миру.

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✊ March 25 is Freedom Day in #Belarus

Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Viasna chairperson Ales Bialiatski spoke about how he marked this day behind bars.

❗As of today, at least 889 political prisoners remain behind bars.
#FreeThemAll

ベラルーシ大統領が初訪朝　金氏と協力条約署名へ：北海道新聞デジタル 【モスクワ共同】ロシアの同盟国ベラルーシのルカシェンコ大統領が25日、北朝鮮の平壌を訪問した。国営ベルタ通信が報じた。30年以上、大統領として強権支配を続けるルカシェンコ氏の訪朝は初めて。訪問は26...

Aleksandr Lukashenko is visiting North Korea, his first visit as Belarusian president. The sides are signing a friendship agreement and pledging to increase cooperation in areas including agriculture. www.hokkaido-np.co.jp/article/1292...

З Днем Волi. Жыве Беларусь! ⬜️🟥⬜️

The best book on Russia-Ukraine? On structural, proximate, and contingent causes of war D’Anieri on history, security dilemmas, democratization and European divergence after 1991 In this post I want to share with you why I think Paul D’Anieri’s updated Ukraine and Russia: From Civiliz…

New blogpost:
why I think D’Anieri’s updated Ukraine and Russia: From Civilized Divorce to Uncivil War is the single best book you can read to understand the domestic and geopolitical causes of the current war.
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«Плошчы-2006» — 20 лет. Поговорили с участницей, одной из первых поставивших палатку в самом центре Минска «Выходить в центр Минска было невероятно страшно. Но именно преодоление собственного страха до сих пор вспоминается как невероятный прыжок с парашютом или полет на тарзанке».

20 years since street protests in Minsk failed to bring down Lukashenka 🇧🇾 news.zerkalo.io/life/123033.... And now the talk is Trump might invite him to Mar-a-Lago. Maybe Kolya and Barron could strike up a friendship? 🙄

Poetin lijkt te zoeken naar een goed moment om het lot van zijn oude maat Sjojgoe te bezegelen Rusland: Kan oud-minister van Defensie Sergej Sjojgoe zich nog redden? Die vraag houdt Rusland bezig na de arrestatie van zijn onderminister Roeslan Tsalikov, die wordt verdacht van het runnen van een...

Kan de in ongenade gevallen oud-oorlogsminister Sergej Sjojgoe zich nog redden, of gaat hij het lot van zijn vertrouwelingen achterna? Met bessen plukken is het in ieder geval gedaan www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/...

“Only worried about the internet?” Belarusians mock Russians relocating to escape censorship Amid Russia's blocking of the internet and certain social networks and messengers, news has emerged that Russians have become actively interested in moving to Belarus. This has sparked a strong reacti...

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Taras Shevchenko, Ukrainian poet and national hero Shevchenko’s enduring presence across Ukraine underscores that at the heart of modern Ukrainian identity lies a poet.

The 19th-century poet and artist Taras Shevchenko was born on March 9, 1814.

His life is defined by his long struggle against injustice. Born a serf and only freed at almost 30 years of age, he faced arrest and exile for his works of art that have shaped the modern Ukrainian identity.

New Dutch prime minister visits Kyiv two weeks after taking office Zelensky said that he and the Dutch leader had discussed investments in arms production, its possible scope, and the licensing of weapons.

⚡️New Dutch prime minister visits Kyiv two weeks after taking office.

Rob Jetten, the newly appointed prime minister of the Netherlands, paid his first official visit to Ukraine on March 8. 

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Premier Jetten in Oekraïne op bezoek bij president Zelensky Kort na zijn aantreden beloofde Jetten al aan Zelensky dat hij snel op bezoek zou komen.

Premier Jetten in Oekraïne op bezoek bij president Zelensky

🎥 The recording of our recent @chathamhouse.org #BelarusInitiative webinar “What lies ahead for Belarus?” chaired by Orysia Lutsevych and featuring Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski & political activist Maria Kalesnikava is available in full at: www.chathamhouse.org/events/all/s...

President Zelensky houdt toespraak vanuit bunker: 'Vier jaar geleden begon Poetin zijn driedaagse oorlog' Precies vier jaar geleden lanceerde Rusland een grote aanval op heel Oekraïne. In een videotoespraak laat president Zelensky vandaag de bunker zien waar hij de eerste dagen van de oorlog doorbracht, e...

President Zelensky houdt toespraak vanuit bunker: 'Vier jaar geleden begon Poetin zijn driedaagse oorlog'

And there he is.
Ten years younger than Macron.
A political prodigy who led his party at 31.
Climate minister at 35
Former pacer for Olympic marathon winner Sifan Hassan.
History of heart trouble.
A gay man, engaged to a 28 yr old Argentinian hockey player.
And now Prime Minister of the Netherlands.

Why is Ukraine extending a hand to the Belarusian opposition-in-exile? RAAM – op Rusland, Oekraïne en Belarus. Platform voor kennis, analyse en debat.

The risk posed by Lukashenko today looks very different. @shraibman.bsky.social writes for @ceip-politika.bsky.social that the threat of Belarus entering the war appears increasingly illusory. Ukraine’s ability to strike any point in Belarus gives Kyiv confidence.

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‘You can’t progress without a struggle’: Ukrainian sumo star Aonishiki on the next step, and life back home The 21-year-old, who is close to becoming the first European yokozuna or grand champion in Japan, is motivated by messages from his war-torn home

‘You can’t progress without a struggle’: Ukrainian sumo star Aonishiki on the next step, and life back home

Putin invited to join Trump's new Gaza Peace Board, Kremlin claims Moscow is currently studying the proposal, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told reporters, according to state news agency TASS.

⚡️ Update: Trump invites Lukashenko to join Gaza Peace Board, Minsk claims.

"The proposal has been conveyed to (Alexander Lukashenko) and received positively," said Belarusian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Ruslan Varankov, according to Belta.

Могут ли США поступить с Лукашенко так, как с Мадуро? Спросили у политического аналитика «Если не будет как-то американским интересам соответствовать, они могут нажимать».

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