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1 – 10 of 20A glut of Ukrainian agricultural products has driven down prices in neighbouring countries, prompting several governments to impose unilateral import bans. Protests by Polish…
A meeting between President Alexander Lukashenka and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in early April appeared to resolve multiple disputes and set their countries back on a…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB220942
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Western states have refocused attention on Belarus in the wake of the Ryanair plane diversion, and Lukashenka has responded with increasing hostility.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB261918
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Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the complex fallout for its neighbours have aggravated chronic hardship in Kyrgyzstan just as the country was recovering from the COVID-19…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB271226
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The less than democratic nature of the vote resembled the practices of Tokayev's predecessor Nursultan Nazarbayev, despite promises of a break with the past. His programme for a…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB274162
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In a bid to quell the protests, President Serzh Sargsyan has announced that the government will subsidise the increase until the completion of an independent audit into the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB200911
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This completes the handover of Armenian-held territories around Nagorno-Karabakh, in a deal signed by Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. The agreement amounts to a defeat…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB257924
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The authorities went ahead with the arrest of Nika Melia, leader of the opposition United National Movement (UNM), on February 23 even after the prime minister resigned in…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB260118
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Belarus is defying Russia with varying success. It has scored a win by securing aircraft purchases rather than handing over air bases, but is hamstrung by oil and gas disputes…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB218501
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Belarus's leadership is navigating carefully between Russia and the EU, avoiding alignment with Moscow against the West and exploring ways of engaging Europe on trade. Cautious…