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Lukashenka has made it clear he believes Russia is using oil and gas as weapons to bend him to its will and said two weeks ago that the Belarusian nation would 'eat him alive' if…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB250594
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Belarus is facing pressure from Moscow to direct exports from its refineries through Russian rather than Latvian and Lithuanian ports. Moscow has the upper hand as it provides a…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB224843
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High-level negotiations have failed to produce an agreement on the price Belarus pays for oil, and it is increasingly apparent that Moscow is leveraging the issue to force Minsk…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB241141
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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
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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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Prospects for substantive unification between Russia and Belarus.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB245879
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In recent months, Lukashenka has repeatedly argued that Moscow is working to unseat him at the August 9 polls. A trade and debt deal last month made progress on important energy…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB254393
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The summit appeared to mark a significant step forward: as at previous meetings, the two leaders said the 'road maps' to integration were more or less complete, even though they…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB264262
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BELARUS/RUSSIA: Oil supply halt pressures Minsk
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES249768
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BELARUS/RUSSIA: Minsk may get good energy deal