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Under Russia’s deepening shadow, Belarus tries to maintain its balancing act

16/03/2025 08:00 Washington Post

Belarus’s Lukashenko calls Putin his “elder brother,” but over his 30-year rule he’s balanced close ties to Moscow with keeping his country from being swallowed.

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13/03/2025 22:30 Washington Post
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