Only a miracle can save Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko from being overthrown. Nationwide strikes and mass protests have weakened the 66-year-old leader, who still has a certain legitimacy...
Russia and the West – partners and rivals at the same time – seem to have the same short-term policy regarding Belarus. According to Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, the Kremlin and...
The Normandy Four (Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France) diplomats have yet again failed to reach a compromise over the Donbass conflict that erupted in 2014. After their meeting in Berlin last week,...
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko is expected to easily win the presidential election scheduled for August 9, especially now that all key opposition candidates are behind bars. Last week,...
Russia has had a very low number of COVID-19 deaths, but many of its officials have been infected with the novel coronavirus. Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin was diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2 back in...
In the popular tradition of the sea, a captain is required to stay on a sinking ship until all the passengers have been safely evacuated. In Russia, where the economy is sinking due to the collapse...
The coronavirus pandemic will undoubtedly cause a global recession. That, however, does not mean all countries will be hit equally. Nations that manage to preserve at least some form of sovereignty...
A United Nations (UN) panel has, for the first time, accused Russia of being responsible for war crimes for indiscriminate bombing of civilian areas, it was revealed on 2 March. The UN report from...
Vladimir Putin will likely keep affecting Russian political life after 2024 when his presidential term ends. The government commission in Moscow is working on constitutional reform that the...
Ukraine, which is de facto at war with Russia, got a five-year gas transit contract with Russian energy giant Gazprom, and will likely get a 25 percent discount for direct supplies of Russian natural...
