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Geopolitics Ukraine Winter

Belarus: Even Allies Start To Fear Moscow’s Ambitions

Putin and Lukashenko earlier this year.
Putin and Lukashenko earlier this year. kremlin.ru

Though Belarus is part of a Customs Union with Russia and Kazakhstan, it is cooling toward Moscow. As Minsk hosts Russia-Ukraine talks, much is at stake in the old Soviet orbit.

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Economy Geopolitics

The Straw Man Of Russia’s Western Food Embargo

Belarusian President Lukashenko, Kazakh President Nazarbayev and Russian President Putin in Astana in May
Belarusian President Lukashenko, Kazakh President Nazarbayev and Russian President Putin in Astana in May Lu Jingli/ZUMA

Russia may be officially forbidding Western food on grocery shelves, but facing skyrocketing prices and shortages, it’s allowing Belarus and Kazakhstan to act as intermediaries.

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