All trends
Belarus-Russia relations
Belarus and Russia make no exceptions for each other where repressive laws are concerned
April 5 – April 11
Belarus is desperate for money
March 29 – April 4
A new ambassador and the Nuclear Power Plant with festive decorations
March 22 – March 28
Putin and Lukashenka’s Constitution
March 15 – March 21
Changing the guard
March 8 – March 14
Lukashenka seeks closer military cooperation with Russia
March 1 – March 7
Russia is prepared to offer military and legal assistance to the regime
February 22 – February 28
An anti-Western alliance instead of a transfer of power
February 15 – February 21
At the All Belarusian People’s Assembly: the flags of two states
February 8 – February 14
Coordination with Russia is intensifying in all spheres
February 1 – February 7
Russia expects to receive the first dividends from supporting Lukashenka
January 25 – January 31
Belarusian-Russian Friendship Day
January 18 – January 24
The price of a single unipolar policy
January 11 – January 17
Belarus has reduced its expectations regarding the alliance with Russia
January 4 – January 10
2020: Belarus and Russia relations increasingly look like internal, not international
January 4 – January 10
Belarus retains hopes for hyper-integration in the post-Soviet space
December 14 – December 20
Minsk and Moscow: different wavelength
December 7 – December 13
Russia: hard to get. Belarus: hard to get on with
November 30 – December 6
Moscow assesses Lukashenka policies as high risk and insists upon progress with constitutional reforms
November 23 – November 29
Belarus-Russia: no pain, no gain
November 16 – November 22
The Kremlin is watching Lukashenka fiddling with constitutional reforms
November 9 – November 15
The Kremlin has time on its side
November 2 – November 8
The Kremlin ushers Lukashenka towards constitutional reforms
October 26 – November 1
The Kremlin threatens Belarus’ constitutional sovereignty
October 19 – October 25
The Kremlin aims to share political risks
October 12 – October 18
The Eurasian Economic Union: four solos and no chorus
October 5 – October 11
The Kremlin to Minsk: hold on, aid is on the way
September 28 – October 4
The Kremlin only congratulates once
September 21 – September 27
The Kremlin support for the Belarusian strongman: “with a little help from my friend”
September 14 – September 20
The ‘younger brother’ is preparing for a Sochi visit
September 7 – September 13
The Kremlin edges towards a rescue deal
August 31 – September 6
The Belarusian roulette: The Kremlin makes a cautious bet
August 24 – August 30
Lukashenka attempts to drag Russia into domestic political confrontation; the latter sends in propaganda troops
August 17 – August 23
Will Russia directly intervene in Belarus?
August 10 – August 16
Russia keeps cards under the table
August 3 – August 9
The Belarusian-Russian alliance: a new twist
July 27 – August 2
Autocracy International: an alliance without benefits
July 20 – July 26