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Analyses |
| Kamil Kłysiński
On 9 August, the presidential elections in Belarus ended. According to the Central Election Commission (CEC), the turnout was 84.2%. The CEC also announced partial voting results based on the situation at 9am local time. In accordance…
Analyses |
| Kamil Kłysiński
The presidential elections in Belarus scheduled for 9 August are being held in extremely unfavourable conditions for the authorities. The reduction of Russian subsidies related to the dispute between Minsk and Moscow over further…
OSW Commentary |
| Sławomir Matuszak
On 28 April, President Volodymyr Zelensky signed the Act on introducing an agricultural land market in Ukraine. The document envisages that the moratorium on the sale of agricultural land will be partially lifted on 1 July 2021 and…
Analyses |
| Kamil Kłysiński
On 15th June Belarus’s central bank placed Belgazprombank (which is 99% owned by Russian shareholders) under temporary forced external supervision. The long-time chairman of the bank’s management board was Viktar Babaryka who is seeking to…
OSW Commentary |
| Tadeusz Iwański, Piotr Żochowski
The change of government in Ukraine in 2019 has boosted the political position of Arsen Avakov, the longest-serving interior minister in the history of independent Ukraine (he has been in five consecutive governments since February 2014).…
Analyses |
| Kamil Kłysiński
Since 21 May, the electoral committees for candidates in the presidential elections scheduled for 9 August have been collecting the signatures necessary to register formally. In Minsk, as well as in most large and medium-sized Belarusian…
Analyses |
| Szymon Kardaś, Kamil Kłysiński
On 15 May, Foreign Minister Uladzimir Makey announced that the US would start supplying Belarus with oil, with the first delivery to be made in June to the port in Klaipeda (Argus reports that this will be 90,000 tonnes) and then unloaded…
OSW Commentary |
| Tadeusz Iwański, Sławomir Matuszak, Krzysztof Nieczypor, Piotr Żochowski
20th May marked the end of Volodymyr Zelensky first year as President of Ukraine. Thanks to the clear victory of his Servant of the People party in the snap parliamentary election held in July 2019 and the establishment of the government…
OSW Report |
| Wojciech Konończuk
As a result of the changes of borders in the 20th century, a large proportion of Poland’s cultural heritage found itself on the territory of present-day Belarus and Ukraine. Over the centuries, many cultural goods were created on the…
Analyses |
| Kamil Całus
On 23 April, the Moldovan parliament ratified the agreement signed on 17 April whereby Russia granted the country a loan of €200 million. These funds are intended to support the budget and implement infrastructure projects. Pursuant to the…