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Analyses | | Piotr Żochowski

Belarus a police state in action

Over 20,000 people took to the streets of Minsk on 15 November, chanting the slogan ‘I’m leaving’. The public reaction to the death of Raman Bandarenka triggered greater involvement from protesters when compared to last week. He was beaten…
Analyses | | Piotr Żochowski

The Belarusian deadlock Another week of protests

Mass protests were seen again on 20 September in Minsk. Around 100,000 people participated in them. Several thousand people also took to the streets of oblast capital cities (including Hrodna, Brest and Homel) and regional capital cities (…
Analyses | | Katarzyna Chawryło, Piotr Żochowski

Putin and Lukashenka met in Sochi no settlement has been reached

Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Alyaksandr Lukashenka on 14 September in Sochi. The face-to-face conversation concerned the strengthening of Russian-Belarusian relations as part of the Union State, economic co-operation, and…
Analyses | | Piotr Żochowski

Lukashenka versus the public the power play continues

Mass anti-regime protests were seen again on 13 September in Belarus; this time under the banner of the Heroes' March. About 100,000 people took to the streets in Minsk. Law enforcement forces used stun grenades several times and fired…
Analyses | | Piotr Żochowski

Belarus is about to begin the second month of protests

More anti-regime demonstrations were seen in Belarus on 6 September. According to various estimates, up to 100,000 people protested in Minsk. Rallies with attendances in the thousands were also held in major regional capital cities (the…
OSW Commentary | | Jadwiga Rogoża, Katarzyna Chawryło, Piotr Żochowski

A friend in need Russia on the protests in Belarus

Due to the dynamic and surprising development of events in Belarus, Russia’s previous tactic –weakening Alyaksandr Lukashenka’s position in order to force further integration with Russia – has had to change.
Analyses | | Kamil Kłysiński, Jan Strzelecki, Piotr Żochowski

Russias controversial ambassador in Minsk is dismissed

On 30 April, Russia’s president Vladimir Putin dismissed Mikhail Babich from the position of ambassador in Minsk and replaced him with Dmitry Mezentsev, a member of the upper house of the Russian parliament. Babich had acted in the…
Analyses | | Kamil Kłysiński, Piotr Żochowski

Alyaksandr Lukashenka sharpens his rhetoric towards the West

President Alyaksandr Lukashenka informed that the Belarusian prosecution authorities had detained a group of tens of people preparing for an armed provocation.
OSW Studies | | Kamil Kłysiński, Piotr Żochowski

The End Of The Myth of a brot herly Belarus Russian soft power in Belarus after 2014 the background and its manifestations

The Russian narrative on Belarus changed in 2014, when Russian expert circles and the government elite essentially redefined their perception of their Belarusian ally in the context of the conflict in Ukraine and the escalation of tensions…
Analyses | | Kamil Kłysiński, Piotr Żochowski

Lukashenka increases the role of the power ministries

In the past two months, the President of Belarus Alyaksandr Lukashenka has taken a number of steps to strengthen and modify the role of the power ministries in managing the state and enhancing the military factor in the functioning of…