Belarusian Compass: East, West, Past, Present | How We Got Here

Belarus’s complicity in the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine has noticeably strengthened ties between Minsk and Moscow and brought their alliance one step closer to full integration.
Prior to 2020, Belarus was still considered to be a relatively open, albeit highly centralized, middle-income economy, noted for its IT industry. It also participated in the EU's Eastern Partnership and was well on its way to joining the World Trade Organization.
However, Lukashenko’s actions and the resulting Western sanctions have isolated Belarus’ market and increased its dependence on Russia. Meanwhile, thousands of valuable companies and workers have left Belarus.
In September 2023, the EU called on the International Criminal Court to indict and arrest Lukashenko for war crimes he allegedly committed during the war in Ukraine.
How did Lukashenko become Putin's hostage? How did Belarus end up in Russia's sphere of influence? Join Jan Darasz and his guest: Anatol Kotau - political scientist, member of the Temporary Council of the Forum of Democratic Forces of Belarus on How We Got Here to learn more.
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Interesting, it makes sense but I didn't realise Russia was pushing the 'western' side of Belarus out by forcing more of the eastern side (more Russia-focused) in towards them. I hope Belarus will get its freedom back soon & God bless the Belarussians fighting for Ukraine & their own soverignty. Apt observation that Russia is trying to destroy Ukraine through war, while it tried to destroy Belarus through more subtle ways (as its attempted to do in Ukraine, but failed, e.g. moving in Russian populations, discouraging local languages etc).

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They did the same in Ukraine. They started the war, because it did not work.

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