• The Peace Talks – Tomorrow in Minsk, Belarusian President Aleksander Lukashenko hosts peace talks between the Ukrainian government and the terrorists in the Donbass. Lukashenko, while largely towing the Kremlin’s line, understands that if Ukraine can be dismembered by Russia, then Belarus which is ¼ the size of Ukraine – can too (and under the same guise of protecting the ethnic Russian population).
Russia's War Against Ukraine
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Brian Mefford: An update on key issues in Ukrainian politics
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko hosts peace talks between the Ukrainian government and the terrorists in the Donbass. Even if they fail, Lukashenko has positioned himself as a peacemaker and broker between Russia and European interests.
Editor's Note: An update on key issues in Ukrainian politics by Brian Mefford, a business and political consultant who is based in Kyiv, Ukraine. Named by the Kyiv Post Newspaper as one of the 20 "Most Influential Expats in Ukraine", Mefford has lived and worked in Eastern Europe continuously for more than 15 years.
