Recent reports that Russia and Belarus are planning to hold a record number of joint military exercises this year are more than just the latest sign that Aleksander Lukashenko is retreating deeply into the Kremlin’s embrace.
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A member of the Belarus diaspora holds a placard depicting Belarusian President Aleksander Lukashenko (R) and Russian President Vladimir Putin during a rally supporting International Solidarity Day With Belarus in the center of Kyiv on Feb. 7, 2021.
