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Brian Whitmore: Lukashenko’s succession gambit — Kremlin capitulation or power play?

By Brian Whitmore.
Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) meets his Belarus' counterpart Alexander Lukashenko in Moscow on April 22, 2021.
Photo by AFP

Alyaksandr Lukashenka either just made a bold and brazen power play vis-a-vis Russia or he began laying the groundwork for Moscow’s ultimate takeover of Belarus. Whatever the truth is, the stakes are enormous.

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