The weaker the Belarusian economy grows, the more political difficulties Lukashenko will have to contend with.
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Katia Glod: Belarus’s neglected economy may yet bite Lukashenko’s regime
Belarus' President Alexander Lukashenko addresses employees of the Minsk Wheel Tractor Plant (MZKT), in Minsk, on Aug. 17, 2020. Lukashenko met with workers at the plant and downplayed the protests, saying that in general factories were working.
