The current political upheaval in Belarus does not center on geopolitics, but whatever the outcome of the protest movement, Moscow will have a say, and a stake, in the looming transition of power. The Kremlin’s negative drivers of influence are heavily undermining state cohesion and societal stability through a well-known set of tools.
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Mathieu Boulegue: Russia’s assets and liabilities in Belarus
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarus' President Alexander Lukashenko hold a meeting in Minsk on June 30, 2019.
