When Russia annexed Ukraine's Crimea region, Belarusan President Alexander Lukashenko began trying to loosen his close ties with Moscow, fearing his country would be the next target.
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Uladzimir Matskevich: No nation is exclusively heroic or exclusively felonious
The scandal around Svetlana Alexievich’s statements, including a statement of the Polish Foreign Ministry is an attempt to make a mountain out of a molehill.
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Uladzimir Matskevich: The EU is satisfied with Belarus as a buffer state between West and East
Belarus in a preserved status can be endured for quite a long time and sometimes even be given money so that it is quiet, without revolutions and chaos.
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Andrei Yahorau: The referendum in the UK left European elite with no illusions
Eurosceptics will have enough energy to initiate referendums on leaving the European Union; but they won’t win them.
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Uladzimir Matskevich: Britain's voice may be even stronger in result of its exit from the EU
The public opinion in the UK could swing the other way, when the real benefits and losses from the Brexit will be counted.
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Andrei Yahorau: “EuroBelarus” is able to mobilize civil society to address Belarus’ problems
The new Head of Board of the organization is ready to fight for the further politicization of “EuroBelarus” and the Belarusan National Platform of the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum.
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Uladzimir Matskevich: Russia exerts complex pressure on Belarus in every direction
With the deterioration of the situation in the Russian economy the pressure on Belarus will only intensify.
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Ulad Vialichka: Ukraine and Georgia deserve a visa-free regime with the EU
A delay in granting a visa-free regime will cause a significant blow to the pro-European forces not only in Ukraine and Georgia, but also in all the countries of the Eastern Partnership.
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Uladzimir Matskevich: We can create a National University, but only if all our elites start a dialogue
And it’s only possible to create a National University in one’s mother country; immigration doesn’t contribute to nation-building.
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Uladzimir Matskevich: I'm afraid that Nadiya Savchenko was too fast with her presidential ambitions
Savchenko’s attempts to oppose Poroshenko right now, not at the forthcoming elections, will only be beneficial for Kremlin.
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From farewell to a new Eastern policy and towards a new development
Poland and Germany were both initiators and drivers of a New Eastern policy linked to the Eastern neighborhood and Russia/Soviet Union.