Maidan witnessed an attempt to get rid of a mediator — the state — between life and man. It was a start of a new world. But Donbas doesn’t accept it and, likewise Russia, wants to get off with it.
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Uladzimir Matskevich: Kremlin will be doing everything to avert suspicions of killing Nemtsov
Nemtsov was one of those potential opposition leaders, who were able to give direction to the chaotic movement. And that is why he posed threat to the Kremlin regime.
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Andrei Yahorau: Europeans are probing how the official Minsk understands geopolitical context
Belarus is now going through the pilgrimage of European officials. What are its aims and what these visits can lead to?
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Uladzimir Matskevich: The war in Donbas is a question of life and death for Putin
As long as the Putin’s regime has resources, the threat of the World War III remains. The West should introduce real sanctions, help Ukraine modernize its army, and support it with armory.
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Elena Tonkacheva: I will have enough work with Belarus in Vilnius as well
Well, the forced move to Vilnius will somehow complicate the human rights work of the head of the Legal Transformation Center (Lawtrend); however, it wouldn’t be complicated to the degree the authorities want it.
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Uladzimir Matskevich: The defeated party in Minsk negotiations of Normandy Four is still Russia
The behavior of the Belarusan leader indirectly witnesses that Putin’s time is coming to an end and Russia is coming off second-best.
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Ulad Vialichka: The one who benefited most from the Normandy Four negotiations was Lukashenko
Ukraine can’t combine hostilities with the active phase of reforms — without diminishing the conflict it looks like a war on two fronts.
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Andrei Yahorau: Russia needs a frozen or even a smouldering conflict at the east of Ukraine
Minsk negotiations can be the first step to peace, after which concrete actions will follow: ceasefire, removal of military propaganda, i.e. successive implementation of agreements.
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Andrei Yahorau: The EU won’t go back on its demands towards Belarusan authorities
Without the release of political prisoners and shifts in providing freedoms of the election process, there is no reason to expect considerable changes in relations between Minsk and the EU.
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Uladzimir Matskevich: After Minsk negotiations are disrupted the conflict will be resolved coercively
If a child or a criminal denies their clear guilt, they can only be put in their place by means of force.
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Andrei Yahorau — Al Jazeera: “Lukashenko is irresponsible”
He said Belarus would likely face economic tightening not only as a result of the coronavirus pandemic but also a Russian trade oil crisis that worsened this past winter.