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Why so little internet in Ukraine?

March 11, 2010

Why do only 10% of Ukrainians have internet access when more than 33% of their Belarussian neighbours have access?

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Cartoon: Berlusconi in Belarus, Lovestruck Lukashenko

February 3, 2010

Berlusconi visits Belarus, and a lovestruck Lukashenko.

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Russia to cut off gas to Belarus – again

August 2, 2007

Russia’s Gazprom are to cut off gas to Belarus, in a row over unpaid bills.  According to Gazprom, Belarus are more than $450 million behind in payments, and so they are left with no choice but to cut supplies by 45% from Friday (August 3rd).
As this cutoff seems to be related to Belarus’ reluctance, or [...]

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Lukashenko: Russia’s ally or sponge?

January 16, 2007

Award for slightly odd headline of the week has to go to RIA Novosti author Andrei Suzdaltsev for his opinion piece on the gloomy future prospects for Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko:
Lukashenko: Russia’s ally or sponge?
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How the Belarus oil story has grown

January 9, 2007

I picked up some incoming traffic from Matthew Yglesias’ blog today. Wondering what was going on, I wondered over to his site, to find the following story about the Russian decision to shut down the flow of oil through Belarus:
All of Europe gets cut off from crude oil supplies, apparently.
His source is the New York [...]

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Oil wars

January 8, 2007

It looks as though Russia’s neighbours have made a New Year’s resolution for 2007 – to demonstrate to Russia that they too can flex their energy muscles. In the past few days:

Belarus have slapped a tax on Russian oil transiting Belarus, and siphoning off Transneft’s oil to pay for it.  In response, Transneft have shut [...]

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Belarus reaches last minute deal with Russia over gas price

January 2, 2007

Just minutes before Gazprom implemented their threat to cut of gas supplies to Belarus, a deal was reached to secure gas deliveries until 2011.
Under the terms of the deal, Belarus will pay $100 per thousand cubic metres this year, but the price will steadily rise until it reaches around $250 per thousand cubic metres in [...]

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EU president speaks out on Russia and Belarus

December 19, 2006

Finland holds the rotating EU presidency at the moment and Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen has used his outgoing speech to make clear his feelings about relations with Russia:
I am not altogether sure that Russia is heading in the right direction. We need to see a firmer commitment to democracy, the rule of law and the [...]

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Belarus-Russia relations sour over gas deal

December 18, 2006

It looks as if relations between Belarus and Russia are becoming increasingly strained, as reports come through that no agreement has been reached on the future of gas prices. 
Although there has been no official announement yet on the outcome of the talks, Reuters are reporting that the talks went so badly that Lukashenko decided to skip [...]

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London walk for democracy in Belarus

September 25, 2005

Volodymyr Campaign are organising a walk in London, as a part of their call for democracy in Belarus:
At the suggestion of Students for Global Democracy, who are organising the walks worldwide, the overall length of the walk will be approximately 12 km to symbolise the 12 years Lukashenka has been in power. If you don’t [...]

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Belarus, Russia involved in Ivory Coast sanctions busting?

July 18, 2005

Despite an international arms embargo affecting both government and rebel forces, it appears that military equipment from the Former Soviet Union is still managing to make its way into the Ivory Coast, the Telegraph reports:
Gen Fall, who commands 6,000 troops, said there was evidence to suggest that the vehicles, which had been ordered by Ivory [...]

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Union?

April 11, 2005

Following last week’s meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, many observers – myself included – chose to make fun of the way in which Lukashenko related or, rather, did not relate to Putin’s pet labrador. But perhaps more was agreed at their meeting than we originally thought..
Pavel Felgenhauer [...]

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Democracy for Belarus

April 7, 2005

It’s 3:40am and I can’t sleep.  So, what better to do than read Publius Pundit? 
Belarus is the latest country in Robert’s sights, and this is just a part of what he has to say:
Regardless of Russian assistance, I’m setting at maximum September 2006 the date of Belarus’ revolution, the time of their next presidential [...]

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Putin and his pets

April 5, 2005

Vladimir Putin and his dog met with Belarussian President Lukashenko on Monday.  Here is how Kommersant reported their elaborately staged press conference:
The three main heroes – Vladimir Putin, Aleksandr Lukashenko, and Koni the Labrador [the Putin family dog] – entered the room a few minutes later. The president of Belarus did his best to get [...]

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Protest violently broken up in Minsk

March 26, 2005

An opposition protest in Minsk yesterday was broken up by truncheon wielding police. 
Showing he will not tolerate demonstrations like those that drove the presidents of Georgia, Ukraine and now Kyrgyzstan from power, [President] Lukashenko sent police into the streets Friday to disperse an estimated 1,000 protesters who chanted “Down with Lukashenko!” and “Long [...]

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