poroshenko
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Failure of Minsk-2 and the Belarusian Presidential Election
Belarusian president Aliaksandr Lukashenka’s role as a mediator in the conflict in Ukraine has received high praise from European officials and partially ended the isolation of the republic. Recently the government has taken part in several high-level events, most...
18 July 2014
The Split Between Belarusian Elites and Society on Ukraine Widens
On 17 July, Belarusian state media tried to strike a balance between Russia and Ukraine's respective positions when reporting on the MH17 crash. Russian media clearly stated that it was Ukraine which had shot down the plane and the majority...
29 May 2014
Poroshenko and Lukashenka: Will the Ukrainian President Defend Belarus in the West?
On 26 May the future President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko stated that Belarus and his country can cooperate to help Lukashenka take steps towards establishing a democracy. Poroshenko also said that Lukashenka could consider him...
