Paul Hansbury
BELARUS NOTES #8: TROOPS ON THE UKRAINE BORDER
Interpreting a recent escalation along the Belarus-Ukraine border. Is there anything for Ukraine to worry about?
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Paul Hansbury
Jul 215 min
BELARUS NOTES #7: MINSK AND SHANGHAI
Belarus is the first European state to join the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation; Lukashenka's 30 years; and Tsikhanouskaya visits the UK.
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Paul Hansbury
Apr 27 min
THE BRUTALISATION OF RUSSIA
A few remarks on last month's terrorist attack in Moscow. The treatment of the four suspects is part of the brutalisation of Russia.
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Paul Hansbury
Mar 36 min
BELARUS NOTES #6: THE NO VOTE
A few notes on last weekend's elections in Belarus, and some Belarus-related events I've been involved in this past week.
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Paul Hansbury
Nov 18, 20235 min
BELARUS NOTES #5: TO HAVE AND HAVE NOT
A recent decree will make many Belarusians stateless. The opposition is trying to convince others its New Belarus passport is the solution.
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Paul Hansbury
Aug 24, 20235 min
PRIGOZHIN’S DEATH: THE BELARUS ANGLE
After Yevgeny Prigozhin’s mercenaries marched on Moscow in late June, and then dramatically backed down, one thing was clear – there was...
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Paul Hansbury
Jul 10, 202310 min
LUKASHENKA AND THE PRIGOZHIN MUTINY
One man unexpectedly came out of last month’s spectacle rather well: Belarus’s dictator, Alyaksandr Lukashenka. What was his role, really?
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Paul Hansbury
May 30, 20236 min
BELARUS NOTES #3: SUCCESSION
Speculation surrounded Alyaksandr Lukashenka’s recent disappearance from public. After a six-day absence, he reappeared scrubbed and...
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Paul Hansbury
May 15, 20233 min
BELARUS NOTES #2: LUKASHENKA'S HEALTH
I’m resisting a click-bait worthy title. BNE Intellinews has gone with the bold: ‘Is Lukashenko Dead?’ Like most people commenting on...
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Paul Hansbury
Mar 31, 20236 min
BELARUS NOTES #1: NUKES
Last weekend Vladimir Putin announced that Russia will move tactical nuclear weapons (TNWs) to Belarusian territory. Meanwhile,...
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