Here are the 4 things you need to know about the two nations’ falling out. „итать

The Kremlin’s recent demand that Belarus integrate further with the Russian state in return for financial support has sparked concerns that Russia may annex its neighbor. „итать

Escort Anastasia Vashukevich released from Moscow jail amid speculation she may have cut a deal. „итать

Speculation that the merger of Russia and Belarus is just over the horizon has become so strident in recent weeks that top officials in both countries have made efforts to refute it. „итать

From Russia to Armenia to Belarus there has been a surge in online justice campaigns. And it’s making a difference. „итать

Belarus lifts a cap on the number of U.S. diplomats allowed in the country as Minsk looks west and spars with Moscow. „итать

Now and then Minsk gets the title of the city that one day may become Europe’s next Silicon Valley. And it happened again, London-based online magazine The Calvert Journal put it first on its list of Startup cities in 2019. „итать

As tensions between Minsk and Moscow spill out into the open, rumours multiply about Vladimir Putin's future plans for the small, Slavic nation on the edge of Europe. „итать

To retain power, he is positioning himself as the leader of a closer union between Russia and its dependent neighbor. „итать

In the nearly two decades that have passed since, nothing in Belarus has fundamentally changed at all. „итать