All trends
Belarus-Russia relations
Russia keeps cards under the table
August 3 – August 9
The Belarusian-Russian alliance: a new twist
July 27 – August 2
Autocracy International: an alliance without benefits
July 20 – July 26
Eurasian integration as an inevitable destination
July 13 – July 19
Minsk and Moscow: a distance friendship
July 6 – July 12
Minsk and Moscow nibble around
June 29 – July 5
What Belarusian and Russian presidents need to talk about?
June 22 – June 28
“Masters of puppets” do not force developments
June 15 – June 21
Belarus wants Gazprom to waive her debts and offers ‘guarantees’
June 8 – June 14
The silence of the Kremlin: integration, forward!
June 1 – June 7
Long term contract: how to accumulate debt at low gas prices
May 25 – May 31
The Eurasian Economic Union: a strategy without a plan
May 18 – May 24
The Belarusian NPP is on the cusp of launching operations
May 11 – May 17
Belarus held a massive military V-Day parade; Lukashenka persistently interferes with Russian domestic politics
May 4 – May 10
Belarus prepares for alternative oil supplies; the terms of nuclear power plant loan repayment may be readjusted
April 27 – May 3
The struggle for independence from Russia as a primary appeal to voters before the elections
April 20 – April 26
Further escalation in Belarusian-Russian relations
April 13 – April 19
Still no clarity about oil deliveries to Belarus
April 6 – April 12
Belarus’ communication with the West sharply decreased
April 6 – April 12
Russian companies may supply up to 2 million tons of oil in April
March 30 – April 5
Russia has further tightened border control at the Belarusian-Russian border; so far, there are no significant oil contracts with Russian suppliers in April
March 23 – March 29
The gap between Belarus and Russia has further widened
March 16 – March 22
The Prime Ministers’ meeting did not lead to an oil agreement; Belarus has presented plans to develop the EEU
March 9 – March 15
Alternative oil supplies and infrastructure projects
March 2 – March 8
Belarus-Russia: still pending oil agreement as bilateral conflict persists
February 24 – March 1
Belarus and Russia have moved towards an agreement by March
February 17 – February 23
Fresh strain in Belarus’ relations with Russia
February 10 – February 16
Sochi meeting: bilateral rapprochement without a breakthrough
February 3 – February 9
Belarus-Russia: governments resume negotiations, no progress in resolving conflict matters
January 27 – February 2
Belarus and Russia: not ready for a compromise
January 20 – January 26
The announced redistribution of powers in Russia is likely to devalue the Union State for it
January 13 – January 19
2019 Review: heightened conflict amidst new attempts to enforce “deeper integration”
January 6 – January 12
Belarus and Russia continue the movement towards a temporary compromise instead of a “major deal”
December 16 – December 22
Belarus and Russia are moving towards a temporary compromise instead of a “major deal”
December 9 – December 15
Decisions on deeper integration and terms of economic cooperation postponed
December 2 – December 8
Belarus and Russia: paving the path to a compromise on key cooperation issues
November 25 – December 1
Rumas-Medvedev: a cautious move towards a compromise; the Russian Foreign Ministry supported Belarus’ authorities on the issue of the election
November 18 – November 24