Lukashenka’s victory in the recent Belarusian elections is likely to draw the country closer to Russiaby Vladimir Kozlov MOSCOW–During his ultimately successful campaign for Belarusian president, Alyaksandr Lukashenka made no secret of his intent to press ahead to solidify a Belarusian union with Russia. And for their part of the bargain, Russia’s leaders implicitly supported Lukashenka during the last month […]

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