Ahead of a supposed meeting with a US special envoy, Lukashenka meets with a Russian governor and discusses the “fearlessness” of sanctions, while his cabinet itself bans beer from “unfriendly” countries. So should we expect the talks with the United States to lead to the release of political prisoners and an end to the repression? We asked political scientist Alina Kharysava.
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Regime survival over prisoner release: Kharysava on Lukashenka’s true priorities
