Belarus

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko opens an arts festival July 10
July 24, 2009 1617 GMT
Minsk is using the West for leverage in its ongoing struggle with Moscow. [more]
Russian President Dmitri Medvedev (R) shakes hands with Moldovan President Vladimir Voronin (L) at the Kremlin on June 22
Russia is using the current global recession to further its geopolitical interests. [more]
Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko
June 23, 2009 1939 GMT
The presence of a Belarusian representative at an otherwise routine meeting indicates Belarus' mood toward Russia. [more]
photo: presidents of CSTO
Despite the typical disagreements, the CSTO is concerned about the situation in Afghanistan. [more]
Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev (L) and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin
The three former Soviet states are deeply integrated with each other and can proceed just fine with or without the World Trade Organization. [more]
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