Vladimir Putin with President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko (R) and Speaker of the Council of the Republic of Belarus Mikhail Myasnikovich, via Office of Russian PresidentBESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,141, April 14, 2019
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Russia’s geopolitical projection has shifted over the past two decades. The country has tried to reverse its losses in Ukraine and the South Caucasus, but it is in Belarus that Moscow will most likely try to further extend its leverage to keep the EU and NATO at bay.
Russia has extended its geopolitical influence across three major vectors over the centuries: the western front (Eastern Europe, …read more