News archive on the topic "Bolkunets"

Intrigue is developing around the discussion of the Belarusian issue at the summit of the presidents of Russia and the United States. Joe Biden said at a press conference that he “shared his concerns,” to which Vladimir Putin said he had a different opinion. Approximately the same version was stated today in an interview with the liberal radio station “Echo of Moscow” by the press secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov. “Belarus is in no way one of the priorities...

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko planned to lead the Union State, but Vladimir Putin’s rise to power put an end to these dreams. Belarusian political scientist Dmitry Bolkunets said this, the PolitNavigator correspondent reports. He spoke about an incident that happened after the signing in 1997 of an agreement on the creation of the Union State of Russia and Belarus. “The agreement was signed on April 2, but the approval...

Having refused to participate in integration projects in the post-Soviet space, Ukraine found itself facing an economic catastrophe. Belarusian political scientist Dmitry Bolkunets said this, the PolitNavigator correspondent reports. According to him, the integration project of the Union State of Russia and Belarus, signed at one time, laid the foundation, the basis for the development of the Eurasian Economic Union. “It was planned that Ukraine would enter there, it was important...

Belarusian Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei, who is considered pro-Western, discussed with US State Department Adviser Derek Cholet the terms and conditions of negotiations between the Belarusian authorities and oppositionist Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, who fled to Vilnius. Aleksey Venediktov, editor-in-chief of the liberal radio station Ekho Moskvy, wrote about this on his Telegram channel, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “Negotiations between Lukashenko and the opposition will be conducted by the OSCE under the leadership of Sweden...

Russia will insist on the transit of Belarusian power through changes to the Constitution. This opinion, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports, was expressed by political scientist Dmitry Bolkunets in a conversation with Moskovsky Komsomolets. The publication asked what was behind yesterday’s words of Russian President Vladimir Putin, who called on the political forces of Belarus for a constructive dialogue. “Russia will insist on the position that Lukashenko voiced to Putin in Sochi...

The President of Belarus will not sign a package of integration agreements with Russia even now, when, during the internal political crisis, Old Man is trying to demonstrate complete loyalty to Moscow and desperately criticizes the West. Belarusian political scientist Dmitry Bolkunets stated this on the Pravda.ru YouTube channel, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “Obviously, he did not sign this and will not sign it. This project was born in the late 90s, when...

The detention of Belarusian presidential candidate Viktor Babariko is explained by the fear of the head of state Alexander Lukashenko. This opinion was expressed by Belarusian political scientist Viktor Bolkunets in an interview with Moskovsky Komsomolets. Belarusian political scientist Dmitry Bolkunets told MK about the fate of Babariko and the election campaign in Belarus. “This detention means Lukashenko’s recognition of the popularity of Viktor Babariko in Belarusian society. The President was afraid of a strong rival...

Belgazprombank, whose main shareholders are Gazprom and the Russian Gazprombank, will cease to exist if current President Alexander Lukashenko wins the upcoming elections in Belarus. Belarusian political scientist Dmitry Bolkunets stated this in an interview with Komsomolskaya Pravda, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “After the nomination of Babariko (former chairman of the board of Belgazprombank - ed.) to the presidency, the government of Belarus issued instructions to everyone...

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko had a fight with the West and Moscow, which causes dissatisfaction among the ruling Belarusian nomenklatura. This opinion is expressed in a commentary to Izvestia by Belarusian political expert and economist Dmitry Bolkunets. According to him, the current elections for Lukashenko are dangerous not by the intensification of the opposition, but by difficulties in relations with Russia. “The President had a fight with the West a long time ago, but now he can’t...

Even if the head of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko signs a document on creating a confederation with the Russian Federation, this does not mean at all that he will implement it. Deputy Dean of the Faculty of World Economy at the Higher School of Economics Andrey Suzdaltsev told the Moskovsky Komsomolets newspaper about this, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “Now he needs money, as he is going to be re-elected for another presidential term. The head of Belarus...