Radical Sanctions on Belarus Will Not Push Minsk Into Moscow’s Arms, Russian Experts Argue (Paul Globe, The Jamestown Foundation)

September 29, 2021

Angered by Alyaksandr Lukashenka’s repressive moves and desirous of being on the right side of history, Western governments have imposed increasingly tough sanctions on Belarus (see EDM, May 18, June 30, August 10). But to a remarkable degree, they have restrained from taking even harsher actions because of fears that such moves would drive Belarus further into the arms of the Kremlin (see EDM, September 8; Biznes Alert, June 21; Euro Intelligence, May 29; RFE/RL, June 26). Those concerns are misplaced, Russian economist Vladislav Inozemtsev says, because of how Belarusians feel about Moscow and because of Russia’s implicit worries about what actually setting up a supranational union state with Belarus could lead to.

Radical Sanctions on Belarus Will Not Push Minsk Into Moscow’s Arms, Russian Experts Argue – Jamestown

Marco Emanuele

Marco Emanuele è appassionato di cultura della complessità, cultura della tecnologia e relazioni internazionali. Approfondisce il pensiero di Hannah Arendt, Edgar Morin, Raimon Panikkar. Marco ha insegnato Evoluzione della Democrazia e Totalitarismi, è l’editor di The Global Eye e scrive per The Science of Where Magazine. Marco Emanuele is passionate about complexity culture, technology culture and international relations. He delves into the thought of Hannah Arendt, Edgar Morin, Raimon Panikkar. He has taught Evolution of Democracy and Totalitarianisms. Marco is editor of The Global Eye and writes for The Science of Where Magazine.

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