two relatively small states (Belarus and Ukraine) and their much larger neighbor (Russia). It contrasts Russia …, how is the global crisis, especially in terms of its effects on energy markets, affecting Belarus’s and Ukraine …

international actors (namely the European Union (EU) and Russia) can explain the persistence of the authoritarian regime in Belarus …. The findings suggest that in the background of the great power competition that has played out in Belarus, EU's efforts to … significant Russian influence. Apart from the absence of substantial linkages between Belarus and the EU, such factors as Russia …