Alexander Lukashenko Gets Ready to Rumble With Russia
The recent capture of thirty-two of Moscow’s mercenaries gives the Belarusian leader at least some leverage in future talks with his Russian counterpart.
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Russia Reform Monitor No. 2404
Russian religious news channel removed from YouTube;
Wagner mercenaries arrested in Belarus;
Russian COVID-19 shot to be ready in August;
Another American sentenced
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U.S. sanctions top PRC official over Muslim abuses;
...so China sanctions U.S. lawmakers
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Iran illegally fishes of Somali coast;
French oil multinational secures gas project in Mozambique;
Egyptian hackers target Ethiopian government over GERD;
Sudan's government secures foreign aid