Belarus Between East and West

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko with Russian President Vladimir Putin at a joint press conference in Moscow, February 18, 2022. Sputnik/Sergey Guneev/Kremlin via REUTERS . By Abby Poprocki ‘28 In September 2025, Belarus unexpectedly released fifty-two political prisoners , including foreign nationals, marking the most significant effort by Minsk to thaw tensions with the West in years.…