The Revolving Door: Political Prisoners as Diplomatic Currency in Lukashenka’s Belarus
Author: Jim Hamilton July 9, 2026 President of Belarus Alyaksandr Lukashenka. [Image credit: Serge Serebro, Vitebsk Popular News, via Wikimedia Commons] Introduction On March 19, 2026, the Belarusian…
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