Experts from ISW warn about the consequences of Russian actions in Belarus for the U.S., NATO, and Ukraine. "Russia's efforts aim at the de facto annexation of Belarus," it reads. Analysts from ...

Lukashenko’s paranoia has only deepened as he becomes increasingly dependent on Russia, allowing Belarus to serve as a launching pad for Moscow’s war on Ukraine. According to the Institute for the ...

It borders Belarus to the north ... 2014 invasion and Crimea annexation Russian forces invaded Ukraine in 2014, seizing Crimea, a peninsula extending from its southern coast.