Nearly two months after Belarus's contested
presidential election, Alexander Lukashenko continues to cling to power. This episode of the
Carnegie Moscow Center English-language podcast examines how the situation there may
unfold.
Podcast host Alexander
Gabuev is joined by Yevgeny Preigerman, founder and director of the Minsk Dialogue Council on
International Relations; Nataliya Vasilyeva, Moscow correspondent for The Telegraph; and Oksana
Antonenko, director of the Global Political Risk team at the UK-based Control Risk consultancy
and a member of the EU-Russia Expert Network on Foreign Policy (EUREN). They discuss the violent
crackdown on protests in Belarus and its consequences, Lukashenko's long-term prospects, whether
the opposition can possibly win, the role of Russia and the West in the ongoing protests, and
more.
This podcast is part of the "Russia-EU: Promoting
Informed Dialogue" project, supported by the EU Delegation to Russia. Oksana Antonenko
is one of the EU-Russia Expert Network on Foreign Policy (EUREN) core group
members.