Belarus in crisis from domestic unrest to the Russia-Ukraine war Hansbury, Paul creator author. text bibliography Electronic books. History enk 2023 2023 monographic eng remote 1 online resource. In 2020, mass anti-government protests erupted across Belarus. The brutal crackdown that followed shocked the international community: the authorities arrested tens of thousands of citizens, shut down independent media and NGOs, and fomented a migrant crisis on the European Union's border. But where many thought Belarus's dictator, Alyaksandr Lukashenka, would fall, he instead turned to Moscow for support, intensifying repression. Many of his opponents fled the country. Then, in February 2022, Belarus provided a staging area for Russia's invasion of Ukraine, allowing troops and missile systems to be based on its territory as large-scale war returned to Eastern Europe once again. Many outsiders now view Belarus as little more than a Russian military district, rather than a sovereign country. Paul Hansbury offers a wide-ranging account of these two related crises. specialized Paul Hansbury. Includes bibliographical references and index. Belarus History 1991- Belarus Politics and government 1991- Belarus Relations Ukraine Belarus Social conditions 1991- Ukraine Relations Belarus Biélorussie Histoire 1991- Biélorussie Politique et gouvernement 1991- Biélorussie Conditions sociales 1991- International Relations POLITICAL SCIENCE International relations Politics and government Social conditions Belarus Ukraine European history History Since 1991 fast DK507.8 .H367 2023 947.8086 Belarus in crisis Hansbury, Paul. London : Hurst & Company, 2023 (OCoLC)1346618323 9781787389380 (hbk.) 9781805260912 180526091X 9780197756386 0197756387 9780197747704 http://proxy.library.tamu.edu/login?url=https://academic.oup.com/book/49395 UKAHL 221013 20260318165525.8 in00005698286 eng