Belarus and Russia: turbulent relations
Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenka (left) and Vladimir Putin, President of Russia. © imago images / ITAR-TASS These winter months have been chaotic for relations between Minsk and Moscow. In early December 2019, Belarusian ambassador to Russia Uladzimir Semashka sparked controversy in Belarus with a speech at the Eurasian Economic Integration conference. He said that Minsk…