Vilnius University Institute of International Relations and Political Science (IIRPS VU), Bimonthly Review no. 17. April-May, Belarus Research Network on Neighborhood Policy, 2025.
This bimonthly review summarises the main developments in Belarus from April to May 2025. It begins with an overview of military and security-related developments, with particular attention to the ongoing preparations for the Zapad 2025 military exercises. This is followed by updates on Belarus’s military cooperation with Russia, as well as with more geographically distant partners. The digest then turns to the continued deterioration of the human rights situation in Belarus, before presenting key developments concerning the Belarusian democratic forces and diaspora. The final sections cover recent shifts within the Belarusian government and provide an overview of trends in Belarusian economy.