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what is PutlerĀ“s plan or plans ? does he has any realistic goals ? Its clear for everyone that Belarus will never become a region of Muscovite empire
"Putinās Term Limit Stirs Fears of a Takeover in Belarus
Russia is intensifying pressure on President Alexander Lukashenko to demonstrate his loyalty by accepting deeper integration in return for continued aid. Thatās fueling fears in Belarus that Russiaās turning the screw as a prelude to possible absorption of its former Soviet satellite.
Those concerns may not be unfounded, according to three people close to the Kremlin, who said Putin may lay plans to head a unified state with neighboring Belarus to sidestep a constitutional ban on remaining president after 2024.
While no decision has been taken on seeking a merger, which would risk opposition in both Russia and Belarus, Putin is increasingly impatient with Lukashenko and concerned he may try to slip out of Moscowās orbit, said the people, who requested anonymity discussing such a sensitive issue.
Already the longest-serving Russian leader since dictator Josef Stalin, Putin, 66, has repeatedly ruled out changing constitutional term limits to extend his rule. While heās given no public indication of his plans beyond 2024, Kremlin officials are studying potential methods of keeping him in power. They include emulating Kazakh leader Nursultan Nazarbayevās decision last month to step down as president while retaining political control, though analysts in Moscow are skeptical such a maneuver would work in Russia.
āThatās why Belarus is important because itās one of the possible solutions,ā said former Kremlin political consultant Gleb Pavlovsky.
āUnion Stateā
Largely dependent on Russian oil and gas supplies, Lukashenkoās feeling the pressure from new tax rules introduced by Moscow that he says may lead to nearly $11 billion in losses for Belarus by 2024 through increased crude costs.
āI understand those hints: hereās your oil, but you must destroy your country and join Russia,ā Lukashenko said in December. Some officials in Moscow āsay directlyā that they want to incorporate Belarus into Russia in return for financial assistance, he said.
Though he signed a 1999 agreement to form a āunion stateā with Russia, Lukashenko has rebuffed demands to agree to a monetary union, single legal system and common foreign and security policy as a price for keeping the lifeline of economic benefits that Moscow estimates at about $6 billion a year. Belarus rejects the idea that the support amounts to charity, regarding it as the fruit of economic integration between the two countries."
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what is PutlerĀ“s plan or plans ? does he has any realistic goals ? Its clear for everyone that Belarus will never become a region of Muscovite empire
"Putinās Term Limit Stirs Fears of a Takeover in Belarus
Russia is intensifying pressure on President Alexander Lukashenko to demonstrate his loyalty by accepting deeper integration in return for continued aid. Thatās fueling fears in Belarus that Russiaās turning the screw as a prelude to possible absorption of its former Soviet satellite.
Those concerns may not be unfounded, according to three people close to the Kremlin, who said Putin may lay plans to head a unified state with neighboring Belarus to sidestep a constitutional ban on remaining president after 2024.
While no decision has been taken on seeking a merger, which would risk opposition in both Russia and Belarus, Putin is increasingly impatient with Lukashenko and concerned he may try to slip out of Moscowās orbit, said the people, who requested anonymity discussing such a sensitive issue.
Already the longest-serving Russian leader since dictator Josef Stalin, Putin, 66, has repeatedly ruled out changing constitutional term limits to extend his rule. While heās given no public indication of his plans beyond 2024, Kremlin officials are studying potential methods of keeping him in power. They include emulating Kazakh leader Nursultan Nazarbayevās decision last month to step down as president while retaining political control, though analysts in Moscow are skeptical such a maneuver would work in Russia.
āThatās why Belarus is important because itās one of the possible solutions,ā said former Kremlin political consultant Gleb Pavlovsky.
āUnion Stateā
Largely dependent on Russian oil and gas supplies, Lukashenkoās feeling the pressure from new tax rules introduced by Moscow that he says may lead to nearly $11 billion in losses for Belarus by 2024 through increased crude costs.
āI understand those hints: hereās your oil, but you must destroy your country and join Russia,ā Lukashenko said in December. Some officials in Moscow āsay directlyā that they want to incorporate Belarus into Russia in return for financial assistance, he said.
Though he signed a 1999 agreement to form a āunion stateā with Russia, Lukashenko has rebuffed demands to agree to a monetary union, single legal system and common foreign and security policy as a price for keeping the lifeline of economic benefits that Moscow estimates at about $6 billion a year. Belarus rejects the idea that the support amounts to charity, regarding it as the fruit of economic integration between the two countries."
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