Lukashenko Spoke with the Us President for the First Time in 31 Years. Trump Called Him on His Way to Alaska Why Can This Event Be Called a Breakthrough in Relations Between Belarus and the West? Artem Shreibman (Carnegie Politika) Explains

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Amid the mass of news about the negotiations and a possible peace between Russia and Ukraine, it was easy to overlook another historical event: for the first time in 31 years in power, Alexander Lukashenko spoke with the US President. Donald Trump called Lukashenka on his way to Alaska on August 15. In an article for the Carnegie Politika project, Artem Shreibman, a visiting expert at the Carnegie Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies in Berli…