All over the world, spies have their favourite hangouts for hush-hush conversation and impromptu reunions. This week, Intelligence Online heads down to a basement pub in central Warsaw, where exiled Belarusians gather to seek comfort and share critical information about their struggle against the Lukashenko regime over a choice selection of draught beers.
Those without insider information wouldn't necessarily know to head downstairs at 17 Lwowska Street, in the heart of Warsaw, where an intimate, wood-panelled bar draws crowds in the basement. Some regulars can't even remember its name and refer to the drinking establishment as "the Belarusian pub". Sure enough, from Tuesday to Sunday, local Belarusians,