Dissident militias involved in Ukraine conflict worry Minsk security chiefs

Belarus opposition in Warsaw disavowed by Kyiv 

The alternative government set up by opponents to the Lukashenko regime is struggling to win the Ukrainian government's confidence. Its shadow defence minister is out of favour in Kyiv in the wake of a failed attempt to lead a battalion of volunteers.

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Combative opposition homes in on Lukashenko's private security firm Gardservis 

As the risk of political unrest in Belarus grows and the war in Ukraine threatens to spill over its southern border, the Belorussian president is cranking up his own personal security, for which he relies on the small private company Gardservis.

KGB keeps @Lebiadok behind bars  Free

On 12 July, a specialist in the Russian and Belarusian military-industrial complex was quietly taken into custody in Minsk. The extension of his detention beyond the 15 days prescribed by law makes it seem likely he will face administrative or criminal prosecution, probably related to his work as an expert.

Sarmat Analytix, a newcomer to the political risk market in the post-Soviet space 

Two Minsk-based veterans of the analysis of political and military dynamics in Eurasia are planning to open a consulting firm in Hong Kong.

Belarus's KGB administers caution on intelligence cooperation with Russia 

The Russian and Belarusian intelligence chiefs met in Moscow on 7 July for what was a routine meeting but not one without its share of tension. Minsk is striving to retain autonomy from its great neighbour to the east.

Minsk opposition keeps up connections with Moscow 

The Belarusian opposition faction led by Valery Tsepkalo, Svetlana Tikhanovskaya's rival, is keeping in with Russian contacts who are ready and willing to back popular and political activism against Lukashenko.