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2 July 2023

Wagner Group intensifies tensions between Belarus and the EU | Oleksiy Haran

The relocation of the Wagner mercenary group in Belarus rightfully causes alarm among its neighboring EU nations. Concerns are escalating about potential "infiltration" by this group, reportedly led by Yevgeny Prigozhin. Given Belarus' previous episodes of border weaponization, EU nations, particularly Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland, are apprehensive.

Olexiy Haran, Research Director of the Ilko Kucheriv Democratic Initiatives Foundation, Professor of Comparative Politics at the National University of Kyiv Mohyla Academy, commented on these pressing issues for TRT World.

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Oligarch diplomacy ruins Ukraine’s energy security

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Constructing a Political Nation: Changes in the Attitudes of Ukrainians during the War in the Donbas

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The search for ways to restore Ukraine’s sovereignty over the occupied Donbas: public opinion on the eve of the parliamentary elections

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Results of regional public opinion poll in Donetsk and Luhansk regions

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