Hanna Liubakova
@hannaliubakova.bsky.social
Belarusian independent journalist in exile | Non-resident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council | Telling Belarus as it is
This isn't peace. It's the celebration of aggression and power - the idea that violence pays and that those who are attacked should bear the consequences. Any plan built on rewarding the aggressor and weakening the victim doesn't stop wars. It ensures they return.
November 23, 2025 at 9:49 AM
This isn't peace. It's the celebration of aggression and power - the idea that violence pays and that those who are attacked should bear the consequences. Any plan built on rewarding the aggressor and weakening the victim doesn't stop wars. It ensures they return.
Worse, it actively enables future aggression. The aggressor is rewarded with territory it failed to capture, freed from sanctions, and given time to rebuild its military. The victim, meanwhile, is asked to accept restrictions, losses, and risks that undermine its own security.
November 23, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Worse, it actively enables future aggression. The aggressor is rewarded with territory it failed to capture, freed from sanctions, and given time to rebuild its military. The victim, meanwhile, is asked to accept restrictions, losses, and risks that undermine its own security.
My original report: www.atlanticcouncil.org/content-seri...
Minsk in Moscow’s grip: How Russia subjugated Belarus without annexation
The latest report in the Atlantic Council's Russia Tomorrow series examines how Belarus moved from close relations with Russia to full-scale integration under the Kremlin.
www.atlanticcouncil.org
November 21, 2025 at 10:20 AM
My original report: www.atlanticcouncil.org/content-seri...
The last segment translated into Russian: gazetaby.com/post/put-k-r...
Путь к региональной безопасности лежит через свободную Беларусь - Салiдарнасць
Москва методично пытается переосмыслить, что значит быть беларусом. После массовых протестов, последовавших за сфальсифицированными выборами августа 2020 года, Кремль фактически слил свою пропагандистскую машину с государственными медиа Беларуси, переписал школьные программы и наводнил культурное пространство проектами о «братском единстве». Цель очевидна: стереть саму возможность представлять Беларусь отдельно от России.
gazetaby.com
November 21, 2025 at 10:20 AM
The last segment translated into Russian: gazetaby.com/post/put-k-r...
Nothing is irreversible. What Belarusians think and want matters most. Too often we forget that people's agency is stronger than we assume - stronger than even the regime believes. That's why the people must be supported, not the regime.
It's time to make Belarus a priority.
It's time to make Belarus a priority.
November 21, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Nothing is irreversible. What Belarusians think and want matters most. Too often we forget that people's agency is stronger than we assume - stronger than even the regime believes. That's why the people must be supported, not the regime.
It's time to make Belarus a priority.
It's time to make Belarus a priority.
I'm also grateful to the Atlantic Council for giving me the opportunity to take a detailed look at what Belarus's dependence on Russia really looks like today - where the biggest risks are, and what can actually be done about them.
November 21, 2025 at 10:20 AM
I'm also grateful to the Atlantic Council for giving me the opportunity to take a detailed look at what Belarus's dependence on Russia really looks like today - where the biggest risks are, and what can actually be done about them.
Reopening the border will hopefully mean more mobility, more business, and less isolation from Europe. But let's be clear: repression inside Belarus continues, and that remains the biggest obstacle to any real political thaw.
November 17, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Reopening the border will hopefully mean more mobility, more business, and less isolation from Europe. But let's be clear: repression inside Belarus continues, and that remains the biggest obstacle to any real political thaw.
Democratizing Belarus remains essential, even if it's not Europe's top priority right now. Without a free Belarus, there will be no lasting peace or stability in the region. This must change.
November 17, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Democratizing Belarus remains essential, even if it's not Europe's top priority right now. Without a free Belarus, there will be no lasting peace or stability in the region. This must change.