Russia’s Prosecutor General Alexander Gutsan, at the XI meeting of the Interstate Council on Combating Corruption in Minsk, stated that the seizure from heirs of assets acquired through corruption «fully complies with the spirit of the law and justice». He linked this to prosecutors’ practice in lawsuits seeking to convert such assets into state revenue.

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Donald Trump’s special envoy for Belarus, John Cole, said in Minsk that the US authorities believe it is necessary to unfreeze and return $43–44 million stuck in Citibank to Belarus. According to him, the American side has already contacted the bank and is working out a mechanism for the return.

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In Russia, they are preparing to punish people for searching for uncensored materials on the internet — including using VPNs. For Belarusian citizens, this has long been an everyday reality: for several years they have lived under a ban on access to independent information. In an interview with «Most,» Belarusian political scientist Artem Shraybman explains the difference between Russian and Belarusian censorship and what lessons from Belarusian digital resistance can be applied in Russia. He also discusses how the Lukashenko regime is evolving, what is happening with emigration, what to expect for political prisoners (including Maria Kolesnikova), and how the release of Sergey Tikhanovsky affects the Belarusian opposition in exile.

#AlexanderLukashenko #Belarus #Belarusianopposition #foreignpolicy #dictatorship #interview #KeithKellogg #personalitycult #MariaKolesnikova #massemigration #Minsk #independentmedia #politicalrepressions #protests #Russia #SergeiTikhanovsky #securityforces #censorship

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