In his weekly roundup of Belarusian politics, Tobias Ljungvall discusses the recent shift within the opposition: “Apparently, Lebedko sees a bigger role for himself, and is also proposing a more radical style of work than that which the thoughtful Milinkevich stands for. Milinkevich, on the other hand, is now equally eager to create a new national movement.”
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