Marylia Hushcha, research assistant at the IIP talked to Artyom Shraibman on April, 17th 2020 about the current situation with Covid-19 in Belarus and its implications for domestic and foreign policy.

Artyom Shraibman is a Belarusian political analyst, contributor for TUT.BY and Carnegie.ru. Artyom is a founder of Sense Analytics, a consultancy agency that provides comprehensive political analysis on Belarus. Previously he worked in political journalism in Belarus for more than 5 years. Artyom holds a LLb in International Law (Belarusian State University) and MSc in Politics and Communications (London School of Economics). You can contact him at sense.belarus@gmail.com

0:54 – Covid-19 situation in Belarus

3:14 – can we trust the official numbers of Covid-19 cases?

5:19 – what are reactions in the society?

8:13 – why there has been lack of response to the pandemic

11:17 – impact on presidential elections 2020

14:28 – is a political change in Belarus possible?

17:45 – relations with external actors: Russia, EU, IFIs, China

20:51 – is a Russian intervention into Belarus possible?