The deal could give both countries reason to forestall a democratic transition
But the hard-right could still fall short of forming a government in Saxony-Anhalt
Belarus kept old factories, jobs, and social services alive after communism. Now that model is under threat from Russia.
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This week
Like the body of its founder Vladimir Lenin, the USSR is an unburied corpse, and some of its worst ideas could yet come back to life.
On the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Soviet Union
A new narrative from a former vice president paints Yeltsin as a tool of the U.S. in thwarting 1991 coup by hardliners.
The world in brief
American house prices rose by 14.6% in the year to April, the fastest rate for 30 years, according to S&P Dow Jones...
Kim Jong Un, North Korea's leader, said his country faces a "huge crisis" in its fight against covid-19 and that an unspecified incident had put the health of the nation at "great risk"...
Didi Chuxing reportedly raised $4.4bn in its American IPO ahead of its launch on the New York Stock Exchange today...
Jacob Zuma, the former president of South Africa, was sentenced to 15 months in prison for contempt of court after failing to appear at an inquiry relating to allegations of corruption during his time in power...
Jacob Zuma, the former president of South Africa, was sentenced to 15 months in prison for contempt of court after failing to appear at an inquiry relating to allegations of corruption during his time in power...

