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This paper was first published by the Pontis Foundation as Belarus Brief on October 16, 2006 and contains a short summary of the most recent development in Belarus. The last few months -- at least on the surface -- have brought new changes into the geopolitical policy context of the Belarus case. First, Russia is increasing its pressure on Belarus -- the promised gas price hike, the freshly revealed suggestion to blockade Belarusian goods by the Russian Ministry of Economic Development and Trade but it cannot afford to "lose" its closest ally before the 2008 Presidential Elections. Adapted from the source document.