As Putin Pushes a Merger, Belarus Resists With Language, Culture and History With President Vladimir Putin of Russia looking to accelerate moves toward a “union state,” Belarusians are promoting a stronger sense of their own national identity. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook Related Posts:Was the Killer of Sweden’s Leader in 1986 Under Investigators’ Noses All This Time?Attempted Murder by Parachute? British Soldier Convicted in Sabotage CaseBurkina Faso Cuts Ties With Taiwan, Dealing It Another BlowRead Trump’s Letter to Kim Jong-un Canceling North Korea SummitRussian Military Supplied Missile That Shot Down Malaysian Jet, Prosecutors SayGalinhos Journal: ‘This Noise That Never Stops’: Wind Farms Come to Brazil’s Atlantic Coast