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:Crowds in Hong Kong Line Up to See China’s First Aircraft CarrierISIS, Battered but Still Potent, Returns to Its Insurgent RootsNo Justice, ‘No Value’ for Women in a Lawless Afghan ProvinceRussians Call Trump Meeting Putin a Win, but Doubt Concrete GainsLeopoldo López, Venezuelan Political Prisoner, Is Released to House ArrestConvicted Killer and Hijacker Caught Up in Churn of U.S.-Cuba Relations