Economics
Belarus to Get $1 Billion from IMF, Undermining U.S. Push
- Special drawing rights give lifeline to authoritarian leader
- President Lukashenko has been sanctioned by Western nations
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Belarus’s authoritarian regime, weighed down by sanctions imposed by the U.S. and European Union, is set to get an almost $1 billion lifeline from the International Monetary Fund.