https://video.echelon.pl/videos/watch/3ce4186f-e3aa-4554-a260-97b22f0adce3 Russia’s influence over Belarus increasingly extends far beyond politics and the military, reaching into shopping, logistics, banking and digital services. Russian retail giants such as Wildberries and Ozon have become major players in Belarus, putting enormous competitive pressure on local platforms including 21vek and Kufar. Recent Ukrainian drone strikes against Wildberries warehouses in Russia have exposed how disruptions inside Russia can create a ripple effect for Belarusian businesses and consumers. Meanwhile, Wildberries is building a major logistics hub near Minsk and expanding into services such as taxis, deepening its role in everyday Belarusian life. In this episode of Eastern Express, host Jonasz Rewiński and his guest, Alina Koushyk, Editor-in-Chief of TVP World’s sister station Belsat TV, examine whether economic convenience is quietly becoming another mechanism tying Belarus ever more closely to Moscow. Chapters: 00:00 Introduction: Belarus’s digital dependence on Russian platforms 02:48 Introduction: The logistics shock spreads from Russia to Belarus 04:51 Introduction: Economic integration as a form of quiet political control 06:42 Interview: Market penetration and the limits of Belarusian autonomy 12:48 Interview: Why small businesses and the regime are both exposed 18:44 Eastern News Flash 🔴 Watch our 24/7 livestream - https://youtube.com/live/9RY46AUtIl4 Bringing you all the latest daily news and updates, TVP World is Poland's first English-language channel where you can find world news as seen from the Polish perspective and the latest news from the CEE region. Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram. https://tvpworld.com/ https://www.facebook.com/tvpworldcom https://twitter.com/TVPWorld_com https://www.instagram.com/tvp_world/ https://www.threads.net/@tvp_world https://bsky.app/profile/tvpworld.bsky.social https://www.tiktok.com/@tvpworld.com https://t.me/tvp_world #Belarus #Russia #Wildberries Tue, 25 Aug 2026 14:36:48 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://video.echelon.pl https://video.echelon.pl/client/assets/images/icons/icon-1500x1500.png https://video.echelon.pl/videos/watch/3ce4186f-e3aa-4554-a260-97b22f0adce3 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://video.echelon.pl/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.