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For months, thousands of demonstrators have kept up their protests, taking to the streets every weekend to demand democracy and freedom for Belarus,
几个月来，成千上万的示威者持续抗议，每个周末都上街要求白俄罗斯的民主和自由，
in the face of a relentless police crackdown. The protesters kept their momentum, but their efforts seemed futile as Lukashenko hung on to power.
面对警方无情的镇压。抗议者保持了他们的势头，但他们的努力似乎徒劳，卢卡申科把持权力。
Analysts say it may not be pressure from the streets, but the Kremlin's wishes that bring an end to his rule.
分析人士说，也许不是来自街头的压力，而是克里姆林宫的愿望结束了他的统治。
I think that Putin realizes that Lukashenko has already turned into a lame duck, whose term is expiring
我认为普京意识到卢卡申科已经变成了一只跛脚鸭，他的任期即将届满
and that the political transition in Belarus is actually already going on and the objective is not to stop it but to make it less painful and more manageable.
白俄罗斯的政治过渡实际上已经在进行，其目的不是要阻止它，而是要让它不那么痛苦，更容易控制。
Pressure from Moscow became evident after a visit to Minsk by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov,
俄罗斯外长拉夫罗夫访问明斯克后，来自莫斯科的压力变得明显，
when Lukashenko told state media he would leave the presidency once a new constitution was approved.
当卢卡申科告诉国家媒体，一旦新宪法获得批准，他将离开总统职位。
Belarusian state enterprises provide thousands of jobs and their exports go largely to Russia, giving Moscow leverage.
白俄罗斯国有企业提供了数千个就业机会，它们的出口主要流向俄罗斯，这给了莫斯科影响力。
Lukashenko's supporters hope the strong interdependence of Belarus' and Russian state-owned industries
卢卡申科的支持者希望白俄罗斯和俄罗斯国有工业之间的强烈相互依赖
may be what ends the current crisis and keeps Lukashenko in power in 2021 and beyond.
或许正是这样结束了当前的危机，让卢卡申科在2021年及以后继续掌权。
But they also worry that could come at the expense of Belarus' sovereignty.
但他们也担心，这可能会损害白俄罗斯的主权。
In Russia, in particular the fuel and energy sector, considers the integration as an actual pressure as well as a dictate of their views.
在俄罗斯，特别是燃料和能源部门，认为一体化是一种实际的压力，也是他们观点的支配。
Some believe that Belarus should just implement Russia's demands.
一些人认为白俄罗斯应该执行俄罗斯的要求。
Belarus ends 2020 with more protests and begins 2021 with the hope of a new constitution without Alexander Lukashenko, but with expanded ties to Russia.
白俄罗斯以更多的抗议活动结束了2020年，以希望在没有亚历山大·卢卡申科的情况下制定新宪法开始了2021年，但与俄罗斯的关系有所扩大。
For Ricardo Marquina in Minsk, Jonathan Spier, VOA news
明斯克的里卡多·马奎纳，乔纳森·斯皮尔，VOA新闻
