LONDON (Reuters) – Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko said on Tuesday that the gunmen who attacked Moscow’s Crocus City Hall music venue on Friday tried initially … Read more
(Reuters) – Belarus has prepared a draft law punishing the “promotion of non-traditional relationships,” referring to LGBT relationships, Belarusian state news agency Belta reported on … Read more
By Ronald Popeski and Kanishka Singh (Reuters) – Authorities in Belarus, Russia’s closest ally, launched an investigation on Thursday into a group of 20 independent … Read more
By Anthony Deutsch AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -More than 2,400 children from Ukraine aged between six and 17 years old have been taken to 13 facilities across … Read more
(Reuters) – Belarus, Russia’s closest ally, summoned a Polish diplomat to protest what it said was a Polish military helicopter’s violation of its border on … Read more
KYIV (Reuters) – The Ukrainian government is to build new fortifications and military infrastructure in northeast regions that border Russia and Belarus at a cost … Read more
WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland is planning to move up to 10,000 additional troops to the border with Belarus to support the Border Guard, Defense Minister … Read more
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States and Canada issued new sanctions against Belarus on Wednesday, designating several entities and individuals over alleged human … Read more
By Agnieszka Pikulicka-Wilczewska WARSAW (Reuters) – Exiled opponents of President Alexander Lukashenko met in Poland on Sunday, on the eve of the third anniversary of … Read more
(Reuters) – The Belarusian ministry of emergency situations is completing the arming and military training of its personnel to be ready to aid the defence … Read more
By Guy Faulconbridge MINSK (Reuters) – Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko dismissed on Thursday a description that he was “Europe’s last dictator”, saying that he was … Read more
(Reuters) – Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, the Kremlin’s staunchest ally in its war in Ukraine, said on Friday he was certain Russian tactical nuclear weapons … Read more
(Reuters) – Russia will not inform the U.S. about the number of nuclear warheads it is stationing in Belarus or tests of its nuclear-capable Poseidon … Read more
(Reuters) – Belarus, an ally of Russia in the war with Ukraine, said on Wednesday that its armed forces were beginning 10 days of annual … Read more
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Belarus, which is taking delivery of tactical nuclear weapons from its ally Russia, said on Thursday it had shot down a Ukrainian … Read more
WARSAW (Reuters) – A visa waiver for participants of an art festival in Belarus in July could serve as a gateway for migrants and renew … Read more
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union on Friday condemned an agreement between Russia and Belarus to allow the deployment of Russian nuclear warheads in Belarus. … Read more
(Reuters) – Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, who has not been seen in public since Tuesday, did not appear on Sunday at a ceremony in the … Read more
(Reuters) -The Russian-installed head of the Moscow-controlled part of Ukraine’s Donetsk region met Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in Minsk on Tuesday and said he had … Read more
(Reuters) – Russia will move its tactical nuclear weapons close to the western borders of Belarus, the Russian envoy to Minsk said on Sunday, placing … Read more
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden said on Tuesday he was concerned about the possibility that Russia would send tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus. “They … Read more
By Andrew Osborn and Caleb Davis LONDON (Reuters) -Exiled Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya was handed a 15-year jail term on Monday after being convicted … Read more
WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland might close further border crossings with Belarus, the Polish prime minister said on Friday, after Warsaw decided to close another checkpoint … Read more
WARSAW (Reuters) -Poland will close a key border crossing with Belarus until further notice, the Polish interior minister said on Thursday, as relations between Warsaw … Read more
(Reuters) – Belarus said on Wednesday that its armed forces were now in autonomous control of Russian-supplied nuclear-capable Iskander mobile guided missile systems after completing … Read more
By John Irish DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – Belarus’ exiled opposition leader said on Monday she did not think Russia would launch an offensive on Ukraine … Read more
(Reuters) – An opposition politician who stood against long-time leader Alexander Lukashenko in the controversial 2020 presidential election has been detained, his team said. Andrei … Read more
Belarus Claims Its Air Defenses Downed Ukrainian Missile Micaela Burrow on December 29, 2022 Belarus’ defense ministry said it shot down a Ukrainian S-300 missile … Read more
(Reuters) – Belarus’ defence ministry said its air defences had downed a Ukrainian S-300 missile in the Brest border region at around 10 a.m. (0700 … Read more
(Reuters) – The Iskander tactical missile systems and the S-400 air defence systems that Russia has deployed to Belarus are fully prepared to perform their … Read more
(Reuters) – The economy of Belarus is expected to shrink by 4% in 2022 after western nations imposed punitive measures, much less than some had … Read more
(Reuters) – Belarus’ central bank said on Thursday it will remove the euro from its currency basket used to calculate the official exchange rate for … Read more
(Reuters) – Belarus said on Wednesday that it had signed a credit agreement worth 105 billion roubles ($1.74 billion) with Russia to finance import substitution … Read more
(Reuters) – McDonald’s restaurants in Belarus are set to be rebranded under a deal made public on Friday, five months after the U.S. fast food … Read more
(Reuters) -Inflation in Belarus fell during October after President Alexander Lukashenko banned retailers from hiking prices in a drastic bid to address falling living standards. … Read more
(Reuters) – Belarus will continue using Belarusian roubles to pay off its debt to Western countries next year, state news agency Belta reported on Tuesday. … Read more
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The World Bank said on Monday it had placed all loans made by its main lending arm to Belarus … Read more
By Mark Trevelyan LONDON (Reuters) – A flurry of military activity in Belarus this week has caught the attention of Ukraine and the West as … Read more
(Reuters) – Belarus sees annual inflation coming in at 19% in 2022, state media reported on Thursday citing a discussion between President Alexander Lukashenko and … Read more
(Reuters) -Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Friday that his military’s SU-24 warplanes had been modified to carry nuclear weapons and that Minsk would react … Read more
By Alexandra Schwarz-Goerlich and Tom Sims VIENNA – The Russian and Belarusian operations of Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) posted the sharpest gains in profit among … Read more
LONDON -Britain said it would on Tuesday introduce new economic, trade and transport sanctions on Belarus over its support for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and … Read more
(Reuters) – Belarus on Tuesday suffered a temporary mass outage of bank cards, its largest payments processor said, as some of its major banks find … Read more
(Reuters) – Belarus will conduct military mobilisation exercises in June and July in the Gomel region, state news agency BelTA reported on Monday. The Gomel … Read more
(Reuters) – Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko said on Wednesday he expected interest rates in his country to fall following rate cuts by the Russian … Read more
TAIPEI – Taiwan’s government imposed controls on exports of technology to Belarus on Friday, saying Minsk was directly involved in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The … Read more
KYIV – Kyiv will be ready if Belarus’s armed forces join Russia’s war effort in Ukraine, a spokesperson for the Ukrainian State Border Service said … Read more
(Reuters) – Belarus on Friday announced a ban on trucks registered in the European Union from entering its territory, Interfax news agency quoted the transport … Read more
By David Shepardson (Reuters) -The U.S. Commerce Department on Thursday confirmed it had identified seven Boeing 737 Planes operated by Belarusian national carrier Belavia that … Read more
(Reuters) – Russia will launch a lunar probe later this year and deepen cooperation with Belarus on space infrastructure and technology, Russian President Vladimir Putin … Read more