The Trump administration made the move in exchange for Belarus’s freeing of 250 political prisoners, part of a rapprochement ...
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Belarus’ authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko has ordered the release of 250 prisoners as part of a deal with ...
Maria Kalesnikava is campaigning for the West to engage with the regime in Belarus that imprisoned her for more than five ...
The Russian parliament has finalized the ratification of an agreement with Belarus on the mutual enforcement of court rulings ...
RFE/RL takes a closer look at what effects easing US sanctions can have on both Minsk and globally, as the world faces ...
Belarus shares language, culture, and history with Russia, yet it remains independent. The reasons lie in centuries of ...
KYIV, March 23 (Reuters) - Russia plans to open four ground control stations for long-range attack drones in Belarus, ...
The Culture Ministries of Belarus and Russia signed a cooperation plan for 2026, Belarusian Culture Minister Ruslan ...
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Why Belarus isn't a part of Russia

To understand why Belarus isn’t part of Russia, you have to go back to the medieval world of the Kievan Rus and the later power struggles between Lithuania, Poland, and Muscovy. For centuries, Belarus ...