Maria Kolesnikova called on European leaders to reopen diplomatic channels with Alexander Lukashenko. She said such a move seemed the only way to ease the plight of political prisoners and their ...

Russia and Belarus will have a combined 10 para athletes at next month's Milano Cortina Paralympics, the International Paralympic Committee said in a statement on Tuesday. Both countries were banned ...

Jan. 30 (UPI) --Customs officials in Belarus said a car shipped to the country from the United States turned out to have a surprising stowaway: a raccoon. The Customs Authorities of Belarus said the ...

Washington is easing sanctions on Belarus to open diplomatic channels and potentially influence Moscow, while Brussels continues to expand restrictive measures. EU officials argue that engagement ...

The United States lifted sanctions on Belarusian potash exports on Saturday after Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko freed 123 political prisoners, the largest release since diplomatic talks ...

Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko ordered the release of 123 political prisoners, pushing high-profile opponents into exile hours after a US envoy announced that Washington will lift sanctions on ...

Belarus freed Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski, key opposition figure Maria Kolesnikova and dozens of other prisoners on Saturday, capping two days of talks with Washington aimed at ...

Belarusian authoritarian leader Aleksandr Lukashenko has pardoned and released 31 Ukrainian citizens who had been held in Belarus, a move Minsk said was part of an agreement reached with US President ...

Elected officials, foreign ministers, and senior government representatives from over 40 countries gathered in Belarus last week for the Third Minsk International Conference on Eurasian Security. The ...

Two journalists, both in detention for their work, show how President Aleksandr Lukashenko’s repressive machine grinds on despite warming ties with the U.S. Two journalists, both in detention for ...

Flights at Lithuania’s main airport were disrupted on two successive nights in the latest of a string of incidents involving suspected sightings of balloons used to smuggle cigarettes from neighboring ...

Ukrainian drone attacks have caused Russian fuel shortages Russian regions face rationing, price freezes Belarus September gasoline exports to Russia reach 49,000 tons Exports via Russian ports up 1% ...