Belarus

Moscow on Thursday expressed regret at Bulgaria’s decision to declare two Russian diplomats ‘persona non grata’ and promised details on retaliatory measures at a later date, the foreign ministry said in a statement. Bulgaria on Wednesday…

Police in Belarus detained 364 people at anti-government protests on Wednesday, the Interior Ministry said in a statement on Thursday. The arrests were made on the same day President Alexander Lukashenko was sworn in for a new term in an…

President Alexander Lukashenko is not the legitimate president of Belarus, the European Union said on Thursday, saying his abrupt swearing-in on Wednesday went directly against the will of the people. “The so-called ‘inauguration’ ... and…

President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus was sworn in for a new term on Wednesday, the official news agency Belta said, in a sudden inauguration conducted with no prior announcement. Belta said Lukashenko placed his right hand on a copy…

Belarusian police detained hundreds of protesters in central Minsk on Saturday, a witness said, as around 2,000 people marched through the city demanding that President Alexander Lukashenko step down. Saturday’s protesters, most of…

Poland wants the European Union to offer Belarus financial assistance of at least 1 billion euros, Prime Minster Mateusz Morawiecki said. “The fund should indeed be significant. ... It should be at least 1 billion euros,” Morawiecki said…

Josep Borrell, the European Union’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, turned many heads while trying in the EU Parliament to question Belarus president Alexander Lukashenko’s legitimacy, confusing his country with neighboring Ukraine. The…

Ukraine said on Wednesday its borders remained open to Belarusian citizens but Kyiv would deal harshly with any attempt by Belarusian or Russian intelligence services to abuse that openness. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba,…

Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko will visit Russia on Sept. 14, the RIA news agency cited a diplomatic source as saying on Wednesday. The Kremlin said on Monday Lukashenko would visit Moscow for talks “in the coming days”.

Belarusian, Russian and Serbian military forces will take part in joint military exercises in Belarus, the RIA news agency cited Belarus’ defence ministry as saying on Tuesday. It said the Russian and Serbian forces would arrive in…