Belarus

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…

Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko has appointed new heads of the KGB security service, the security council and the state control committee amid protests and strikes over a disputed election, the official Belta news agency reported on…

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Tuesday that he was ready to re-route Belarusian cargo from Baltic ports to Russian ports in response to sanctions imposed by Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, the Belta news agency reported.…

The Belarusian Foreign Ministry said on Monday it will respond to sanctions imposed by the three Baltic states in an equivalent fashion, calling them a hasty step, the RIA news agency reported. Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia imposed…

Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko, facing a nearly three-week popular uprising since a disputed election, threatened on Friday to cut off European transit routes across his country if sanctions are imposed. Speaking during a visit…

Russian President Vladimir Putin told European Council President Charles Michel that any pressure on the Belarusian leadership or external interference in the country’s domestic affairs was counterproductive in a phone call on Thursday, the…