Belarus

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…

On Wednesday, Belarusian Foreign Minster Vladimir Makei and Spanish Foreign Minister Arancha Gonzalez Laya discussed the crisis in Belarus by telephone. They agreed no outside power should try to interfere, the Belarusian Foreign…

On Tuesday, German Chancellor Angela Merkel spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin by phone about the situation in Belarus and made clear that the Belarusian government must avoid using force against peaceful protesters, her spokesman…

Facing growing protests that have posed the biggest challenge to his 26 years in power, President Alexander Lukashenko said on Monday he was ready to share power in Belarus, although not under pressure from the streets. He told workers…

On Monday, Germany’s president Frank-Walter Steinmeier urged the military in Belarus not to use violence as Belarusians protest against what demonstrators say was the fraudulent re-election a week ago of the country’s longtime president.…

On Monday, Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko told workers that there would be no new presidential election after a disputed Aug. 9 vote “until you kill me”, Belarusian media reported. “We held elections already. Until you kill me,…