Belarus
Belarus President Lukashenko returns to China, seeks stronger ties
Belarus' President Lukashenko met China's Xi Jinping, discussing economic ties amid Western sanctions.
Thousands of Ukrainian children taken to Belarus -Yale research
By Anthony Deutsch More than 2,400 children from Ukraine aged between six and 17 years old have been taken to 13 facilities…
Belarus musicians symbol of mass protests given long jail terms
The songs of Tor Band have become a symbol of mass protests that spread across Belarus like wildfire when authoritarian leader Alexander…
Belarus begins army combat readiness exercises
(Reuters) - The Belarusian Defence Ministry said it had started exercises to check its armed forces' combat readiness. "The troops will march…
Belarus says Polish helicopter violated its airspace, Warsaw denies
Belarus said a Polish helicopter had violated its airspace but Warsaw said none of its helicopters had crossed the border between the…
Belarus’ Lukashenko says demands for Wagner to withdraw ‘groundless and stupid’
Aug 31 (Reuters) - Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said that demands for the withdrawal of Russia's Wagner mercenary group from Belarus were…
Lukashenko opponents unite, plan ‘New Belarus’ passports
By Agnieszka Pikulicka-Wilczewska WARSAW (Reuters) - Exiled opponents of President Alexander Lukashenko met in Poland on Sunday, on the eve of the…
Belarus denies helicopter violation as Poland rushes troops to border
By Agnieszka Pikulicka-Wilczewska WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland said it was rushing troops to its eastern border after accusing Belarus, Russia's closest ally,…
Poland warns Belarus-EU borders may be closed if Wagner group incidents happen
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland, Lithuania and Latvia could jointly decide to shut their borders with close Russian ally Belarus if there are…
Belarus arms emergency ministry to be ready in case of armed conflict
(Reuters) - The Belarusian ministry of emergency situations is completing the arming and military training of its personnel to be ready to…
UPDATED: Putin hosts Lukashenko, says Ukraine counter-offensive has failed
July 23 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said Ukraine's counteroffensive "has failed" as he hosted Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko, his close…
UPDATED: Putin says Moscow would regard any aggression against Belarus as attack on Russia
MOSCOW, July 21 (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin on Friday accused NATO member Poland of having territorial ambitions in the former Soviet…