Amid the chaos in Eastern Europe in the wake of World War I, Poland and Soviet Russia fought an undeclared war that ended with the signing of the Treaty of Riga on March 18, 1921. The settlement ...

UEFA has changed the hosting plan for its 2026 European Championship for indoor soccer because Russia’s military ally Belarus ...

Provides an overview of Belarus, including key events and facts about this east European country. ... 1921 - The Treaty of Riga divides Belarus between Poland and Soviet Russia.

MINSK, 26 May (BelTA) - Russian Ambassador to Belarus Yevgeny Lukyanov commented on the recent incident in Riga with the removal of the Belarusian national flag, BelTA has learned.

Latvia plans to extend its enhanced security measures along the border to Belarus up to the middle of next year, the Interion Ministry announced in Riga on Wednesday. The move comes in response to ...

RIGA, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Latvia's government decided on Tuesday to close one of its two border crossing points with Belarus as the prime minister accused Minsk of again using illegal migrants as ...

RIGA, Latvia — Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko met with his security ministers on Thursday, days after the sudden death of the country’s longtime foreign minister, and he warned of ...

Belarus expelled all Latvian diplomats from the country on Monday, prompting a tit-for-tat response from Riga, as an international crisis deepened over the forced landing of a commercial flight in ...

Latvia's Ambassador to Ukraine, Ilgvars Kļava, previously stated that while Riga is not 100% prepared for a potential invasion from Russia, as a NATO member, it is now better protected than ever.

1921 - The Treaty of Riga divides Belarus between Poland and Soviet Russia. Stalin's purges 1930s - Belarus suffers heavily from the purges of intellectuals and political opponents ordered by ...