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 ...

The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) has decided that the Latvian capital, Riga, will be the sole host for the 2021 World Championship, after Minsk was stripped of the right to co-host ...

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 ...

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 ...

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Tuesday concluded his three-day trip to the Baltics with a visit to Riga, where ...

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 ...

MINSK, 18 March (BelTA) – The conclusion of the Peace of Riga is a tragic event in the history of Belarus, Director of the Institute of History at the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus ...

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, 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 ...

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.