Aleksandr G. Lukashenko, Belarus’s autocratic president and Russia’s closest ally, has taken steps to soften his country’s isolation from the West. By Andrew Higgins and Tomas Dapkus Belarus ...

After years of the U.S. trying to isolate Russia’s closest ally, a meeting with Belarus’s president points to better relations, raising hopes of loosening his repression and his embrace of Moscow.

Belarusian authorities released a jailed US citizen, a Belarusian journalist for a US-funded media outlet and an opposition supporter in what the White House on Wednesday called a "remarkable ...

What About Belarus's Opposition? For the last presidential election in 2020, something happened that hadn't been seen in years. After several opposition leaders were jailed before the election ...

Belarus has "unilaterally" freed an American woman from detention, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Sunday, as the Kremlin-allied country held an orchestrated election poised to give ...

In Belarus, Vasyl and his family have recently been put on an official list of families in a "socially dangerous situation," a status that could result in him and his wife losing their parental ...

An American is one of three hostages released from Belarus, the White House has announced. The identity of the hostage has not been released as the person wishes to remain private, U.S. Envoy for ...

WASHINGTON - Three detainees have been released from detention in Belarus, including one American, the White House said on Feb 12, as US President Donald Trump looks to forge a deal to end the war ...

An American was among three people released from prison by the government of Belarus, the Trump administration announced Wednesday. Adam Boehler, the US special envoy for hostages, told reporters ...

The last time Belarus staged a presidential election in 2020, authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko was declared the winner with 80% of the vote. That triggered cries of fraud, months of ...

Incumbent Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko won a new term in the presidential election that took place Sunday, according to preliminary results on Monday. According to preliminary data ...

Belarus held an orchestrated election over the weekend that the opposition and the EU rejected as a farce, extending authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko's more than three decades in power ...