of which Belarus is a major producer. The people who relayed Mr. Smith’s account of his talks in Minsk spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss a confidential meeting. Mr. Smith himself ...

The releases, announced by an opposition group led by Svetlana Tikhanovskaya in Lithuania, a neighbor of Belarus, followed what Western diplomats said was a secret visit on Wednesday to Minsk ...

MINSK, Belarus — Exit polls in Belarus late Sunday showed autocrat Alexander Lukashenko taking 87.6 percent of the vote in a presidential race denounced by the European Union as a “sham” and ...

a reporter for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s Belarus Service, was detained in November 2021 was detained by four men while on a bike ride near his home in the capital city of Minsk.

Belarusian leader and Russian ally Alexander Lukashenko extended his 31-year rule on Monday after electoral officials declared him the winner of a presidential election that Western governments ...

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President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus delivers a speech at the Belarusian Interior Ministry special forces base in Minsk, Belarus, on Dec. 30, 2020 (Maxim Guchek/BelTA Pool Photo via AP ...

it would only strengthen Minsk and Moscow in the region. Follow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. “But if peace is achieved on Ukraine’s terms, it will weaken the dictators and create ...

The last time Belarus held a presidential election in 2020 ... Hundreds of thousands protested in the capital, Minsk, sparking the harshest crackdown in the country’s post-Soviet history.

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 ...

Speaking to reporters after casting his ballot in the capital, Minsk, Lukashenko said Belarus was a “tough democracy”. “We don’t put pressure on anyone and we won’t silence anyone,” he ...

Belarusian President and presidential candidate Alexander Lukashenko visits a polling station during the presidential election in Minsk, Belarus Jan 26, 2025. [Photo/Agencies] MINSK - Incumbent ...