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Lukashenka on Burning MAZ Vehicles: They Are Simply Trying to Pressure Us This Way

Alyaksandr Lukashenka, speaking at the All-Belarusian People’s Assembly, said that media reports about MAZ buses catching fire are a manifestation…

18.12.2025
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Lukashenka Calls Dialogue With the United States Talks Between the Strong

Alyaksandr Lukashenka, in his address to the Belarusian people and parliament at the All-Belarusian People’s Assembly, touched on the topic…

18.12.2025
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Lukashenka Calls State of Belarusian Economy Acceptable for Living

Alyaksandr Lukashenka described the state of the Belarusian economy as acceptable for the life of an ordinary person. He made…

18.12.2025
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Tsikhanouskaya: We Will Do Everything Possible to Ensure Every Political Prisoner in Belarus Is Freed

Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya welcomed freed Belarusians who arrived in Warsaw and Vilnius and stressed that the fight for those who remain…

18.12.2025
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Two Belarusians Detained at Border With Marijuana

Two men were detained at the Polish-Belarusian border after marijuana was found among their personal belongings. A 41-year-old resident of…

18.12.2025
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National Bank Issues 20-Day Bonds at 4% Per Annum

The National Bank has issued 20-day bonds totaling 550 million Belarusian rubles. The bonds have been included in the quotation…

18.12.2025
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Freed Political Prisoners Arrive in Vilnius

Belarusian political prisoners who were released and expelled to Ukraine have arrived in Vilnius. Those who arrived in Vilnius include…

18.12.2025
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Lithuanian Justice Ministry Considers Confiscation of Belarusian Assets

Lithuania’s Ministry of Justice is considering the confiscation of Belarusian assets if Minsk attempts to seize trucks belonging to Lithuanian…

18.12.2025
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EDB Forecasts Belarus GDP Growth of 1.8% in 2026

The Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) has updated its macroeconomic forecast for the bank’s member countries. The estimate for the growth…

18.12.2025
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Tsikhanouskaya And Bialiatski Discussed The Situation Of Political Prisoners With The Speaker Of The Lithuanian Seimas

Head of the United Transitional Cabinet Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, human rights defender and former political prisoner…

17.12.2025
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Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada Adopts Law on Status of Volunteers Affecting Belarusians

Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada has adopted at second reading and as a whole Draft Law No. 14052, which regulates the legal…

17.12.2025
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Belarus And China Discussed Investment And Taiwan

On 17 December, another round of Belarusian-Chinese inter-MFA consultations took place in Minsk. The Belarusian delegation was headed by First…

17.12.2025
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Putin Says Oreshnik Missile System to Enter Combat Duty by Year’s End

Russian President Vladimir Putin said the Oreshnik missile system will be placed on combat duty by the end of the…

17.12.2025
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Viktar Lukashenka Awards Medal to His Brother

Viktar Lukashenka awarded a medal to his brother Dzmitry Lukashenka. According to the press service of the National Olympic Committee,…

17.12.2025
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RSF: KGB Installs ResidentBat Spyware on Belarusians’ Phones

The Digital Security Lab (DSL) of Reporters Without Borders (RSF), together with the Eastern European NGO RESIDENT.NGO, has identified spyware…

17.12.2025
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Lukashenka Awards Belarusian Sports Olympus Prize to Club Headed by His Son

Alyaksandr Lukashenka has signed a decree awarding the Belarusian Sports Olympus Prize for 2025. According to his press service, the…

17.12.2025
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Released Political Prisoners to Arrive in Warsaw Today — Babaryka Team

Belarusian political prisoners who were released and taken from Belarus to Ukraine are expected to arrive in Poland this evening.…

17.12.2025
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Human Rights Defenders Report 127 Defendants in the “Hajun Case” in Custody

Human rights defenders have updated information on those detained in the so-called “Hajun case.” As reported by the Vyasna Human…

17.12.2025
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Brest Resident Fined for Conducting Excursions

A resident of Brest was fined for conducting excursions at the Western Fort of the Brest Fortress. He was penalized…

17.12.2025
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Belarus GDP Growth Slows to 1.3% in November

Belarus’s gross domestic product (GDP) amounted to 258 billion rubles in January–November. It increased by 1.3% compared with the same…

17.12.2025
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Weather Balloon With Belarusian Cigarettes Found in Ukraine

A weather balloon carrying Belarusian cigarettes has been found in Ukraine. This was reported by the Western Regional Directorate of…

17.12.2025
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Lithuanian Parliament Speaker Allows for Changes in Relations with Minsk

Speaker of the Lithuanian Seimas Juozas Olekas has allowed for the possibility that relations between Vilnius and Minsk could change. He…

17.12.2025
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Lukashenka Warned of a Global Conflict, Called Crimea a “Philosophical Question,” and Urged Not to Wake a Sleeping Bear in a Newsmax Interview

The press service of Alyaksandr Lukashenka has published another set of excerpts from an interview with American journalist Greta Van…

17.12.2025
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Khrenin Discussed Military Cooperation With the President of Zimbabwe

Belarusian Defense Minister Viktar Khrenin met with Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa on December 15, the Defense Ministry press service reported.…

16.12.2025
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Ukrainians and Russians Reunite With Families at the Belarusian Border

On December 15, Ukrainian and Russian families were reunited at the Belarus–Ukraine border. The event was announced the day before…

16.12.2025
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Lithuanian Police Conduct Smuggling Raid, 21 People Detained

On December 16, Lithuanian police carried out a large-scale operation that resulted in the detention of 21 people. The detainees…

16.12.2025
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Lukashenka Says Maduro Is Not a Drug Addict

Alyaksandr Lukashenka shared his views on drug trafficking in an interview with American journalist Greta Van Susteren. In Lukashenka’s opinion,…

16.12.2025
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Lukashevich Speaks of Quiet Successes in Potash Fertilizer Supplies

First Deputy Foreign Minister Siarhei Lukashevich said Belarus has achieved quiet successes in supplying potash fertilizers. He made the remarks while…

16.12.2025
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National Bank Does Not Plan Major Changes in Interest Rate Policy but Allows for Possible Refinancing Rate Cut

The National Bank does not plan significant changes to its interest rate policy but allows for a possible reduction in…

16.12.2025
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Belarus Foreign Ministry Says It Has Not Received Lithuania’s Proposal for Contacts at Special Envoy Level

The Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said it has not received any proposal from Lithuania regarding contacts at the…

16.12.2025
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Nausėda Adviser Allows Linking Belarusian Potash Transit to US Military Presence

Adviser to the President of Lithuania Deividas Matulionis has said that if the issue of resuming the transit of Belarusian…

16.12.2025
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Kierwiński Says Kurdish Migrants Are Digging Tunnels Under the Border

Tunnels under the Polish border barrier from the Belarusian side are being dug by Kurdish migrants, Poland’s Minister of the…

16.12.2025
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Government Approves Socio-Economic Development Plan for 2026

On December 15, Prime Minister Alyaksandr Turchyn signed a government resolution approving the plan for the socio-economic development of the…

15.12.2025
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Christmas Tree Lights Switched On at Oktyabrskaya Square in Minsk

Lights were ceremonially switched on on the main Christmas tree at Oktyabrskaya Square in central Minsk. Hundreds of people witnessed…

15.12.2025
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The United States Authorizes Operations With Belaruskali and BPC

The US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has issued a general license authorizing operations involving the Belarusian…

15.12.2025
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Gitanas Nausėda Meets With Ales Bialiatski

Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda met with Nobel Prize laureate, human rights defender, and former political prisoner Ales Bialiatski on December 15,…

15.12.2025
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13 Belarusians Left Poland Under Deportation Orders In One Week

From December 8 to 14, 13 Belarusian citizens voluntarily left Poland on the basis of deportation decisions. In total, 160…

15.12.2025
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Babaryka And Kalesnikava Ask Lithuanian Prime Minister To “Join US Efforts”

Deported to Ukraine, Viktar Babaryka and Maria Kalesnikava spoke by video link with Lithuanian Prime Minister Inga Ruginienė. They called…

15.12.2025
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Zelenskyy Speaks With Belarusian Political Prisoners

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has spoken with Belarusian political prisoners who were released and expelled to Ukraine on Saturday. “This…

15.12.2025
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Ryzhankou and Araghchi Sign Declaration on Countering Sanctions

The foreign ministers of Belarus and Iran, Maksim Ryzhankou and Abbas Araghchi, have signed a declaration on guiding principles related…

15.12.2025
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European Union Approves New Sanctions Criteria for Belarus

The Council of the European Union has approved new criteria for imposing sanctions on Belarus. The decision is a response…

15.12.2025
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Khrenin Signs Military Cooperation Agreement With Zimbabwean Counterpart

Belarusian Defense Minister Viktar Khrenin is visiting Zimbabwe, where he held talks with Zimbabwe’s Minister of Defense Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri. Khrenin…

15.12.2025
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Iranian Foreign Minister Says Joint Production With Belarus Is Being Developed

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi described his meeting with Alyaksandr Lukashenka today as productive. “Bilateral cooperation between our countries is…

15.12.2025
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Activist From Rechytsa Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison and Heavy Fine

The Hrodna Regional Court has handed down a verdict against political prisoner and activist from Rechytsa Aliaksandr (Ales) Zdaravennau. This…

15.12.2025
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German Police to Investigate Former Babruisk Penal Colony Officer — BELPOL

The BELPOL initiative has received a response from the German Federal Ministry of Justice regarding information about former head of…

15.12.2025
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Ryzhankou Added to the Myrotvorets Database

Belarusian Foreign Minister Maksim Ryzhankou has been added to the database of the Ukrainian Myrotvorets center. This was reported by…

15.12.2025
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Kalesnikava Conveyed Thanks to Lukashenka

Former political prisoner Maria Kalesnikava said during today’s press conference in Kyiv that she had thanked the President of Ukraine…

14.12.2025
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Babaryka on the War in Ukraine: Everything Committed Against Humanity Is Inhumane

A press conference with the participation of former political prisoners who were taken from Belarus to Ukraine following negotiations with…

14.12.2025
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Kalesnikava, Babaryka, Fiaduta, and Labkovich Hold First Press Conference in Ukraine

Today, former political prisoners released on December 13 and expelled to Ukraine are holding a press conference for Ukrainian journalists…

14.12.2025
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Belarusian Solidarity Center in Warsaw to Assist Released Political Prisoners

The Belarusian Solidarity Center (CBS) in Warsaw has announced its readiness to provide comprehensive and practical assistance to former Belarusian…

14.12.2025