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…
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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.…
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…
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…
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…
Freed Political Prisoners Arrive in Vilnius
Belarusian political prisoners who were released and expelled to Ukraine have arrived in Vilnius. Those who arrived in…
Lithuanian Justice Ministry Considers Confiscation of Belarusian Assets
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Brest Resident Fined for Conducting Excursions
A resident of Brest was fined for conducting excursions at the Western Fort of the Brest Fortress. He…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
Lukashevich Speaks of Quiet Successes in Potash Fertilizer Supplies
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
Zelenskyy Speaks With Belarusian Political Prisoners
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has spoken with Belarusian political prisoners who were released and expelled to Ukraine on…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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)…
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…
Ryzhankou Added to the Myrotvorets Database
Belarusian Foreign Minister Maksim Ryzhankou has been added to the database of the Ukrainian Myrotvorets center. This was…
Kalesnikava Conveyed Thanks to Lukashenka
Former political prisoner Maria Kalesnikava said during today’s press conference in Kyiv that she had thanked the President…
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…
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…
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…
Zelenskyy Says Lukashenka Refused to Transfer Political Prisoners Via EU Countries
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy commented on Ukraine’s involvement in the process of releasing Belarusian political prisoners. Answering a…