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Two Cases Of Tick Bites Registered In Belarus In January

Two cases of tick bites were registered in Belarus in January 2026. This was reported by Head of the Anti-Epidemic…

19.02.2026
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EU To Extend Sanctions Against Belarus For Another Year Next Week — Nauseda

Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda said the European Union intends to extend individual and sectoral sanctions against Belarus for another year.…

19.02.2026
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Lukashenka And Putin Discuss Preparation For Supreme State Council Of Union State

Vladimir Putin held a telephone conversation with Aliaksandr Lukashenka, the Kremlin press service reported. The interlocutors discussed preparations for a…

19.02.2026
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Belarusian Foreign Ministry Explains Why Ryzhankou Attended Literary Evening Instead Of Peace Council Session

The Belarusian Foreign Ministry said that Foreign Minister Maksim Ryzhankou was unable to take part in the inaugural session of…

19.02.2026
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“Participation And Mercy” — Propagandists Air Report On Release Of Natallia Levaya

State media aired a report about Natallia Levaya, a political prisoner pardoned today by Aliaksandr Lukashenka. In the segment titled…

19.02.2026
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Director Of Belarusian Military Optics Manufacturer Spotted In Myanmar

Aliaksei Shkadarevich, Director of the Unitary Enterprise “STC LEMT” BelOMO and an academician of the National Academy of Sciences of…

19.02.2026
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Zelensky Imposes Sanctions On Lukashenka

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed a decree enacting a decision of the country’s National Security and Defence Council to…

18.02.2026
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First Foreigner’s Passport Issued In Denmark To Belarusian Woman Without Refugee Status

Denmark has issued its first foreigner’s passport to a Belarusian citizen without refugee status. The information was reported by the…

18.02.2026
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State Budget To Continue Paying Interest On Open Joint-Stock Company Kamvol Loans

The Council of Ministers of Belarus, under Resolution No. 83, has decided to continue state support in 2026 for RUE…

18.02.2026
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Alena Prykhodzka Elected Head Of Coordination Council Election Commission

Alena Prykhodzka has been elected chair of the election commission for the Coordination Council. The decision was adopted unanimously at…

17.02.2026
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Vilnius Airport Closed Again Over Weather Balloons From Belarus

Vilnius Airport temporarily suspended operations due to what was described as a hybrid attack from Belarus. The restrictions were in…

17.02.2026
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Kolya Criticises Lukashenka Over Street Lighting Switch-Offs

Aliaksandr Lukashenka, during the government’s 2025 report, returned to the issue of street lighting and said he had been scolded…

17.02.2026
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BYSOL Says It Has No “Courier Network” In Belarus

The BYSOL foundation has issued a statement in connection with the verdicts in the so-called BYSOL case. Four people were…

17.02.2026
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Lukashenka Threatens To “Put Karankevich Against The Wall” Over Heating Main Breaks

Aliaksandr Lukashenka reminded the government of a heating main accident in Minsk that left some residential buildings without heating and…

17.02.2026
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Four Belarusian Athletes Allowed To Compete Under National Flag At Paralympics

Four athletes from Belarus and six from Russia will be allowed to compete at the Winter Paralympic Games under their…

17.02.2026
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Teenager Dies In Brest

On 10 February, the body of a teenager with injuries consistent with a fall from a height was found in…

17.02.2026
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Four People Tried In Minsk In BYSOL Case

Four people have been tried in Minsk in connection with the BYSOL case. They were sentenced to between two and…

17.02.2026
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Lukashenka Says He Does Not Trust Government On Financial Matters

Aliaksandr Lukashenka said he does not trust the government on financial and economic issues. He complained that the government “is…

17.02.2026
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Telegram Channel Promoting Belarusian Events In Vilnius Declared “Extremist”

The Ministry of Information has updated its list of so-called extremist materials. The Telegram channel “Belaruskaya Afisha,” which publishes announcements…

17.02.2026
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Interest Rate On New Dollar-Denominated Belarusian Finance Ministry Bonds Set At 2.9% Annually

The Finance Ministry of Belarus has held its first auction this year for the placement of government bonds denominated in…

17.02.2026
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Forty-Two Projects Identified Under State Programme For Innovative Development

The government of Belarus has approved lists of national projects under the State Programme for Innovative Development of the Republic…

17.02.2026
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State Control Committee Proposes Fines For Inefficient Use Of Budget Funds

The State Control Committee has proposed introducing administrative liability for the inefficient use of budget funds, but the government does…

17.02.2026
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Vilnius Belarusian Museum Named After Ivan Luckievic To Remain In Current Building As Lease Extended For Ten Years

The Belarusian Museum named after Ivan Luckievic has won a public tender to lease the building at 20-1C Vilniaus Street,…

17.02.2026
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Belarusian Man To Stand Trial For Fraud After Sending Onions Instead Of iPhones

A 21-year-old resident of the Viciebsk District will stand trial on charges of large-scale fraud. The case has been referred…

17.02.2026
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Six Belarusians Fined For Smuggling Cigarettes Into Poland

At the Bobrowniki border crossing on the Belarusian-Polish border, Polish customs officers found contraband cigarettes in six vehicles, the National…

17.02.2026
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VSK-100 Assault Rifle Expected To Enter Mass Production In Belarus By End Of 2026

The VSK-100 assault rifle may enter mass production in Belarus by the end of 2026. This was announced by State…

17.02.2026
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Chairman Of Stolin District Executive Committee Likely Detained — Media

The chairman of the Stolin District Executive Committee, Aliaksandr Pachko, has likely been detained. The reason may be suspected bribery,…

16.02.2026
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More Than 60 People Evacuated From Dormitory In Salihorsk Due To Fire

On the evening of February 16, a fire broke out in a nine-storey dormitory on Zaslonava Street in Salihorsk, Belarus.…

16.02.2026
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Relikt Band Sets Off On Tour In Support Of New Album “Ramanizm”

The band Relikt has announced the start of a tour across Poland and Lithuania. On March 27, the progressive rock…

16.02.2026
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Political Prisoner Tatsiana Kaneuskaya Released

Political prisoner Tatsiana Kaneuskaya, an activist of the Mothers 328 movement, has been released. She has fully served her sentence,…

16.02.2026
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100 MAZ Electric Buses Delivered To St Petersburg

A total of 100 MAZ 303E23 electric buses have arrived in St Petersburg, Russia. This is the largest batch of…

16.02.2026
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Ukraine Holds Talks On Possible Exchange Of Alleged KGB Spy Inna Kardash

The Kyiv Court of Appeal has rejected an appeal against the arrest of Belarusian national Inna Kardash, who is suspected…

16.02.2026
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Tram Derails In Minsk

A No. 7 tram derailed in Minsk near the Sierabranka dispatch station, Minsk-Novosti reported. "The cause was an excessive gap…

16.02.2026
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Minsk Resident Hallucinates Pursuit After Drug Use, Tries To Hide In Kindergarten

A Minsk resident took drugs and believed someone was chasing him. He attempted to hide in what he considered the…

16.02.2026
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Woman Drowns In Brest After Going To Feed Swans

A tragic incident occurred last Sunday in Brest. Local residents pulled the body of a woman born in 1940 from…

16.02.2026
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Belarusian Robs Apartment Near Rome, Buys Lottery Ticket and Gets Caught

A 36-year-old native of Belarus broke into an apartment in the Italian city of Ostia, stole cash, credit cards and…

15.02.2026
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Karyna Shuliak, Epstein’s Girlfriend, Has No Official Children in Belarus

Western media are discussing a possible closer relationship between Belarusian Karyna Shuliak and American billionaire pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. The pair…

15.02.2026
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Russian Foreign Ministry Urges Belarus To “Remain Vigilant” In Deals With The United States

The Russian Foreign Ministry has “in a comradely manner” urged Belarus to “remain vigilant” in its dealings with the United…

15.02.2026
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Mikola Zakharanka Wins Mikhas Straltsou Literary Prize

Mikola Zakharanka, a poet, prose writer and playwright, has won the Mikhas Straltsou Literary Prize. As part of the award,…

13.02.2026
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Latvia Plans To Remove Belarusian Toponyms From Road Signs

Latvia plans to remove the names of populated areas in Belarus and Russia from road signs. Around 120,000 euros will…

13.02.2026
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Belavia Retires Its First Boeing Aircraft

Belavia has retired its first Boeing 737-300 aircraft with the tail number EW-254PA. Today the aircraft performed its final flight…

13.02.2026
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NATO PA Secretary General, EU Special Representative, Czech Foreign Minister — Tsikhanouskaya Holds Series Of Meetings At Munich Security Conference

Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya held a series of meetings at the Munich Security Conference. In a conversation with Benedetta Berti, Secretary General…

13.02.2026
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Farewell Held In Minsk For Publisher And Poet Raman Tsymberau — Photo Report

Today, February 13, a farewell ceremony was held in Minsk for Belarusian publisher and poet Raman Tsymberau. More than one…

13.02.2026
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Freed Political Prisoners Threatened With New Criminal Cases If They Do Not Leave Belarus Within 48 Hours

Some political prisoners are told upon release that they must leave Belarus within 48 hours, otherwise they will face the…

13.02.2026
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Tsikhanouskaya Meets Kalesnikava At Munich Security Conference

Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya met with Mariya Kalesnikava on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference on February 13. IT businessman Viktar…

13.02.2026
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Belarusian State Puppet Theatre Left Without Director

The Belarusian State Puppet Theatre has been left without a director. Since 2024, the theatre had been headed by Tatsyana…

13.02.2026
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Belarusian Republican Bar Association Elects New Chair

The Belarusian Republican Bar Association (BRBA) elected new leadership at a council meeting on February 13. Vitali Dzemidovich was elected…

13.02.2026
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Belavia To Launch Charter Flights To Vietnamese Resort From May

Belavia will begin operating charter flights from Minsk to the Vietnamese resort city of Da Nang. The first flight is…

13.02.2026
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Wildberries Warehouse Near Minsk Evacuated After Roof Damage

A partial displacement of the roof structure occurred at a Wildberries sorting centre in Shchomyslitsa near Minsk. The incident took…

13.02.2026
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Weather Balloon Carrying Cigarettes Again Reaches Lithuania

On Thursday, February 12, Lithuanian border guards intercepted 1,520 packs of Belarusian cigarettes delivered to Lithuania by a weather balloon.…

13.02.2026