Coordination Council Elections Scheduled for Third Week of May 2026
The Coordination Council has decided to hold elections for the fourth convocation of the CC during the third…
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Prosecutor General’s Office Sends Major Corruption Case Involving Belshina to Court
The Prosecutor General’s Office has sent to court a major corruption case involving the “manufacture and sale of…
Belarus–Russia Trade Turnover Rises by 1.8% to USD 44 Billion
Belarus–Russia trade turnover increased by 1.8% to USD 44 billion, Dmitry Krutoi, chief of staff to Alyaksandr Lukashenka,…
Persons Convicted Under “Extremism” Articles Barred From Working as Auditors
A resolution of the Council of Ministers, No. 696 of 1 December, was published today on the National…
Airspace Above Vilnius Airport Closed Again
Airspace above Vilnius Airport was closed again today from 19:36 to 22:30. According to the airport’s press service,…
Belarus State Military-Industrial Committee Says It Is Ready to Localize Production in Algeria
Belarus and Algeria have identified potential projects for military-technical cooperation. This was stated in Algiers by the chairman…
Belarus Government Introduces Tighter Controls on Price Growth for Cucumbers and Tomatoes
Prime Minister Alyaksandr Turchyn has signed a Council of Ministers resolution amending certain price-regulation norms. The document provides…
Alyaksandr Lukashenka Wants Algeria and Oman to Launch a Three-Party Fertilizer Production Project
Alyaksandr Lukashenka said he was ready to implement a major trilateral project to produce mineral fertilizers together with…
Smugglers’ Weather Balloons Create Problems for Lithuanian Energy Operators
Vilnius Airport is not the only one affected by smugglers’ weather balloons. According to Delfi, the balloons carrying…
Finance Ministry Says It Is Not Considering an Increase in VAT
The Belarusian Finance Ministry is not considering raising VAT following the examples of Russia and Kazakhstan, Finance Minister…
House of Representatives Approves National Budget for 2026
The House of Representatives has adopted the draft national budget for 2026 in the second reading. According to…
Lawmakers Lower Income Tax Rate for High Earners in Second Reading of Tax Code Amendments
Members of the House of Representatives have adopted amendments to the Tax Code in the second reading. According…
Government Approves First State Program for 2026–2030
The Council of Ministers has approved the first state program for 2026–2030. The National Register of Legal Acts…
Belarus’s Gold and Foreign Exchange Reserves Reach 13.9 Billion Dollars
Belarus’s gold and foreign exchange reserves set a new record in November. They increased by 177.2 million dollars…
BelGee Sales in Russia Rise 2.6 Times in November
The Belarusian brand BelGee continues to show strong results on the Russian market. According to data from the…
Putin Says Russia Is Ready to Fight Europe “Right Now”
Vladimir Putin said at a press conference during the “Russia Calling” forum on 2 December that Europe is…
Belarusian Ski Union Wins Case Against FIS
The Belarusian Ski Union has won its case against the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) at the…
Belkartagrafiya Releases Culinary Map of Belarus
Belkartagrafiya has published a specialized map dedicated to Belarus’s culinary traditions. The edition highlights the most characteristic dishes…
Belarusian YouTube Channels Garner Over 390 Million Views in a Month, November Ranking Published
The Belarusian segment of YouTube in November 2025 recorded a total of more than 390 million views (in…
Inga Ruginienė Plans to Meet With Coale
Lithuanian Prime Minister Inga Ruginienė plans to meet with U.S. President’s Special Envoy for Belarus John Coale. She announced…
Polish Prosecutors Charge Russian Suspected of Creating Spy Network
Poland’s National Prosecutor’s Office has announced that charges have been filed in absentia against a Russian national accused…
Norway to Allocate Additional Support for Victims of Repression in Belarus
Norway will provide additional funding to support victims of repression in Belarus. The money will be directed to…
Sabotage Order in Poland May Have Been Issued Personally by Vladimir Putin — Gazeta Wyborcza
The order to carry out sabotage on Poland’s railway network may have been issued personally by Vladimir Putin,…
Belarus to Try SS Obersturmbannführer Who Died Half a Century Ago
The Prosecutor General’s Office has sent another case to the Supreme Court involving a deceased individual. SS Obersturmbannführer…
Alyaksandr Lukashenka Travels From Oman to Algeria
Alyaksandr Lukashenka begins a visit to Algeria today, departing from Oman. According to his press service, the official…
Dzmitry Lukashenka Discussed Strategic Partnership in Jakarta While His Brothers and Father Were in Oman
Dzmitry Lukashenka unexpectedly appeared in Indonesia at a moment when his father and brothers were visiting Oman. The…
Viktar Lukashenka in Oman Described as “Special Representative of the President”. Sheiman Holds a Similar Position
In a statement from the Omani Foreign Ministry about today’s meeting between Sultan Haitham bin Tariq and the…
Interior Ministry Says Drone That Entered Belarus Dropped “Extremist” Materials
The Interior Ministry published photos of the unmanned aerial vehicle that allegedly entered Belarus from Lithuania and fell…
Belarus Accuses Lithuania of Airspace Violation by Drone
The Belarusian Foreign Ministry summoned Lithuania’s chargé d’affaires Erikas Vilkanecas on 1 December. He was issued a protest…
Former Kalinouski Regiment Fighter Hrachykha Sentenced to Five Years in Prison
Former Kalinouski Regiment fighter Vasil Hrachykha has been sentenced to five years in prison, the human-rights centre Viasna…
Orange Hazard Level Issued for 2 December Due to Fog
Meteorologists have issued an orange-level warning related to fog. “During the night and morning hours of 2 December…
Lukashenka Appears in Public With His Sons on Fourth Day of Oman Visit
Alyaksandr Lukashenka appeared in public with his sons on the fourth day of his visit to Oman. According…
Belarus Trade Deficit Reaches $5.28 Billion in January–October
Belarus’s trade deficit in goods reached $5.28 billion in January–October, a 45% increase compared with the same period…
Krutoi: Belarusian Refineries Are Not Profiting Excessively From Processing Russian Tolling Oil
Belarusian oil refineries have begun processing tolling crude supplied from Russia. In the fourth quarter, they are moving…
One of Minsk’s Last Independent Cultural Venues, “Monochrome” Creative Space, Closes
The Minsk creative space “Monochrome”, which became a platform for numerous cultural events, has announced its closure. In…
Vilnius Airport Closed Again Due to Weather Balloons
On 30 November 2025 at 18:09 (GMT+2), temporary airspace restrictions were introduced over Vilnius Airport, the airport’s press…
Minsk Scientist Convicted in Homiel for “Extremism” and “Insulting Lukashenka”
The Homiel Regional Court has delivered a verdict against 32-year-old Minsk resident Alyaksandr Rusakovich, who was charged under…
Fogs in Belarus to Persist Overnight and on the Morning of 1 December
Fogs observed across many parts of the country and in Minsk will persist during the day, as well…
Lithuania’s State Defence Council to Discuss Measures Against Meteorological Balloons
Possible response measures to the situation involving meteorological balloons carrying contraband that continue to arrive from Belarus will…
Belarus Health Ministry: Blood Type Stamp May Be Added to Passports Only Voluntarily
The Belarusian Ministry of Health has clarified the procedure for adding a blood type mark to citizens’ documents…
Lithuania Asks EU to Help Return Trucks From Belarus and Strengthen Sanctions
Lithuania’s ministers of foreign affairs and transport, Kęstutis Budrys and Juras Taminskas, have sent a letter to the…
Belarusian Defence Ministry Says It Is Ready for Dialogue With NATO
The Belarusian Defence Ministry has declared its readiness for dialogue with NATO to ensure security in the Eastern…
Lithuania Responds to Belarus Over Incident at Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant
The Belarusian Emergencies Ministry has received a response from the Lithuanian side regarding the incident at the Ignalina…
EU Delegations in Belarus Urge Authorities Not To Use the Courts To Criminalise Human Rights Work
The European Union Delegation in Belarus, together with the embassies of the United Kingdom, Sweden, Germany and Lithuania,…
Tsikhanouskaya Calls for Stronger Support for Belarusian Democratic Forces and Myanmar’s National Unity Government
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, head of the United Transitional Cabinet, commented on Alyaksandr Lukashenka’s visit to Myanmar, which concluded the…
Three Belarusians Accused of Working for Foreign Intelligence in Poland
Three Belarusians — Viktoryia M., Anton M. and Uladzimir U. — as well as two Ukrainians, Oleksandr S.…
Viktar Lukashenka Finds a New Partner, or How a Belarusian Cruise Missile Reached Dubai
Specialized media around the world are discussing a sensation at the Dubai Airshow 2025 — a new strike…
Prosecutors Label Christmas Ornaments Featuring Larysa Hienijuš as “Rehabilitation of Nazism”
Christmas ornaments depicting Larysa Hienijuš, sold in the Minsk shop “Kalyadnaya Krama,” have been deemed “rehabilitation of Nazism.”…
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya Receives Menschen in Europa Award “Brave Women for Freedom and Democracy”
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya was awarded the Menschen in Europa prize “Brave Women for Freedom and Democracy” on 27 November…
ILO Demands That Belarusian Authorities Return Passports to Former Political Prisoners and Restore Their Pensions
The Governing Body of the International Labour Organization (ILO) has demanded that the Belarusian authorities return passports to…