Skaisgirytė: Fundamental Changes Needed To Begin Dialogue With Belarus
Fundamental changes are needed to begin a dialogue with Belarus. Asta Skaisgirytė, an adviser to the Lithuanian president,…
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Latvia Plans To Introduce 300% Tariff On Transit Of Grain From Belarus And Russia
The Latvian government plans to introduce a 300% tariff on the transit of Russian and Belarusian grain through…
Lukashenka Has Turned Belarus Into A Platform For Russia’s War — Kallas
Aliaksandr Lukashenka has turned Belarus into a platform for Russia’s war, according to EU High Representative for Foreign…
Latvia Proposes Ending All Passenger Transport To Belarus And Russia From 2027
Latvia’s Ministry of Transport has proposed that the government completely halt all passenger transport to Belarus and Russia…
Tsikhanouskaya’s Office Sees No Contradiction In Lithuania’s Statements On Military Threat From Belarus
Diplomatic adviser to Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, Dzianis Kuchynski, commented on Lithuania’s statements that there has been no increase in…
Belarusian Investigative Committee Discusses Cooperation With China In Security Sector
Chairman of Belarus’s Investigative Committee Kanstantsin Bychak met with China’s ambassador to Belarus, Zhang Wenchuan. According to the…
Belarus And Kazakhstan Begin Joint Exercises At Brestsky Training Ground
Joint tactical and special exercises involving reconnaissance units of the special operations forces of the Belarusian Armed Forces…
Andrzej Poczobut Plans To Return To Belarus Next Week
Journalist and former political prisoner Andrzej Poczobut, who was released in April, said he plans to return to…
“This Does Not Change My Plans To Return To Hrodna” — Poczobut Says Union Of Poles In Belarus Congress Postponed
Former political prisoner and journalist Andrzej Poczobut said the congress of the Union of Poles in Belarus, which…
Chornohor: Belarus’ Future Will Largely Determine The Security Of The Entire Region
Ukrainian Foreign Ministry Ambassador-at-Large Yaroslav Chornohor said that the security of the entire region will largely depend on…
Belarus Interested in Reviving Trams in India’s Kolkata
Authorities in the Indian city of Kolkata plan to revive tram services under a public-private partnership (PPP) model.…
Latvian Citizen Tried to Smuggle Vape Containing Hash Oil into Belarus
Border guards at the Bieniakoni checkpoint detained a 49-year-old Latvian citizen who tried to bring a narcotic substance…
Political Prisoner Journalist Andrei Aliaksandrau Wins Free Media Awards
Belarusian journalist and media manager Andrei Aliaksandrau, who is imprisoned in Belarus, has been named one of the…
Sisters of St. Elisabeth Convent Continue Selling Goods in France
Sisters of Minsk’s St. Elisabeth Convent, known for its public support for Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine,…
Lithuanian Intelligence Sees No Increase in Military Threat from Belarus, Matulionis Says
Lithuanian intelligence currently sees no increase in the military threat from Belarus. Deividas Matulionis, the chief national security…
Olekas Calls for Contacts With Belarusian Authorities and Stronger Sanctions
Lithuania should continue seeking opportunities for dialogue with the Belarusian authorities despite strained relations between the two countries,…
Lithuanian Seimas Speaker Criticizes FIBA Decision to Allow Belarusians and Russians to Compete
Speaker of the Lithuanian Seimas Juozas Olekas has criticized the decision by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) to…
Belarus-Born British Citizen Beaten in Russia After Traveling There for Grandmother’s Funeral
A 36-year-old British citizen, Dzmitry Smatrytski, who was born in Belarus, says police officers beat him in Yessentuki,…
6.7 Million Packs of Smuggled Cigarettes Imported from Belarus Seized in Moscow
Employees of Russia’s Central Operational Customs Office have stopped a channel for the illegal import of tobacco products…
Belarus and Iraq Discuss Humanitarian Issues, Cooperation in Energy and Pharmaceuticals
Belarusian Ambassador to Turkey and Iraq concurrently Anatol Hlaz paid a working visit to Baghdad on September 1–3.…
Belarus to Simplify Energy Efficiency Procedures
Belarus will change the procedures governing organizations operating in the energy efficiency sector. Prime Minister Aliaksandr Turchyn signed…
Questions of Belarusians in Lithuania and Preparations for the Release of Political Prisoners. Tsikhanouskaya Meets Lithuanian Seimas Speaker
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya met with Lithuanian Seimas Speaker Juozas Olekas and members of the “For a Democratic Belarus” parliamentary…
Belarusian Citizens Convicted in Lithuania of EU Subsidy Fraud
A Lithuanian court has found two Belarusian citizens, a father and son, as well as a company they…
Lithuanian Border Resident Detained With Belarusian Cigarettes Hidden in Car
Border guards in Lithuania’s Šalčininkai district discovered hidden compartments containing Belarusian cigarettes in a local woman’s car. The…
Latvia Extends Operation Against Illegal Migration On Border With Belarus
The Latvian government has extended the Vilkatis operation aimed at combating illegal migration on the country’s eastern border…
Labkovich, Expelled From Belarus, Banned From Leaving The Country
Human rights defender Uladzimir Labkovich of Viasna, who was forcibly expelled from Belarus in December 2025, has been…
FIS Allows Belarusian Athletes To Compete In Individual Events Under Neutral Status
The Council of the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) has set conditions for the participation of athletes…
Belarusian Government Approves Export Credit Agreement With Sudan
The Council of Ministers approved by Resolution No. 443 a general agreement between the governments of Belarus and…
Lukashenka Notes Slump in Trade With Pakistan
Belarusian-Pakistani trade turnover has declined. Aliaksandr Lukashenka pointed this out during a meeting with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz…
Lukashenka Considers Production of Complex Fertilizers in Togo
Aliaksandr Lukashenka met with Togo’s head of government Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation…
Polish Deputy Interior Minister Calls Poczobut’s Return to Belarus Risky
Polish Deputy Minister of Interior and Administration Marcin Kierwiński considers the return of Andrzej Poczobut to Belarus risky,…
Lukashenka Invites Laos President to Minsk. He Responds With Gold Mining Proposal
Aliaksandr Lukashenka met with Laos President Thongloun Sisoulith on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Bishkek.…
Uzbek Farmers Receive 2,000 Hectares in Vitsyebsk Region for Potato Growing
Uzbek businesspeople have been allocated 2,000 hectares in the Vitsyebsk region to grow potatoes. Cattle-fattening sites are being…
Latushka Urges EU and Poland to Respond With Sanctions to European Media Being Declared “Extremist”
Deputy Head of the United Transitional Cabinet and Head of the National Anti-Crisis Management Pavel Latushka has called…
Jet-Powered Drone Spotted in the Sky Over Homiel Region — “Flagstok”
On the morning of August 29, a Russian drone flew over the territory of the Homiel region, “Flagstok”…
Lukashenka and Putin to Hold Informal Meeting as Well
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s aide Yury Ushakov described Aliaksandr Lukashenka’s visit to Moscow as unofficial and announced that…
Latushka Sends Ukraine And EU List Of 11 Belarusian Companies Working With Russian Defense Industry
Deputy Head of the United Transitional Cabinet and head of the National Anti-Crisis Management Pavel Latushka has submitted…
Mishustin Expected In Belarus In Early October
Aliaksandr Lukashenka said Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin is expected in Belarus in early October. “We have a…
Belarusian Foreign Ministry Seeks To Step Up Cooperation With Azerbaijan
On Aug. 28, Belarusian Foreign Minister Maksim Ryzhankou met with Azerbaijani Deputy Foreign Minister Samir Sharifov. “The sides…
Lukashenka Says Belarus And Western Russia Face A “Common Problem”
Aliaksandr Lukashenka said Belarus and the western part of the Russian Federation face a “common problem.” At a…
Belarusian Citizen Reported Missing After Nepal Flooding Makes Contact
A Belarusian citizen who had been listed among those missing after devastating flooding in Nepal has reported that…
Trade, Investment And Cooperation Projects — Lukashenka Meets Mishustin
Aliaksandr Lukashenka, who arrived in Russia the previous day, met Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin on Friday, Aug.…
Lukashenka To Meet Putin On Saturday
Aliaksandr Lukashenka will meet Vladimir Putin on Saturday, Aug. 29. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said this, Sputnik reports.…
Another Polish Priest Is Being Forced to Leave Belarus After Serving There for More Than 30 Years
The Pinsk Diocese of the Roman Catholic Church reported that permission for Polish priest Janusz Pulit to continue…
Lukashenka Approves Draft Protocol on Amendments to SCO Charter
Aliaksandr Lukashenka signed Decree No. 296 approving the draft protocol on amendments and additions to the Charter of…
“Lukashenka Regime Is Afraid of Its Own Shadow” — Ukrainian Foreign Ministry on Chornohor’s Instagram Being Declared “Extremist” in Belarus
Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi commented on a Belarusian court’s decision to designate the Instagram account of…
Four Weather Balloons Carrying Smuggled Cigarettes Found in Poland
Polish authorities discovered four weather balloons carrying loads of smuggled cigarettes without Polish excise stamps in Podlaskie Voivodeship,…
Belarusian Foreign Ministry Urges Citizens to Consider Risks When Traveling to Nepal, India and China
The Belarusian Foreign Ministry recommended that Belarusian citizens take the situation into account when traveling to areas of…
Latvian Border Guard Chief Convinced Belarusian Services Were Involved in Tunnel Construction
Head of the Latvian State Border Guard Guntis Pujāts believes that both underground tunnels discovered on the Latvia-Belarus…
Lukashenka Travels to Russia for Talks With Putin and Mishustin
Aliaksandr Lukashenka has traveled to Russia on a working visit, where he will hold talks with Vladimir Putin.…