Russian President Vladimir Putin has sent a defense treaty with Belarus to the State Duma for ratification, according to RBC ...

Rights groups, activists and independent media in Russia and Belarus endured increased government scrutiny, repressive laws ...

Estonia, along with fellow Baltic states Latvia and Lithuania, is preparing finally to rid itself of one of the last vestiges ...

Belarus plans to make it to the top 50 countries in terms of GDP per capita by 2040 (at purchasing power parity), Belarusian ...

The acclamation of Alexander Lukashenko as Belarus president for a seventh straight term was confirmed on January 26. The ...

Belarus became a full-fledged member of the SCO family, and a few months later it formalized the status of a BRICS partner. This was not a spontaneous decision, but a well-considered and thought-out ...

"No complaints about violations of electoral laws capable of impacting the outcome of the election were received either from citizens or observers during the voting and vote counting," CEC chairman Ig ...

Near a border checkpoint between Belarus and Ukraine, anti-tank spikes and concrete pyramids block what was once a bustling ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Belarus has opened early voting for a presidential election set to cement Alexander Lukashenko’s grip on ...

With Belarus set to hold its presidential elections on Jan. 26, the European Parliament and many international experts have already condemned the vote, which they predict will be a sham.

A Polish border guard looks east into Belarus at the crossing point Połowce-Pieszczatka in Polowce, Poland, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Lorne Cooke) ...

Vladimir Putin warmly congratulated Alexander Lukashenko Lukashenko AlexanderPresident of Belarus on the Feast of the Epiphany and conveyed his best wishes to all Orthodox citizens of Belarus on this ...