The police is following several leads to investigate the Right Sector activist's killing in western Ukraine. read more

Kyiv expects Belarus to condemn Russia’s annexation of Crimea, Yevhen Perebyinis, spokesman for the Ukrainian foreign ministry, said on Thursday. But Belarus is still swimming between two waters: Minsk assured both the Ukrainian and Russian authorities of friendship. read more

President Lukashenko is attempting to mobilise his supporters to participate in the local elections. The ongoing local election campaign is less noticeable for the electorate than the previous one. The authorities will have to ensure the necessary turnout to confirm the population’s loyalty. read more

On 12 March at a meeting of the Security Council of Belarus, Lukashenka confirmed that Belarus would maintain contact with the new Ukrainian government. He emphasised the close economic ties between Belarus and Ukraine and gave guarantees to Ukrainian business that their fruitful relationship would read more

On 10 March the EU Delegation to Belarus organised a conference entitled 'EU-Belarus Sectoral Cooperation: Looking Back and Looking Forward' in Minsk. Belarusian and European diplomats in attendance agreed that the crisis in Ukraine would not affect EU-Belarus relations as they are setting a new read more

Keeping Crimea will cost less than Chechnya but more than Abkhasia and South Ossetia. read more

While in Ukraine large scale political demonstrations are just a regular instrument used to influence the authorities, democratic activists in Belarus are prosecuted for nearly any kind of public political action. Trying to adapt to the current conditions, the opposition is changing its protest read more

Russia’s invasion of Crimea is a challenge for Belarus. Observers realize that the Kremlin can use the same aggressive tactic against Belarus, Russia’s military outpost. read more

Vladimir Putin has become the protagonist of the leading articles in western newspapers and magazines. read more

It is impossible to predict the development of the Russia-Ukraine relations now, experts say. read more

On 7 March, Ukrainian espreso.tv reported that Belarus refused to send observers to the Crimean referendum. This is not the first time that the Belarusian authorities have disobeyed Russia, because the interests of Minsk and Moscow are in opposition to one another on several key issues. read more

Estimates vary on how many people are held in prisons in Belarus on politically motivated charges. Russia’s invasion of Crimea can affect a campaign for the release of Belarusian dissidents. read more