Ex-heads of Sochi sanatorium Belarus imprisoned for major stealing
Two Russians and a Belarusian have been imprisoned for a long time. read more
UK Ambassador Bruce Bucknell on Belarusian identity, business climate, education and Visas
Belarus Digest interviewed Bruce Bucknell, British Ambassador to Belarus who has been serving in Minsk since July 2012. He also runs a blog about his work in Belarus. read more
Belarus at the United Nations: resentment, bragging and anti-Western rhetoric
Three weeks ago Belarus Foreign Minister Uladzimir Makei presented the country's multilateral initiatives in the general debate of the 69th session of the UN General Assembly. The United Nations remains Belarus' preferred tool for promoting its foreign policy initiatives and a source of development read more
Lukashenka: 400,000 people should be put to work in the name of revolution
The Belarus leader on October 20 held a meeting with the government to discuss employment and labor migration in Belarus. read more
The Belarusian opposition: recovering from 2010, preparing for 2015
Everyone knows that the Belarusian opposition has had little chance of being elected since the late 1990s. Repression against the opposition continues to turn up more frequently in the news than their own actions, particularly given the Western public's palate for news from the "last read more
Lukashenka: Russia has to protect LPR and DPR to keep face
The Belarusian president is holding a press conference for Russian regional media at the National Library in Minsk. read more
Russia set to have military airbase in Belarus’ Babruysk
A Russian airbase for Sukhoi Su-27 (Flanker) fighter jets will be established in Babruysk, in eastern Belarus, in 2016, General Colonel Viktor Bondarev, commander-in-chief of Russia’s Air Force, said Wednesday, according to Russian news agencies. read more
Football: Belarus frees detained Ukraine fans
All the Ukraine fans that were tried and jailed in Belarus are free and return back to their home country. read more
Football: Ukraine fans locked up, fined in Belarus
8 Ukraine fans are sentenced to 5 days of arrest. 4 Ukrainians are ordered to pay fines. read more
Russia is paying Belarus for ratifying Eurasian Economic Union treaty
Russia’s decision to allow Belarus to keep revenues from export duties on petroleum products is its payment for the ratification of a treaty on the formation of the Eurasian Economic Union, Heorhiy Hryts, deputy chairman of the Belarusian Scientific and Industrial Association. read more |