Only eight McDonalds restaurants operate in Belarus, and fast food remains a rare treat for most residents. read more

Late in the evening on 29 July Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko phoned his Belarusian counterpart and proposed him to host a meeting of a tripartite contact group on Ukraine. read more

Belarusian exporters will have favorable conditions on the Russian market. read more

Hailed by Belarusian state TV for bringing independence and sovereignty to Belarus, media outside Belarus have offered somewhat different opinions of Lukashenka on his 20th anniversary as Belarus' leader. Here are three of the main narratives used on this occasion. read more

Relations between Belarus and the European Union should be improved "cautiously and gradually," UK Ambassador Bruce Bucknell said. read more

Crimes committed by morally depraved officials erode public trust in authorities, Belarusian President Aliaksandr Lukashenka said at a session to discuss improvements of anti-corruption laws. read more

Belarus says it will host talks between Ukraine, Russia and the OSCE on the crisis in eastern Ukraine. read more

Polish rocker Dariusz Malejonek had his application for a Belarusian visa rejected because of his band's participation in a concert in Kyiv's Independence Square in a show of solidarity with Ukrainian anti-government protesters this past January, according to Poland's daily Gazeta Polska Codziennie. read more

The aircraft on a flight from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur downed in Donetsk region, in east Ukraine. read more

Ukraine has imposed "special" import duties on milk and dairy products, confectionery and beer, incandescent light bulbs, fertilizers, refrigerators and tires from Belarus. read more