Minister Snapkou purchases $500 000 worth apartment
The Minister of Economy is in possession of an elite 134 square meters large apartment. read more
Lukashenka unplugged: two decades of memorable quotes
Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka certainly has a way with words. RFE/RL takes a look at some of Lukashenka’s more memorable -- and often inappropriate -- public statements over the past two decades since he came to power in July 1994. read more
KGB starts case against “Barysau militant“?
Natallya Krasouskaya informs this in the new video that has been published on July 11. read more
Ministry of Interior: Belarusian fighters in Ukraine might be subject to criminal sanctions
Our nationals taking part in military actions in Ukraine and people recruiting them are criminally liable in Belarus. read more
EU removes eight Belarusians from its blacklist
The Council of the European Union on July 8 lifted entry bans and asset freezes against eight citizens of Belarus and placed one Belarusian on its blacklist. read more
Belarusian volunteers joining Ukraine's fight against pro-Russian militants
A volunteer unit consisting of Belarusians willing to join the Ukrainian government's military operation against pro-Russian militants in the Donetsk and Luhansk provinces is being established in the Volyn province. read more
Festive parade in Minsk (photo, video)
On July 3 Belarus celebrated the Independence Day and the 70th anniversary of liberation from the German-fascist invaders. read more
Lukashenka: The West uses sanctions instead of being grateful for defeat of Nazis
The West tries to dictate and uses sanctions instead being grateful for the defeat of the Nazis, Alyaksandr Lukashenka said Wednesday in Minsk, speaking at the opening ceremony for a new building for the Belarusian State Museum of the History of the Great Patriotic War. read more
Belarus-West rapprochement coming? Political prisoner Bialiacki released
On 21 June, Belarus authorities unexpectedly released one of political prisoners, the head of Viasna Human Rights Centre, Alieś Bialiacki. The EU, US, UN and OSCE welcomed the release as a positive step and called upon Minsk to release the remaining inmates. read more
Iraq buys second-hand fighter jets from Russia, Belarus
Iraq has bought used fighter jets from Russia and Belarus after long delays in the delivery of F-16 planes from the US. read more |