Updated at 13:53,23-12-2024
Lukashenka to announce next election date in spring 2019
Aliaksandr Lukashenka may announce the date of the next presidential and parliamentary elections in the spring of 2019 during the State of the Nation Address. read more 
Russian envoy: Moscow welcomes Belarus' improved ties with West
Russia approves that 'Belarusian friends' have improved relations with Western partners, Russian Ambassador in Minsk Alexander Surikov said at a news conference on 8 June. read more 
Belarus mulls over punishment for spreading 'false information' online
The Belarusian government considers criminalizing the dissemination of false information on the Internet, including by an anonymous source, Prosecutor General Aliaksandr Kanyuk said on 6 June in Minsk. read more 
Belarusian Leader Says May Reinstate Russian Border Controls
Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka says his country could reinstate border controls with Russia if recent spot checks conducted by Moscow continue for a long period. read more 
Police colonel arrives at Kurapaty protest to force activist leave
Driving inspectors drew up a protocol against BCD co-leader Pavel Sevyarynets for going out to the roadway and preventing a car from approaching the restaurant “Poedem, Poedim”. read more 
Belarus does not rule out a Russian military base
Minsk does not plan to allow Russia to deploy its troops on the Belarusian territory. However, Belarus may revise its stance if the United States deploy a permanent contingent in Poland, Radio Svaboda quotes the Belarusian Foreign Minister Uladzimir Makei as saying during his recent visit to read more 
EaP, Astravets NPP, death penalty: Federica Mogherini meets with Belarus FM Makey
The High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the European Commission, Federica Mogherini met with Belarus Foreign Minister Uladzimir Makey in Brussels on May, 31. read more 
EU, Council Of Europe Condemn New Executions In Belarus, Call For Moratorium
The European Union and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) have strongly condemned the reported secret executions of two Belarusians whose appeals had been rejected by the country's Supreme Court. read more 
Lukashenka: European security architecture in deep crisis
The European security architecture is in a deep crisis, Alyaksandr Lukashenka said Thursday in Minsk, speaking at an international forum on "Eastern Europe: In Search of Security for All." read more 
Unbeatable corruption: arrests of officials in Belarus
Siarhei Rauneika, assistant to Belarusian President, has been detained for receiving a bribe of $ 200,000. But this was by no means the only fact of corruption in Belarus: there have been plenty of high-profile arrests of officials and appointees in the last few months. read more |
