Information Minister Liliya Ananich commented on the detentions of several columnists in Belarus for their anti-Belarusian articles on the Russian websotes. read more

Two pro-Russian activists have been detained in Belarus on suspicion of inciting ethnic discord. read more

Ukrainian MP Nadezhda Savchenko secretly visited Minsk on December 7. She met with leaders of the so-called ‘DPR’ and ‘LPR’ Alexander Zakharchenko and Igor Plotnitski in the Belarusian capital, Ukrainian mass media report. read more

A delegation of high-level economic officials from Belarus paid a visit to Washington on 6 to 10 December at the invitation of the US Department of State, the Belarusian Foreign Ministry told the media on Monday, 12 December. read more

Alyaksandr Mikhnevich, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Belgium and Permanent Representative of Belarus to the EU, delivered his credentials to President of the European Council Donald Tusk on December, 5. read more

Alyaksandr Lukashenka met with the speaker of Poland's Senate in Minsk on Monday, calling for closer political ties between the two countries. read more

The House of Representatives is ‘a mire’, MP Hanna Kanapatskaya, member of the United Civil Party, said when meeting local democratic activists in Mahilyou on December 3. read more

Alyaksandr Lukashenka on December 6 dismissed Alyaksandr Kosinets from his position as head of the Presidential Administration and appointed Valery Mitskevich, deputy head of the Presidential Administration to serve as acting head. read more

Belarus Russia manoeuvres pose no threat either to Belarus or our neighbours, independent military expert Alyaksandr Alesin told. read more

A referendum on extending the terms of office of the Belarusian president and Belarusian MPs may be held in the country if the head of state is willing to do so, Lidziya Yarmoshyna, Chairman of the Central Election Commission, told journalists on Monday. read more