Civil activist Vyachslau Siuchyk will stand trial in Minsk Central District court at 3 p.m. on April 21, the website Belarusian Pravda reports. read more

Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka has called on Russians not to consider his country as their "lackey." read more

Alyaksandr Lukashenka on Thursday welcomed what he described as a "serious turning point in our relations with the West." read more

Certain forces in Russia should stop talking about Belarus’ making some U-turn, president Alyaksandr Lukashenka said delivering the annual State of the Nation Address on Thursday. read more

The Belarusian government is becoming more open to contacts with representatives of the opposition in order to improve its international reputation. read more

The Belarusian government has reduced pension benefits to the population without a broad public campaign, which could have prepared favourable grounds for such measures. The state propaganda and manipulations with public opinion in order to introduce extremely unpopular social measures are likely read more

Despite the ‘thaw’ in relations with the West, Minsk is unlikely to prioritize western foreign policy direction. It is clear that the authorities have taken a strategic decision to develop relations with major Asian countries. By developing comprehensive relations with major developing countries, read more

Vyachaslau Siuchyk has been detained and beaten in Minsk. The civil activist will stand trial for ‘petty hooliganism’ and ‘disobedience to the police’. The hearing will start in Minsk's Centralny District Court at 11 a.m., spring96.org reports. read more

Following the EU example, eight European countries that are not EU members have lifted sanctions against 170 Belarusian officials and three companies. read more

Belarus has established diplomatic relations with the Principality of Monaco. On April 15, a joint communique on establishing diplomatic relations was signed at the Belarus Embassy in France. read more