Minsk consistently avoids supporting Moscow in Ukraine and Syria. To put it mildly. After all, on 7 December, Ukrainian Internal Minister Avakov inaugurated the new Ukrainian armoured vehicle Varta designed in cooperation with "Belarusian engineers". read more

Ukrainian politician and businessman Evgeni Chervonenko has not been allowed to enter Belarus. He learnt about it at the airport in Minsk, RIA Novosti reports quoting the Belarusian State Border Committee. read more

Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka has held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, in Moscow. read more

The Europeans are tired of the disunity in Belarus’ opposition camp, Vital Rymashewski, co-chairman of Belarusian Christian Democracy (BCD), said during the party’s founding conference on Saturday. read more

On December 15, at the talks in Moscow, Aliaksandr Lukashenka and Vladimir Putin did not discuss plans to deploy the Russian military base in Belarus. read more

Belarus will never get dragged into someone else’s wars and conflicts, Belarus’ Defense Minister Andrey Raukou said when speaking in a ceremony of taking a military oath by the personnel of the 72nd guard united training center for warrant officers and junior specialists on Saturday. read more

Belarus and Latvia have common regional problems, Ojars Eriks Kalnins, chairman of the international affairs committee at Latvia’s Saeima (parliament), said during a meeting in the House of Representatives in Minsk on Monday. read more

Aliaksandr Lukashenka has called on Russia and Turkey to make concessions and compromises to smooth out the situation. This statement was made by Head of Belarus at the International Conference "The Policy of Neutrality: International Cooperation for Peace, Security and Development" in read more

After the Turkish downing of a Russian aircraft in Syria last month, Minsk refused to join Moscow in its accusations and recriminations against Ankara. It just lamented what happened between its “Russian ally” and “friendly Turkey.” Needless to say Minsk has also not supported any of the Russians read more

The European Union will double the volume of its financial assistance to Belarus next year, Gunnar Wiegand, deputy managing director for Russia, Eastern Partnership, Central Asia, Regional Cooperation and the OSCE at the European External Action Service, told reporters in Minsk on Wednesday. read more