Updated at 13:53,23-12-2024
Lukashenko about events around Belarus: Attempt to unsettle situation up to August 2020 level
An attempt is in progress to unsettle the situation in Belarus to the level of August 2020. Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko made the statement as he met with President of Russia Vladimir Putin in Sochi on 28 May read more 
Makei: Russia now sees what the West is like
Russia took off its rose-colored glasses, got up from its knees and really sees what the West is like read more 
FM: Belarusians will not tolerate diktat towards their country
The vast majority of Belarusians will stand to the end, but will not tolerate the diktat against their country, Belarus Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei said read more 
Chief Editor Of Independent Belarusian News Portal Briefly Detained
Belarusian authorities have briefly detained Alyaksey Shota, the editor in chief of the independent Hrodna.life news portal, in the western city of Hrodna. read more 
Lithuania Expelling Two Belarusian Diplomats Amid Uproar Over Plane Arrests
Lithuania says it is expelling two Belarusian diplomats accused of conducting activities "incompatible with their diplomatic status" amid international outrage over Belarus’s forced landing of a Vilnius-bound passenger flight in Minsk and the detention of a dissident journalist. read more 
Lukashenka, Putin Meet Amid Outrage Over Diversion Of Plane
Belarusian authoritarian ruler Alyaksandr Lukashenka met in the Russian Black Sea resort city of Sochi with Russian President Vladimir Putin read more 
Belarus To Close Embassy In Canada As Trudeau Condemns 'Outrageous' Behavior
Belarus announced on May 25 it will close its embassy in Canada as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau condemned the forced diversion of an airliner and arrest of a prominent Belarusian journalist and said possible sanctions were on the table. read more 
Lukashenka Signs Law Allowing Belarusian Police To Use Firearms Against Demonstrators
Belarus's authoritarian leader Alyaksandr Lukashenka has signed into law legislation that allows police and security forces to shoot at demonstrators. read more 
EU, NATO Demand Belarus Explain 'Forcible' Diversion Of Passenger Plane, Detention Of Journalist
The head of NATO has joined the leaders of several EU countries in demanding an investigation into the diversion on May 23 of a Lithuanian-bound flight to Minsk, where authorities arrested one of its passengers, opposition activist and journalist Raman Pratasevich. read more 
Belarus Faces Western Outrage Over Airliner 'Hijacking' To Detain Journalist
European Union leaders, who are set to hold a summit on May 24, have warned of punitive steps against Belarus over the forced diversion and landing of a Ryanair plane to Minsk that was carrying a prominent opposition journalist on an internal EU flight. read more |
