60% of Russians do not want Russia to sell natural gas to Belarus at a discounted price, according to the results of the poll by the Russian pollster VTSIOM. Only 34% said they were in favor of gas price discounts for Belarus. read more

Border checkpoint Losha-Šumskas is operating as international since 17 February, 2017, the State Border Committee of Belarus reports. read more

Actions in protest against the President’s decree No3 also known as 'freeloaders’ tax' were held in all Belarusian regional centres on February 19. Most people gathered in Homel (around 1000) and Mahilyou (around 500). read more

In case of extension, the duration of visa-free stay in Belarus may be prolonged to 12-14 days, the Foreign Ministry spokesman Dmitry Mironchik said during an online conference on 15 February. read more

Russian ‘Forbes’ has made a rating of foreign air carriers that fly to Russia. read more

The majority of people who used the chance to visit Belarus without a visa in the first two days of the visa-free regime were Germans and Italians. read more

Belarus has been ranked among the ten countries of the world with the lowest crime level and high safety standards, according to the Numbeo ranking published on February 14. read more

The meeting on military security and defense issues is taking place in Minsk on February 14-15. It is a scheduled event according to the Armed Forces Preparations Plan. read more

Announcements in the Minsk Metro are now made in Belarusian and English. read more

The authors of the Russian website Regnum detained in Belarus have been charged with ‘arousing hostility’ (p.1 article 130 of the Criminal Code) instead of a crime committed by a group of people. read more