A close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, he allowed Moscow to use Belarus as a launchpad for its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 - and paid the price in the form of ...

Hrodna human rights activists report detentions of truck drivers ... These checks were carried out regardless of how long the drivers had been outside of Belarus,” human rights activists report.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A Polish border guard looks east into Belarus at the crossing point Połowce-Pieszczatka in Polowce, Poland ...

Vladimir Putin didn’t need to launch an invasion to put a stranglehold on Belarus. From using the country as a launchpad for his full-scale invasion of Ukraine to stashing Russian nuclear weapons on ...

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Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. FILE – Nobel Peace Prize winner Ales Bialiatski, head of the Viasna human rights group, sits in a ...

The elder Lukashenko has ruled the country for 30 years, and an early presidential election is scheduled to be held in Belarus on January 26. Nikolai Lukashenko first appeared in public in 2008 at ...

He explained that people arrived legally in Belarus from Afghanistan, Syria or Iraq and were then taken to the border with Poland for $8,000 to $12,000 (ca. €7,775 to 11,650).

Belarusian opposition announced it will issue “New Belarus” passports, yet legal uncertainty remains for exiles. Belarus refuses to invite OSCE observers to upcoming election Minsk has not invited ...

Belarus has constructed new fortifications near the border with Lithuania, which are likely part of a "resistance hub" announced for Hrodna Oblast a year ago, according to satellite imagery. Source: ...

Russia is nearing its goal of completely controlling its neighbor and closest ally Belarus, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) has said. Analysis by the Washington, D.C.-based independent ...

According to the French security issues website Intelligence Online, the aim of the drills was to practice tactics, techniques and operational procedures should France need to respond to an attack on ...