Officials say that Russia and Belarus will hold a joint military exercise in September, part of efforts by the two neighbors ...

Volodymyr Zelensky said earlier this month that a Russian military build-up in Belarus could set the stage for a potential ...

The parties discussed their efforts to deepen integration in the Union State, cooperation in trade, economic and energy ...

With many of his political opponents either jailed or exiled abroad, Alexander Lukashenko, dubbed “Europe’s last dictator,” ...

Beginning a decade ago, efforts to isolate Mr. Lukashenko gave way for a time to engagement, amid signs that Belarus wanted to avoid becoming too dependent on Moscow, the country’s increasingly ...

Three detainees have been released from detention in Belarus, including one American, the White House said on Wednesday, as U ...

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia and Belarus will hold a joint military exercise in September, officials said Thursday, part of efforts by the two neighbors and allies to expand their military ties amid the ...

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Belarus under Lukashenko has become embroiled in the battle between NATO-backed Western Europe and Vladimir Putin’s Russia.

Human rights groups and Belarusians say they see no signs that Alexander Lukashenko is preparing to loosen his iron grip on ...

President Aleksandar Vučić said the protesters were backed by Western countries he did not name, and said they wanted to ...

In December 2024, Lukashenko and Putin signed a treaty that gave security guarantees to Belarus that included the possible use of Russian nuclear weapons. The pact followed Moscow’s revision of its ...