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

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

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

Belarusian authorities have released an imprisoned U.S. citizen, a Belarusian journalist for a U.S.-funded media outlet and ...

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Aleksandr G. Lukashenko, Belarus’s autocratic president and Russia’s closest ally, has taken steps to soften his country’s ...

Ukraine's key reference point in relations with Belarus remains the Belarusian people, as restoring official ties after the ...

The conflict in Ukraine can only be resolved through negotiations, but the interests of many parties, including Belarus, need to be ...

A "grand deal" is planned between Washington and Minsk, under which Belarus will release "many political prisoners" and the ...

Alexander Lukashenko will soon begin his seventh term as president of Belarus. The official result of the 26 January election gave him 86.8 per cent of the vote, following an election held in a ...

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

We all did a great job. We held the election in a way that no one did, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at a meeting with representatives of religious denominations in Minsk on .