Belarusians have a direct opportunity to choose their national leader, while Latvia lacks it: the Seimas makes decisions for people – as

Earlier, Belarus and Russia invited Eurasian countries to join the effort to develop the Eurasian Charter of Diversity and Multipolarity. According to the minister, all countries without exception are showing interest in the development of this document.

With many of his political opponents either jailed or exiled abroad, Alexander Lukashenko, dubbed “Europe’s last dictator,” is all but certain to add a seventh term.

The more armed people there are on the other side of the border, the higher possibility of escalation is, Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Maksim Ryzhenkov said in an interview with Izvestia.

Belarus was part of the Soviet Union until its collapse in 1991. The Slavic nation of 9 million people is sandwiched between Russia and Ukraine, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland, the latter three all ...

Lukasheno's win in Belarus' presidential election over the weekend has been decried by the EU and opposition activists, calling it a 'farce'.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday announced the release of a U.S. citizen who had been imprisoned in Belarus as controversy looms over the Eastern European nation's ongoing election.

Belarus is holding a presidential election on Sunday that will secure another five-year mandate for Alexander Lukashenko, who has been in power for over three decades and crushed all opposition.

A total of 1,043,270 European residents have visited Belarus since 15 April 2022. Most travelers came from Belarus's neighboring countries: Lithuania, Latvia, and Poland.

Belarus under Lukashenko has become embroiled in the battle between NATO-backed Western Europe and Vladimir Putin’s Russia. Meanwhile, Belarus’ record on human rights – and its complicity in Russia’s war in Ukraine – have led to extensive sanctions and diplomatic isolation of the Eastern European nation, worsening the life of its people.

Belarus autocrat Alexander Lukashenko, in power since 1994, won a seventh consecutive term in office Sunday in an election denounced by the European Union and the exiled opposition.