Belarus
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Sanctions that have been imposed on Belarus have blocked $16-$18 billion worth of its annual exports to the West, the Belta news agency cited Belarusian Prime ...
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Tennis players from Russia and Belarus will not be allowed to play in Wimbledon this year, due to the war in Ukraine. The announcement from the ...
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Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense on Sunday claimed that Belarus is preparing its military to invade Ukraine before warning Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, an ally of Russian President ...
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The House on Thursday passed a bill that will end permanent normal trade relations (PNTR) with Russia and Belarus in response to Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. Lawmakers voted 424-8 ...
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Gas prices aren’t falling fast enough to evade pressure from the Biden administration and lawmakers on Capitol Hill. We look at their plan of action to ...
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Ukrainian officials on Friday said that Belarus could be planning to invade its territory, accusing Russia of attempting to drag its ally into the conflict. Ukraine’s ...
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With the 2022 Winter Paralympics in Beijing almost here, some para-athletes are no longer invited, according to what the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) said Thursday.
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The Biden administration on Wednesday unveiled a wave of export controls targeting oil refining, a key revenue source that supports the Russian military, a week after ...
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The United Nations General Assembly approved on March 2 a resolution denouncing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine while calling for an immediate and peaceful withdrawal of all ...
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The United States closed its embassy in the capital of Belarus, a neighbor of Ukraine, and all American staff have left the country, officials announced Feb. ...
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In a sign of de-escalation, Ukrainian officials said they will meet with their Russian counterparts near the Ukraine-Belarus border as Russian President Vladimir Putin said he’s ...
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After many months of saber-rattling, last night, Russia began a full-on assault on the entirety of Ukraine. And so, you have unbelievable videos floating around online, ...
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The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced that it’s restricting U.S. airlines and pilots from flying over Ukraine and nearby Belarus. The FAA, which had already ...
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In Belarus, a cross-country skier has been banned from competing. The country’s sports officials accused her of supporting the political opposition. Her family had to escape for ...
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Russia on Wednesday deployed more troops and fighter jets to Belarus as part of a major military exercise between the two allied nations—while also more than ...
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Russia on Saturday dispatched a pair of nuclear-capable bombers over Belarusian airspace in a patrol mission that lasted four hours, showcasing close defense ties between the ...
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The Biden administration and three U.S. allies are imposing new sanctions on Belarus. They are urging the Belarusian regime to stop suppressing human rights and democracy—and ...
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Leaders from NATO countries are meeting in Latvia Tuesday. The two-day talks are being held over concerns about Russian troop build-up on the Ukraine border.
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PARIS/WARSAW—France assured Poland on Wednesday of European Union support in its stand-off with Belarus, but reminded Warsaw it needed to resolve a row with the bloc ...
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The Belarus border crisis threatens to spiral into a major East-West confrontation as NATO’s leader underlines the seriousness of the situation and his support for the NATO member states that ...
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Belarus’ leader Alyaksandr Lukashenka said on Friday it is “absolutely possible” that troops at the Polish-Belarusian border have helped illegal immigrants into the European Union (EU), according ...
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Hundreds of Iraqi migrants, who have been camping in freezing forests on Belarus’s border with Europe, started flying back to Iraq Thursday. The Iraqi government has ...
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The number of illegal immigrants trying to cross the Polish-Belarusian border in an attempt to enter the European Union has increased, Polish authorities said on Thursday. ...
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Estonian authorities deployed more than 1,600 reserve military units in an unannounced exercise that is scheduled to start on Wednesday as the illegal immigration crisis in ...
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On Tuesday, Polish forces used tear gas and water cannons against migrants attempting to cross into the country from Belarus. Migrants are throwing stones and other ...
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The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) expressed concern on Tuesday about the escalating crisis on the European Unions’ borders with Belarus, offering support to Poland. The ...
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The European Union is stepping up pressure on Belarus. The EU on Monday agreed to slap sanctions on airlines accused of helping President Alexander Lukashenko wage a “hybrid ...
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he sees no need for COVID Plan B at the moment, despite some European countries reintroducing lockdowns amid rising cases. Britain’s terrorist ...
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A Polish human rights group says it is planning to sue Belarus at the International Criminal Court in The Hague. Thousands of migrants are trapped in the border area ...
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Russia dispatched two Tu-22M3 strategic bombers to patrol Belarusian airspace and practice interoperability with armed forces of command posts from the two economic and politically partnered nations, ...