In 2022, Moscow used Belarus as a launchpad for its attack and has been trying to drag Minsk further into its war since. Ukraine has imposed sanctions against Belarus President Aliaksandr Lukashenka, ...

Former political prisoners tell DW that winter in Belarus prisons is brutal during cold, snowy winters like this one — because snow and freezing temperatures are used by guards to torment them. As a ...

Belarus joined Donald Trump's conflict resolution initiative despite concerns over its president's continued crackdown on dissent and support for Russia in its war against Ukraine. Belarus became the ...

The rules allow banks to combine token activity with payments and financial services under central bank and tech park oversight. Belarus has introduced a legal framework for so-called “cryptobanks,” ...

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko — a close ally of Russian strongman Vladimir Putin — released 123 prisoners Saturday, including opposition figures, journalists, activists and Ukrainian ...

Belarusian authorities have released Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski and key opposition figure Maria Kolesnikova from prison, Pavel Sapelka, human rights advocate with the Viasna rights ...

The invitation by Belarus came as its autocratic leader has been trying to improve relations with the Trump administration, which has been receptive. The invitation by Belarus came as its autocratic ...

Belarus' President Alexander Lukashenko salutes in front of servicemen during the joint Russian-Belarusian military exercises Zapad-2017. Zapad 2025 begins September 12. (Photo by Sergei GAPON / AFP) ...

VILNIUS, Lithuania — Belarus freed 52 political prisoners on Thursday, as the United States announced it was lifting some sanctions on the isolated country's national airline. Belarus, a close ally of ...

This photo released by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service shows joint exercises of Russian and Belarusian armed forces in Russia’s Nizhny Novgorod region on Sept. 11, 2021. (Vadim ...

MINSK, BELARUS - NOVEMBER 23: (RUSSIA OUT) Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) embraces Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko (L) during the SCTO Summit on November 23, 2023, in Minsk, Belarus.

The outreach to Belarus’s autocratic leader, Aleksandr G. Lukashenko, comes as the country has released at least 14 political prisoners. By Andrew Higgins and Tomas Dapkus Unable to broker peace deals ...