Belarus: BAJ helps freed journalists resettle after ‘forced exile’ in Lithuania

The Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ) is helping 10 journalists and media workers resettle abroad after their release in Lithuania on 11 September, in a deal brokered by the United States. The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ)...

Two Rear Wheels Fell Off The BATE Bus In Minsk

1 One of them rolled into the oncoming traffic. The wheel, which flew off the bus of BATE soccer club, caused an accident on Independence Avenue in Minsk, reported the traffic police. The accident occurred in the evening on September 17. The...

Europe’s narrowing menu on policy towards Belarus

Since even before 2020, EU sanctions against Belarus have failed to achieve their core goals, neither crippling the economy nor forcing a change in Alyaksandr Lukashenka’s behaviour. Instead, the EU strategy has arguably backfired – tightening...

Azerbaijan, Belarus discuss prospects for developing economic ties

Baku, September 17, AZERTAC Elnur Aliyev, First Deputy Minister of Economy of Azerbaijan, met with Denis Bakey, Deputy Minister of Industry of Belarus. During the meeting, the two officials highlighted the flourishing Azerbaijani-Belarusian...

Moscow, Minsk Conduct Nuclear Weapons Launch Drill In Belarus: Lukashenko

Home Europe Moscow, Minsk Conduct Nuclear Weapons Launch Drill In Belarus: Lukashenko Russia and Belarus are wrapping up five days of war games, codenamed Zapad (West), in a show of force they say is designed to test their combat readiness....

"Lukashenko Is Moaning About Sanctions."

Andrei Sannikov Why did the regime start releasing political prisoners? About this the site Charter97.org asked the leader of the civil campaign "European Belarus" Andrei Sannikov. - All this talk that sanctions are "harmful", that sanctions...

Latvia extends closure of airspace over its borders with Russia and Belarus

Latvian authorities have extended the closure of airspace over the country's border with Russia and Belarus until the morning of September 19. A source in the country's air traffic control service told TASS, APA reports. The restrictions apply to...

Moscow and Minsk rehearse launch of nuclear weapons deployed in Belarus: Lukashenko

“We are practising everything there. They [the West] know this too, we are not hiding it. From firing conventional small arms to nuclear warheads. Again, we must be able to do all this. Otherwise, why would they be on Belarusian territory?” he was...

Russia-Belarus Zapad 2025 joint strategic drills conclude — top brass

MOSCOW, September 17. /TASS/. The Russia-Belarus Zapad 2025 joint strategic drills, which took place on September 12-16, have concluded, the Russian Defense Ministry reported. "Currently, the Russian military units and the coalition forces that...

Latvia extends closure of airspace over border with Russia, Belarus

MOSCOW, September 18. /TASS/. Latvia has extended the closure of airspace over the country's border with Russia and Belarus at altitudes up to 6 km until Friday morning, a source in the air traffic control service told TASS. "Initially, the air...

17th September: Delhi Courts Slam Riot Probes; India joins Russia and Belarus in Zapad-2025 military drills & Sikh Outfit Threatens Vancouver Indian Consulate

On News At 2 this September 17, Taniya Dutta brings to you the afternoon’s most crucial headlines. Delhi courts have raised serious concerns over police probes in the 2020 riot cases, citing fabricated evidence, fictitious witnesses and dictated...

Moscow and Minsk Rehearse Launch of Nuclear Weapons Deployed in Belarus, Lukashenko Says 

Russia and Belarus are rehearsing the launch of Russian tactical nuclear weapons as part of joint war games, Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko said on Tuesday. State media quoted the Belarusian chief of staff as saying that the exercises also...

Europe needs a new approach to Belarus focused on practical outcomes

More than five years since pro-democracy protests threatened to topple the regime of Belarusian dictator Alyaksandr Lukashenka, relations between Belarus and the country’s European neighbors remain locked in a downward spiral that is only adding...

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus E.Shestakov meets the Ambassador of Venezuela

17 September 2025 On September 17, 2025 the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus, Evgeny Shestakov, met with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to the Republic of...

Statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belarus regarding the development of the situation on the Belarusian-Polish border

17 September 2025 The Republic of Belarus, guided purely by humanitarian considerations, is granting 1,453 Polish trucks a 10-day postponement for unhindered departure from the country. They are trapped due to Warsaw's ill-conceived decision to...

"Rzeczpospolita": Lukashenko Framed China

24 How much Beijing will lose due to the closure of the Polish-Belarusian border. Because of the Russian-Belarusian exercise "Zapad", border crossings on Poland's border with Belarus have been closed since September 12: for cars Terespol - Brest,...

"Statkevich Clearly Told The Border Guards That He Refused To Leave Belarus"

2 Maxim Viniarski told about the meeting with the leader of the Belarusian opposition. Belarusian opposition leader Nikola Statkevich refused to leave Belarus during the forced deportation of political prisoners to Lithuania. On September 11, at...

The New Iron Curtain: Why Poland’s Border with Belarus Matters to the U.S.

The New Iron Curtain: Why Poland’s Border with Belarus Matters to the U.S. Decades after the Cold War ended and the Iron Curtain fell, a new divide is emerging along Poland’s eastern border with Belarus. NATO’s most fortified border now faces...

The EP Delegation For Relations With Belarus Calls For The Immediate Release Of Mikalai Statkevich

1 He has been missing for six days. “After his recent release from prison, Mr Statkevich was forcibly taken to the border with Lithuania, where he refused deportation and chose to remain in his homeland. Since then, his whereabouts remain unknown....

Poland begins military exercises on border with Belarus

Large-scale military exercises called "Iron Gates" have started at the Orzysz military training ground in Poland, APA reports, citing "TVP Info". The training area is located approximately 100 km from the strategic Sualki corridor. It is noted...