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Farmhand Depardieu

24/07/2015

Belarus

The scything tale of the French actor and Belarusian president

French actor Gerard Depardieu, despite being branded a ‘threat to national security’ in Ukraine, still has friends in high places in Belarus. The

23/07/2015

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Ready, steady, grunt: hear the world's best deer callers

02/06/2015

Belarus

Ukraine's Poroshenko points finger at rebels, expects difficulty implementing ceasefire

Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko has thanked the European Union for its support to end armed hostilities in eastern Ukraine.

12/02/2015

Belarus

Minsk deal provides hope for peace in eastern Ukraine but leaders warn 'major obstacles' remain

A ceasefire deal is struck in Minsk to end the fighting in eastern Ukraine, though Germany and France warn there's still work to be done.

12/02/2015

Belarus

Poroshenko outlines details of Ukraine ceasefire plan

After the exhausting overnight talks Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko emerged and gave an outline of how the ceasefire is expected to take shape

12/02/2015

Belarus

Putin backs troop and heavy weapons withdrawal as part of Ukraine ceasefire

Russian President Vladimir Putin addressed the world’s media to present his take on the deal thrashed out in Minsk to bring about a ceasefire in

12/02/2015

Belarus

"No good news yet", Ukrainian president tells reporters at Minsk talks

The Ukrainian President has told a reporters there’s “no good news yet”, at Minsk peace talks. Poroshenko quoted by AFP news agency continued saying

12/02/2015

Belarus

Ukraine conflict: Leaders agree a joint declaration following peace talks in Minsk

The leaders of France Germany Russia and Ukraine are to sign a joint declaration following marathon peace talks in Ukraine. The details of the

12/02/2015

Belarus

Ukraine talks set to get underway in Minsk

President Vladimir Putin, Chancellor Angela Merkel, President Francois Hollande and President Petro Poroshenko have arrived in Minsk for their

11/02/2015

Belarus

Putin to travel to Minsk talks raising hopes of a deal over Ukraine

President Putin has confirmed he is travelling to Minsk for crucial peace talks with Ukrainian, French and German leaders. The presence of the

11/02/2015

Belarus

Peace talks in Minsk get underway as fighting in Ukraine continues

Members of the Contact group on the Ukraine crisis left a meeting on the eve of today’s four-way peace summit dashing hopes of a preliminary a

11/02/2015

Belarus

Little optimism ahead of Ukraine peace talks in Minsk

Last year’s Minsk agreement failed to end the fighting in eastern Ukraine and there is little reason for optimism about the latest peace talks in the

10/02/2015

Belarus

Leaders agree four-way talks on Ukraine crisis in Minsk on Wednesday

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Francois Hollande, Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko and Russian President Vladimir Putin will get

08/02/2015

Belarus

Leaders agree four-way talks on Ukraine crisis in Minsk on Wednesday

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Francois Hollande, Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko and Russian President Vladimir Putin will get

08/02/2015

Belarus

Belarus: Lukashenko sacks top ministers and officials in major reshuffle

The Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko has dismissed his prime minister and other senior government officials in the biggest government

27/12/2014

Belarus

Eurasian Economic Union Summit begins with a show of disunity

The leaders of Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Armenia and Kyrgyzstan have sealed a deal to introduce a Eurasian Economic Union which will come into

23/12/2014

World

Lukashenko: Ukraine could be stabilised within a year if all sides wanted to

03/10/2014

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Protests against Lukashenko in Belarus

21/06/2011