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EU lift majority of sanctions against Belarus

EU foreign ministers lift asset freezes and visa bans against Belorussian President Alexander Lukashenko and 169 others including three companies.

15/02/2016

Belarus

Lukashenko's own 'eternal' Movember

At the ballot box a few weeks ago, Lukashenko bore the confident smile of someone who knew how it would turn out. His youngest son was with him, the

06/11/2015

Belarus

Lukashenko sworn in for fifth term as Belarus president

The president of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko has been sworn in for a fifth term in office. Officials claim he secured close to 84 percent of last

06/11/2015

Belarus

World Travel Market 2015 interview – Mikhail Portnoy, Belarus

04/11/2015

Economy

EU suspends Belarus sanctions

EU officials said on Thursday that they will will suspend sanctions on Belarus for four months from Saturday. They include those on President

29/10/2015

Belarus

Five in a row for Lukashenko

Belarus has elected President Alexander Lukashenko for a fifth term in office. Officials claim he secured close to 84 percent of the vote from an 87

12/10/2015

Belarus

Belarus election: Lukashenko wins landslide of more than 80 percent - exit polls

Exit polls in Belarus say that strongman Alexander Lukashenko has won a fifth term as president with more than 80 per cent of the vote in Sunday’s

11/10/2015

Belarus

Belarus election: Strongman Lukashenko poised for fifth presidential term

Authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko is virtually guaranteed re-election for a fifth term as Belarus goes to the polls on Sunday. Lukashenko

11/10/2015

Belarus

Belarus prepares for a presidential vote the result of which few doubt

No prizes for guessing who the likely winner in this Sunday’s presidential elections in Belarus will be. Alexander Lukashenko looks set fair for a

10/10/2015

Belarus

EU 'could lift sanctions' on Belarus depending on how weekend election unfolds

The strongman of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, looks set to win more than a fifth term in office in elections this weekend. Diplomatic sources

09/10/2015

Belarus

Svetlana Alexievich winsNobel Prize for Literature

Writing history and now making history. Svetlana Alexievich has become the first journalist to win the Nobel Prize for Literature. The Belarusian

08/10/2015

Belarus

Minsk police drag blind man down stairs

22/09/2015

Belarus

EU hails Belarus prisoner releases as 'long-sought step forward'

The EU has hailed the pardon and release of six jailed opposition figures by the veteran President of Belarus, Aleksander Lukashenko, as a

23/08/2015

Belarus

Belarus’ Lukashenko picks potatoes in campaign photo op

18/08/2015

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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