Now playing Next Belarus Kolesnikova charged with causing harm to Belarusian national security The Investigative Committee of Belarus released the information on their official Telegram channel: 16/09/2020
Now playing Next Ukraine Ukraine accuses Belarus of stoking tensions over Jewish pilgrims Tens of thousands of Hasidic Jews travel every Jewish New Year to the central Ukrainian town of Uman to visit the tomb of Rabbi Nahman, the founder of the Breslov Hasidic movement. 15/09/2020
Now playing Next Belarus Belarusians flag their opposition to Lukashenko with defiant displays Belarus' official flag is green and red. The white-red-white flag one has been prohibited by Lukashenko's administration, leading to these tiny acts of rebellion. 15/09/2020
Now playing Next Belarus Russia to hand €1.2 billion loan to 'closest ally' Belarus, says Putin The meeting in Sochi between Russia's Putin and Belarus Lukashenko came a day after an estimated 150,000 people marched through Minsk demanding Lukashenko's resignation. 14/09/2020
Now playing Next Belarus Any Putin intervention in Belarus will meet 'huge pushback' "Russia has not so much support inside the Belarusian society," says political analyst Katsiaryna Shmatsina, as Lukashenko meets Putin on Monday amid the ongoing political crisis in Belarus. 14/09/2020
Now playing Next Belarus What Lukashenko's meeting with Putin could mean for Belarus' future Belarus' fate could be sealed in Sochi as Lukashenko sits down with his 'elder brother' Putin to discuss the ongoing unrest. What will it mean for the country's future? 14/09/2020
Now playing Next Belarus Belarus: Opposition protesters maintain pressure on Lukashenko Many in the crowd carried placards critical of Russia, reflecting concerns about Lukashenko’s planned meeting with Putin on Monday. 13/09/2020
Now playing Next Belarus Meet the Belarusian protester, 73, who takes on riot police Bahinskaya has been demonstrating as part of the country's opposition movement since long before Belarus' recent election. 13/09/2020
Now playing Next world news EU neighbourhood 'in flames', says Borrell, calling for unity The bloc's foreign policy chief said ministers will agree on sanctions on Belarus on September 21 while EU leaders will discuss restrictive measures on Turkey on September 24. 13/09/2020
Now playing Next Belarus Lukashenko loyalists on why they back Belarus' embattled leader "We all lived in fear under Stalin, but there was impeccable order and respect for order. Democracies are twisted and doomed," one Lukashenko supporter told Euronews. 11/09/2020
Now playing Next Russia Lukashenko looks to "elder brother" Putin for support "Even cornered, Lukashenko does not look very much like a puppet, he is too unpredictable. This is a big difficulty for Moscow," says Andrei Kolesnikov of the Moscow Carnegie Center. 11/09/2020
Now playing Next Belarus Belarus: Unfinished Revolution Ordinary people doing extraordinary things. 10/09/2020
Now playing Next Belarus Abducted Kolesnikova 'told she was leaving Belarus dead or alive' Kolesnikova claims to have been bundled into a minibus and taken to the Belarus-Ukraine border but tore up her passport to avoid being forced from the country. 10/09/2020
Now playing Next Belarus Stun grenades and rubber bullets: What it's like reporting on Belarus One month on from the disputed August 9 election in Belarus, Emil Filtenborg tells Euronews how he expected some violence, but never anticipated it would be "this brutal, this early." 09/09/2020
Now playing Next Belarus Opposition lawyers Znak and Salei reportedly detained in Belarus Lawyer Maxim Znak was reportedly taken from the offices of the opposition movement's coordination council on Wednesday by unidentified people in masks. A third opposition figure - lawyer Ilya Salei - has also been detained, according to the Investigative Committee. 09/09/2020
Now playing Next Belarus 'If Belarus protests succeed, Russia will be next' warns Lukashenko "All of this is very painful and even tragic for me, but it doesn't mean that I'm giving up," Lukashenko told Russian media on Tuesday. 09/09/2020
Now playing Next Belarus Kolesnikova 'tore up passport at border' to avoid exile in Ukraine Just in: Belarus opposition figure Maria Kolesnikova tore up her passport at the border with Ukraine to avoid being forced from the country, it's been claimed. 08/09/2020