U.S. to Reimpose Sanctions on Belarus Over Forced Plane Landing
The Biden administration said late Friday that it would reimpose economic sanctions on certain state-owned companies in Belarus, the ...
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President Putin offers Belarus leader support against West in Ryanair plane standoff
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday offered his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko support in his standoff with the West ...
Belarus leader Lukashenko flies into Russia for talks with Putin amid uproar
Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko flew into Russia on Friday to hold talks with President Vladimir Putin amid an uproar ...
Dominic Raab welcomes probe into ‘grave violation’ that led to Belarus flight diversion
The foreign secretary has welcomed a UN agency probe to understand what led to the “grave violation of international ...
Russia Rejects Some Flight Plans, as Belarus Grows More Isolated
MOSCOW — The airspace over Eastern Europe turned into a geopolitical checkerboard on Thursday, as Russia rejected some European ...
Reporters Without Borders holds protest against Belarus blogger arrest
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) on Thursday held a protest against the treatment of journalists by Belarus at the country’s ...
Germany threatens sanctions ‘spiral’ unless Belarus frees prisoners
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas on Thursday warned Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko his authoritarian-leaning regime would face a barrage ...
Belarus loses European cycling championships over plane ‘hijacking’
Belarus was stripped on Thursday of cycling’s European Championships, in response to the forced grounding of a passenger jet ...
What’s Happening in Belarus? Here Are the Basics.
The forced landing of a commercial flight on Sunday, seen by several countries as a state hijacking, has put ...
Belarus’ isolation grows after journalist’s dramatic arrest
BRUSSELS: Belarus' isolation deepened Tuesday as commercial jets avoided its airspace, the European Union worked up new sanctions, and ...