Branded a terrorist by Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko’s regime for taking part in Ukraine’s fight against Russia, Vasyl Verameichyk was paraded on state-controlled television in late January ...

Rights groups, activists and independent media in Russia and Belarus endured increased government scrutiny, repressive laws and even were shut down and forced to operate from exile abroad.

The acclamation of Alexander Lukashenko as Belarus president for a seventh straight term was confirmed on January 26. The ...

Belarus autocrat Alexander Lukashenko, in power since 1994 ... "older brother" Russian President Vladimir Putin's troops enter Ukraine through Belarus in 2022 -- despite hundreds of thousands ...

Musk-led cuts to the US foreign aid agency have impacted rights groups, independent media, and election monitoring campaigns ...

Russia "is ready to provide Minsk with the necessary assistance and take steps in order to protect the common defense space," Alexey Polishchuk said ...

"We are closely following the statements made by the Kiev regime’s representatives as well as the activities of the Ukrainian army in the border area with Belarus," Alexey Polishchuk said ...

KYIV, Feb 2 (Reuters) - An aide to President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday a U.S. call for Ukraine to hold an election after agreeing a ceasefire with Russia looked like a "failed plan" if ...

A Russian strike on a residential building in central Ukraine killed at least 14 people, including two children, emergency services said, one of many attacks across the country this weekend.

The elections of the President of the republic held in Belarus on January 26 were the calmest in the entire history of their holding.

In the three years since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine ignited an energy crisis across Europe, the continent has transformed how it generates and stores power. Russian natural gas, long Europe ...