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POLITICS4d agoKyiv protests Belarus’s summoning of Ukraine’s chargé d’affairesKyiv has lodged a protest over Belarus’s summoning of Ukraine’s chargé d’affaires in the Republic of Belarus to the Belarusian Foreign Ministry.Ukrinform [en]
POLITICS5d agoRussian billionaire Mikhail Gutseriev spent years fighting EU sanctions over Belarus. He finally won (but remains sanctioned over Russia’s war in Ukraine).EU ambassadors removed Russian billionaire Mikhail Gutseriev from the bloc’s Belarus sanctions list on October 7, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reported.Meduza [en]
POLITICSOct 5'I'm not a terrorist, I'm just a journalist', how to carry on reporting for Russia and Belarus from exileAlina Koushyk and Maxim Katz, two opposition journalists living in exile who fled Belarus and Russia respectively, on how they pursue their work from abroad.EuroNews [en]
POLITICSOct 1Putin bans taking more than one million rubles in cash from Russia to Belarus, Armenia, Kazakhstan, and four other countries. What if you need to take more?Russian President Vladimir Putin has banned Russians and foreigners from taking cash exceeding 1 million rubles to other Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) countries — Belarus, Armenia, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan — as well as Azerbaijan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. The restriction took effect on September 29.Meduza [en]
POLITICSOct 1Jaw-Jaw With Belarus, Revisited Amid Ukraine WarIn 2021, Michael Kimmage wrote, “Belarus and the Ukraine Trap,” where he argued the United States should adopt a realistic diplomatic relationship with Belarus that takes into account its strategic partnership with Russia and learns from overpromises made to Ukraine. Five years later, we asked Michael to revisit his arguments. Image: President of BelarusIn your 2021 article, you named Belarus as one of the most likely places for a war to break out between Russia and the West. Belarus became a staging ground for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, yet a direct confrontation with NATWar on the Rocks
POLITICSOct 1After Belarus Prisoner Release, US Senators Call For Similar Steps In AzerbaijanIn mid-September, Belarus released 25 prisoners held in politically linked cases after the United States agreed to lift sanctions on two major Belarusian companies. Now three US senators from both major parties are calling on President Donald Trump's administration to pursue a similar approach with Azerbaijan, where rights groups say some 300 political prisoners, including journalists and activists, are behind bars.RFE/RL
POLITICSSep 30Poland-Belarus Borderlands: How a Forest Is Made LethalA new investigation borrows the methods of forensic architecture to argue that deaths in the Polish-Belarusian borderlands since 2021 cannot be blamed on the cold alone. Poland's Interior Ministry says the report distorts the picture.Balkan Insight
POLITICSSep 28Federal politics week : Bill C - 39 , Belarus potash , EU all hot issuesKey federal political issues for the week include Bill C-39, Belarus potash, and EU matters. These topics represent current legislative and international relations discussions in federal politics.gx94radio.com · Canada
POLITICSSep 25Poland hopes its asylum suspension at Belarus border could become model for EuropePoland hopes its suspension of asylum procedures at the Belarus border could become a model for Europe. This reflects a regional approach to migration policy.wsbradio.com · United States
POLITICSSep 24Belarus releases 15 more prisoners following talks with US envoyThe banned human rights group Viasna reports that 883 political prisoners remain in BelarusThe Independent World
POLITICSSep 23Trump backtracks on Belarus deal , sticks with Canadian potashTrump has reportedly reversed a decision regarding a deal with Belarus, opting instead to continue with Canadian potash. This indicates a shift in international trade policy.calgarysun.com · Canada
POLITICSSep 23‘I was literally in prison.’ Owner of Lady Gaga fan account with 480,000 followers returns as reports identify him as a Belarusian protest prisoner.The owner of a Lady Gaga fan account on X said he had been offline for two years because he was arrested in early 2024 “for protesting against the government” and sentenced to two years in prison.Meduza [en]
POLITICSSep 22Lukashenko says Belarus doesn’t have enough potash for Trump"Even if we wanted to supply [potash] to other, Western markets, we simply do not have those volumes," said the Belarusian president.Politico Europe
POLITICSSep 21Trump says he looking to replace Saskatchewan potash with massive Belarusian supply dealA political figure stated intentions to replace a Canadian potash supply with a large deal from Belarus. This indicates a potential shift in international trade relations and supply chains.edmontonjournal.com · Canada
POLITICSSep 21Belarus says no potash left after Trump claims massive deal for fertilizerBelarus’s authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko said Monday that there are no available volumes of fertilizer to send to the U.S. This came after President Trump announced that he was working on a “massive Deal” to buy potash from Minsk at a steep discount amid the trade war with Canada. “Even if we wanted to supply…The Hill
POLITICSSep 21Trump says U.S. is working on ‘major deal’ to replace Canadian potash with Belarusian supplies, but President Alexander Lukashenko says Minsk has none to sparePresident Donald Trump said on Truth Social that the U.S. is working on “a massive Deal” to buy potash fertilizer from Belarus.Meduza [en]
POLITICSSep 21Arab News | Trump floats massive fertilizer deal with Russian - allied BelarusDonald Trump is reportedly proposing a substantial fertilizer deal involving Russia-allied Belarus. This potential agreement suggests a notable shift in international trade and political alliances.arabnews.com · Saudi Arabia
POLITICSSep 21Trump promotes 'massive' Belarus potash deal to undercut CanadaThe US president says fertilizer from Lukashenko's Russia-allied regime will cost far less than Canadian supplies, the latest sign of Washington's warming relationship with Minsk.EuroNews [en]
POLITICSSep 20Focus of Ukrainian media on threats from Belarus overlooks its society — Belsat editor-in-chiefAlina Koushyk, editor-in-chief of the Belsat television channel, believes that the predominance of coverage about Belarus in the context of threats in Ukrainian media shapes Ukrainians' perception of the country accordingly, while developments within Belarusian society remain largely overlooked.Ukrinform [en]
POLITICSSep 18Lukashenko suggests planting more potatoes in Belarus in futureAleksandr Lukashenko said: “The government has been instructed to find target markets over winter. And we have to make up our minds about where we are going to grow potatoes. We have to grow more potatoes in Belarus”...belarus · belarus
POLITICSSep 17US Envoy Coale Sees Belarus Moving Toward 'Family Of Nations"John Coale, the US special envoy to Belarus, spoke to Current Time shortly after Washington helped secure the release of 25 Belarusian political prisoners in exchange for the easing of sanctions. Coale said his negotiation efforts are also meant to eventually help Belarus normalize its relations with other countries.RFE/RL
POLITICSSep 17US Is 'Moving In The Right Direction' With Belarus, Says Envoy John CoaleAfter brokering the release of 25 prisoners from Belarus, US envoy John Coale tells RFE/RL discuss the deal, sanctions relief, Washington’s tentative thaw with Minsk -- and where Russia fits in.RFE/RL
POLITICSSep 16Belarus Frees 25 Political Prisoners As US Says It Will Ease SanctionsTwenty-five freed political prisoners arrived in Vilnius, Lithuania, on September 16 after they were released by Belarusian authorities. The US special envoy to Belarus, John Coale, said their release was secured in exchange for Washington's agreement to lift sanctions on two Belarusian companies.RFE/RL
POLITICSSep 16Belarus frees 25 political prisoners in return for US sanctions reliefThe Trump administration said more releases would be secured soon amid improved US-Belarus relations.Al Jazeera [en]
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