Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba summed up the results of the first year of activity of the new regional alliance, the Lublin Triangle, and outlined its 10 priorities. “Thanks to the Lublin Triangle,…
The Viasna Human Rights Centre informs that bloggers, entrepreneurs, activists of presidential candidates’ headquarters, and protesters stay in places of detention in Belarus, far from their relatives and friends. They were arrested for participating in…
According to the Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ), more than 60 raids on the offices and apartments of media representatives were conducted in the country over the past 10 days. “Over the past 10 days, 63…
9 August marks a year of Alexander Lukashenka’s attempts to retain power after an apparent defeat in the presidential election. The usurper president seeks to “hold the ground with his bayonets”. The immediate evidence of this is the amendments…
The security officers of the Main Directorate for Combating Organised Crime and Corruption of Belarus conducted searches in the editorial office of the Nasha Niva media outlet. According to the Belarusian Association of Journalists, searches were…
Alexander Lukashenka instructed Belarusian border troops to completely close the border with Ukraine. He made a relevant announcement at the celebrations on the occasion of Belarus Independence Day. According to Lukashenka, the reason for this…
Ukraine and Belarus: Bad Neighbours Recently
June 30, 2021
Against the background of deteriorating relations, Kyiv and Minsk will seek a compromise between principled position and pragmatism On 28 June, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belarus announced that the country suspended its participation in…
Ukraine regards Belarus‘ decision to suspend participation in the EU’s Eastern Partnership initiative as disrespect for the values of democracy, the rule of law, and human rights. It contradicts the interests of the Belarusian people…
Pro-Russian Cossacks Scaling up Activities in Belarus. Annexation Likely to be Prepared
June 18, 2021
As the international volunteer network InformNapalm reports, members of NGO “Belarusian Cossacks” conducted large-scale military exercises in Belarus. Although a youth event was declared, the participants were mainly middle-aged men, most of whom appeared to…
The Ukrainian authorities will act immediately against any attempts to legitimise the occupation of Crimea by the Russian Federation. If at least one plane of the Belarusian airlines arrives in the territory of the occupied peninsula, sanctions…
Belarus Starts Trade War against Ukraine
May 29, 2021
The Belarusian authorities imposed an individual licensing regime for the import of a number of Ukrainian goods. According to the press service of the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine, the sanctions will affect confectionery, chocolate,…
The escalation of relations with the “Union State” requires a systematic reconsideration of Western countries’ policies The incident of the forced or deceptive landing of a Ryanair plane in Minsk in order to capture Belarusian…
In connection with the abduction of Belarusian journalist Raman Pratasevich in Minsk, the EU leaders called for additional urgent sanctions against Belarus and avoidance of overflight of Belarus by European carriers. This was announced by Spokesperson…
Belarusian opposition journalist Roman Protasevich, former editor of the main Belarusian opposition NEXTA Telegram channel and incumbent editor of the Belarus of the Brain Telegram channel, was detained in Minsk. The flight from Athens to Vilnius with Protasevich…
Belarus Restricting Media Activity
May 10, 2021
The Parliament of Belarus passed a number of amendments to the legislation that significantly impair the activity of the media. It will become more difficult for Belarusian and foreign media to work in the country….
Recently, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov made a statement on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of Russia’s accession to the Council of Europe. However, Russia, which joined this international…
Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry: Statements by KGB of Belarus about ‘Weapons from Ukraine’ are Complete Nonsense
March 10, 2021
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine commented on the statement by chief of the State Security Committee (KGB) of Belarus Ivan Tertel, who accused Ukraine of supplying weapons “for terrorist attacks.” According to Ukraine’s…
‘Union State’ Based on Arbitrariness
February 26, 2021
The loss of legitimacy is throwing the Russian and Belarusian dictators into each other’s arms. This is an alarming circumstance for Ukraine. The 22 February meeting of Alexander Lukashenka and Vladimir Putin in Sochi took…
United States Expands Sanctions against Belarusian Nationals
February 19, 2021
The United States has imposed sanctions against another 43 Belarusian nationals for rigging the presidential election and violence against peaceful protesters, the press service of the U.S. Department of State reports. “Today, the U.S. Department…
EU Condemns Mass Searches in Offices of Journalists and Human Rights Defenders in Belarus
February 17, 2021
On Tuesday, 16 February, Belarusian security forces conducted mass searches in the offices of journalists and human rights activists. The European Union condemned such actions of the Belarusian law enforcement officers, spokesperson for the European…
