Alexander Lukashenko
Belarus leader threatens to shut EU gas transit in migrant standoff
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko announced on Thursday that he’d consider shutting down gas transit to the European Union if Poland closes the border as...
EU weighs further sanctions on Belarus over illegal migrants
The European Union will discuss on Monday further economic sanctions on Belarus, including on airlines to increase pressure on President Alexander Lukashenko, whom it...
Poland plans border wall with Belarus
The Polish Council of Ministers has approved a draft law to build a high, solid barrier with a monitoring system and motion sensors at...
Exiled Belarus activist found hanged in Ukraine, police open murder case
Belarusian activist living in exile in Ukraine was found hanged in a park near his home in Kyiv early on Tuesday, and Ukrainian police...
EU to blacklist 86 Belarus officials and companies
The European Union's foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell said the EU will impose travel bans and asset freezes on 86 Belarusian individuals and companies...
Belarus accused of letting illegal migrants cross into EU
Lithuania accused Belarus of allowing illegal migrants to cross its borders into the European Union, the latest sign of simmering tensions after a Ryanair...
Belarus leader accuses West of using plane incident to try to undermine him
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on Wednesday accused the West of trying to use the diversion of a Ryanair plane at the weekend to wage...
European planes skirt Belarus amid fury at dissident arrest
European airlines began skirting Belarus on Tuesday at the urging of the European Union, which also imposed new sanctions to punish the ex-Soviet nation’s...