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Ukraine welcomes home 31 civilians freed from Belarus

Ukraine welcomed home 31 civilians, including seriously ill and cancer patients, who were detained and sentenced in Belarus, the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War confirmed on Nov. 22.

22 November 2025, 06:10 PM

Lukashenko pardons 31 Ukrainians in U.S.-mediated deal

Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko pardoned 31 imprisoned Ukrainian citizens, with their handover to Ukraine underway, his press service announced on Nov. 22.

22 November 2025, 01:12 PM

Lukashenko threatens to seize stranded Lithuanian trucks

Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko threatened to confiscate around 1,100 Lithuanian trucks stranded in his country after Vilnius closed its border crossings, claiming they are under Belarusian "protection" and demanding €120 ($139) daily fees per vehicle, the state-run BelTA news agency reported on Nov. 10.

10 November 2025, 06:29 PM

U.S. lifts all sanctions from Belarusian airline Belavia

The U.S. Treasury Department removed sanctions on Belarusian flag carrier Belavia after Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko’s regime released a group of political prisoners, the Treasury said in a statement on Nov. 4.

5 November 2025, 01:41 AM

Russia threatens arming Venezuela with Oreshnik IRBMs

As the United States positions a concentration of naval assets off the coast of Venezuela, Moscow could supply Caracas with nuclear-capable Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missiles (IRBM), Alexei Zhuravlyov, first deputy chairman of Russia’s parliamentary defense committee, said on Nov. 3.

3 November 2025, 11:48 PM

Lithuania closes border with Belarus for one month over air balloon incidents

Lithuania's government has decided to close two key border crossings with Belarus, Medininkai and Šalčininkai, for a month due to a surge in balloon incursions from the Belarusian side, Lithuania's public broadcaster LRT reported on Oct. 29.

29 October 2025, 06:25 PM

Lukashenko justifies Oreshnik missile deployment in Belarus

Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko described the deployment of Russia's Oreshnik missile system in Belarus as a response to regional escalation and current threats, Belarus' state news agency BelTA reported on Oct. 28.

28 October 2025, 05:35 PM

Russia and Belarus face deficits, cuts as oil prices fall – Ukraine's intel

Russia and Belarus are entering the new year with looming deficits and spending cuts after Urals crude prices fell to their lowest since spring, casting doubt on both states’ budgets, Ukraine's Foreign Intelligence Service reported on Oct. 23.

23 October 2025, 04:13 PM

Lithuania shuts Vilnius Airport after smuggling balloons from Belarus cross its airspace

Several dozen weather balloons carrying smuggled goods from Belarus entered Lithuanian airspace overnight, forcing Vilnius Airport to temporarily suspend operations, Delfi reported, citing Lithuania’s National Crisis Management Center on Oct. 22.

22 October 2025, 08:46 PM

Lukashenko turns to EU as Belarus seeks relief from sanctions and isolation

Belarus is actively trying to reduce its political isolation in the European Union following a recent thaw in relations with the United States and hopes to see Western sanctions eased, Reuters reported on Oct. 17.

17 October 2025, 06:40 PM

Belarusian army on highest alert on Lukashenko's order

Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko ordered a surprise check of his country's armed forces' combat readiness, placing the army on the highest alert level, the Belarusian Defense Ministry reported on Telegram on Oct. 11.

11 October 2025, 05:45 PM

Russia restarts gasoline imports from Belarus

Amid fuel shortages, Russia has resumed gasoline supplies from Belarus through the St. Petersburg exchange, Ukraine’s Foreign Intelligence Service said on Oct. 2

2 October 2025, 06:49 PM

Lukashenko says he wants to meet with Zelenskyy

Self-proclaimed president of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko wants a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to relay a “very good” peace proposal on Moscow’s behalf, Lukashenko said on Sept. 26.

26 September 2025, 10:44 PM

Poland urges its citizens to leave Belarus immediately and warns against all travel to the neighboring country

Poland’s Foreign Ministry advised citizens against any travel to Belarus and urged those already there to leave immediately, the Polish Embassy in Minsk said on Sept. 26.

26 September 2025, 10:39 AM

Border tensions disrupt overland China–EU trade

Poland closing its border with Belarus has shut a substantial trade corridor between the EU and China that handles EUR25 billion ($29.5 billion) in annual shipments, Politico reported on Sept. 18.

18 September 2025, 09:48 PM

Lukashenko addresses Belarusian activist's vanishing reports

Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko reacted to the disappearance of political prisoner Mikalai Statkevich on Sept. 17, by claiming that Statkevich "was already on the brink" and could have "soon died in prison, God forbid" during a meeting with propagandists, pro-regime historians and "experts," Zerkalo.io reported.

18 September 2025, 12:00 PM

Lukashenko denies Belarus’s role in NATO drone incursions

Alexander Lukashenko, the self-proclaimed president of Belarus, claimed his country had “nothing to do” with recent drone incursions into NATO members Poland and Lithuania, according to comments published by state agency BelTA and cited by the BBC on Sept. 15.

16 September 2025, 02:20 PM

India deploys elite troops to Russia-Belarus' Zapad-2025 drills

India has dispatched a military contingent to participate in the Russia-Belarus Zapad-2025 exercises taking place in Belarus, The Times reported on Sept. 15, citing a statement from the Indian Defense Ministry.

16 September 2025, 12:25 PM

U.S. officers arrive to observe Russia-Belarus Zapad-2025 drills

U.S. military officers made an unexpected visit to Belarus to observe joint exercises with Russia, Reuters reported on Sept. 15.

15 September 2025, 04:57 PM

U.S. angling to reset relations with Belarus

The United States aims to normalize bilateral relations with Belarus, Moscow–Minsk alliance notwithstanding, U.S. Special Envoy John Cole said on Sept. 11.

11 September 2025, 09:49 PM

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