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.

Either maintaining Russia’s military bases in Syria or finding an alternative outpost in the Mediterranean will prove ...

When President Donald Trump froze foreign assistance for 90 days, he argued that such a drastic step was needed to eliminate ...

The Abu Dhabi Open has apologised to Russian world number 11 Daria Kasatkina for an administrative mistake that listed her as ...

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 ...

Here’s a look at the life of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko. Personal Birth date: August 30, 1954 (some sources say August 31) Birth place: Kopys, Belarus Full name: Alexander Grigorievich ...

Vladimir Putin is reportedly preparing to deploy Oreshnik hypersonic missiles to Belarus, according to the country's leader Alexander Lukashenko. The so-called "wonder weapon", which can reach ...

The EU and the US both said they did not acknowledge him as legitimate leader of Belarus. In 2020, Mr Lukashenko used his security forces to crush mass protests following the last election ...

Belarus has “unilaterally” freed an American woman from detention, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Sunday, as the Kremlin-allied country held an orchestrated election poised to ...

He won Belarus's first democratic presidential election ... a referendum on making Russian an official language, changing the flag to resemble its Soviet-era design and giving him the right ...