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.

As the election in Belarus is labelled a “sham”, Hanna Liubakova joins Emma Nelson to discuss what lies ahead for Alexander ...

A close ally of Vladimir Putin, Lukashenko has been nicknamed Europe’s last dictator, and has brutally cracked down on opposition figures and made the country a key staging ground for Russia’s war in ...

The European Commission has proposed further tariffs on a range of agricultural products and fertilizers from Russia and ...

Participation in the presidential election has an impact on Belarus' economic growth, Director of the Institute of Economics ...

Belarus took over the chairmanship in the EAEU bodies on 1 January. The goals and objectives of this chairmanship have been ...

President Aleksandr G. Lukashenko, a close ally of Russia’s leader, Vladimir V. Putin, has been making signs of reaching out ...

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