Belarus

Putin hosts Belarus leader for talks amid economic pressure

MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted the leader of Belarus on Friday for another round of difficult talks on closer integration amid Mosco...
19:28 7 February 2022

After NPR dust-up, Pompeo defends press freedom abroad

TASHKENT, Uzbekistan — For the past four days, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has been calling for authoritarian governments in eastern Europe an...
7:27 3 February 2022

Pompeo says US can supply Belarus with 100% of oil, gas

MINSK, Belarus — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Saturday that the United States is willing and able to provide Belarus with 100% of its oil ...
11:54 1 February 2022

Pompeo heads to Ukraine next week to meet with president

WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will visit Ukraine next week, making his first trip to the country at the heart of President Donald Trump'...
23:38 24 January 2022

Belarus imports oil from Norway after Russia halts supplies

KYIV, Ukraine — Belarus started importing oil from Norway on Tuesday after Russia, its main oil provider, suspended supplies earlier this month amid s...
17:08 21 January 2022

Russia halts oil supplies to Belarus in push for closer ties

MINSK, Belarus — Russia has halted oil supplies to Belarus as talks on strengthening economic ties remained stalled over concerns that Russia could ef...
13:43 3 January 2022

Protests erupt as Russia seeks closer ties with Belarus

MINSK, Belarus — The leaders of Russia and Belarus spent more than five hours Saturday in sensitive talks on deepening ties between the two allies — a...
20:22 7 December 2021

Belarus election results: An opposition-free parliament

MINSK, Belarus — Full preliminary results from parliamentary elections in Belarus show the chamber will have no members of the opposition to challenge...
16:07 18 November 2021

Belarus holds vote, ignores blatant ballot box stuffing

MINSK, Belarus — Belarus is holding a parliamentary election but with top opposition candidates kept off the ballot, only loyalists to the nation’s au...
11:57 15 November 2021