Poland restricts air traffic along Belarus, Ukraine borders

Air traffic restrictions have been introduced in the eastern part of Poland, along the borders with Belarus and Ukraine, reported the Polish Air Navigation Services Agency (PANSA). A complete ban on flights at night is in effect, with the...

U.S. lifts some sanctions on Belarus, plans to reopen embassy

U.S. Presidential Envoy John Coale on Thursday said the United States was lifting sanctions on Belarusian airline Belavia, according to the Belarusian government. President Donald Trump made the decision, and the State, Commerce, and Treasury...

Belarus president urges banks to expand crypto use as sanctions bite

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has reportedly pushed the country’s banks to expand how they use crypto, admitting that sanctions have greatly impacted the economy. Lukashenko told the heads of Belarus’ central and commercial banks in a...

Alone in no man's land, one freed prisoner refused to leave Belarus

(Reuters) -In the neutral zone on the border between Belarus and Lithuania, an elderly man maintained a lonely vigil on Thursday. Opposition politician Mikola Statkevich was the most prominent figure among 52 political prisoners freed earlier in...

Some released Belarusian political prisoners refuse to leave the country

After meeting with the US President Donald Trumpʼs special representative John Cole, self-proclaimed Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko released 52 political prisoners. Some of those released do not plan to leave Belarus. This is reported...

Top fakes of the week 10 September Not the first, and not the only one. Debunking ONT and CTV fakes about special treatment for Lukashenko at the SCO summit Statements on Belarusian state TV contradict official records of Xi Jinping’s meetings and…

Fake card Fake: At the SCO summit in China, Alexander Lukashenko received a special welcome, and Xi Jinping’s first one-on-one meeting was with him. Fact: Most leaders at the SCO summit in China were greeted the same way, and Xi Jinping had...

Permanent Representative of Belarus Y.Ambrazevich presents his Credentials to the Director-General of the FAO

11 September 2025 On September 11, 2025 the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus to the Holy See and Permanent Representative of the Republic of Belarus to the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United...

Russia Urges Poland to Reopen Belarus Border

Russia on Thursday urged Poland to reopen its border with Belarus, Moscow's close ally, calling the closure "destructive" and warning of consequences. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced Tuesday the closure of the border with Belarus from...

Polish FM urges citizens to avoid Belarus and Russia, warns of hostage risk

Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski has called on his citizens not to travel to Belarus and Russia again, lest they become hostages of political games, APA reports, citing RMF24. When asked about the situation of Polish monk Grzegorz Havel,...

Poland and Latvia Restrict Airspace Near Russian and Belarusian Borders After Drone Incursion

Poland and Latvia imposed restrictions on their airspace near the borders with Russia and Belarus on Thursday, a day after NATO fighter jets shot down Russian drones that had crossed into Polish territory. Aviation authorities in Poland said...

Warsaw authorities announce suspension of border crossing points between Poland and Russian Federation and Belarus

The authorities have issued a travel alert in Poland. The decision was made in the context of temporary crossing restrictions in both directions of the border between Poland - the Russian Federation and Poland - Belarus. According to the Embassy...

John Cole: We Are Negotiating To Release All Belarusian Political Prisoners

15 Trump's spokesman revealed details of the deal with Lukashenko. U.S. presidential spokesman John Cole, who met with Alexander Lukashenko in Minsk on September 11, held a briefing for journalists outside the U.S. Embassy in Vilnius. He revealed...

Nikolai Statkevich: Belarus Is My Country, And I Am Staying Here

32 The leader of the Belarusian opposition refused to leave the country. Belarusian opposition leader, political prisoner Nikola Statkevich has returned to Belarus. The politician's associate Evgeny Vilsky managed to talk to him at the...

Poland sends 40,000 troops to eastern border as Europe moves closer to war with Russia and Putin masses his forces in Belarus for huge Zapad 2025 military drills following drone 'attack'

Poland has sent 40,000 troops to be deployed on its eastern border as it prepares for Russia and Belarus's huge spectacle of joint military drills called Zapad 2025. It comes as Europe is still on high alert following the unprecedented intrusion...

"Statkevich Kicked In The Door And Went Back To The Belarusian Side."

8 Ex-political prisoners told how the leader of the Belarusian opposition refused to be deported to Lithuania. Belarusian opposition leader Nikolai Statkevich refused to leave Belarus. The politician in a prison robe first stayed in the neutral...

Nikolai Statkevich Refuses To Leave Belarus

32 Photo: charter97.org One of the leaders of the Belarusian opposition is in the neutral zone between Belarus and Lithuania. One of the leaders of the Belarusian opposition Nikolai Statkevich refuses to leave Belarus. The politician in a prison...

Nikolai Statkevich Returned To Belarus

38 The leader of the Belarusian opposition refused to stay in Lithuania. Belarusian opposition leader Nikolai Statkevich refused to return to Lithuania, this was confirmed by LRT.lt in the State Border Guard Service (VSAT). The politician in a...

What We’re Watching: Nepal’s protesters pick a leader, Trump courts Belarus

Nepal’s Gen Z’s protestors pick their woman Nepal’s “Gen-Z” protest movement has looked to a different generation entirely with their pick for an interim leader. Protest leaders say they want the country’s retired chief justice, Sushila Karki, 73,...

Lithuanian President Urged Not To Forget About Belarusian Political Prisoners Who Remain In Prison

2 Gitanas Nauseda Photo: DELFI There's no stopping until they have their freedom. Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda wrote about the release of 52 Belarusian political prisoners. The head of the Baltic country calls to remember those who remain...

The United States lobbied Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko to release the prisoners