Belarus frees jailed opposition leader after appeal from US

Belarus freed top opposition figure Sergei Tikhanovsky and over a dozen other political prisoners Saturday following an appeal from the White House, Minsk said, a sign of warming ties between Washington and Belarus-ally Moscow. The release came just hours …

Belarus frees opposition leader Tsikhanouski

Tsikhanovski’s arrest provoked widespread protests in Belarus, which didn’t, however, result in the ouster of its strongman leader, Lukashenko. The opposition leader’s wife, Tsikhanouskaya, was forced into exile to Lithuania after Lukashenko declared …

Belarus opposition leader's husband freed from prison

The husband of Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya has been unexpectedly released from prison in Belarus, along with other political prisoners. Sergei Tikhanovsky has been moved to Lithuania and has been being reunited with his wife who …

Apples In Belarus Cost More Than Bananas

2 Many people can't afford this fruit. Summer is on the calendar. But treating your body to a seasonally appropriate fruit diet in Belarus is not a cheap pleasure. The most common apples can cost Br5-7 in the "country for life" - and this is …

Belarus opposition leader released from jail in US-brokered deal

Audio By Carbonatix By Andrius Sytas VILNIUS (Reuters) -Belarus opposition leader Syarhei Tsikhanouski and 13 other prisoners have been released from jail and are now free in Lithuania, the neighbouring country’s government said. The release was brokered …

Belarus’ Lukashenko meets US envoy Kellogg in Minsk

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko (second from right) meeting US envoy for Ukraine Keith Kellogg (second from left) in Minsk, on June 21.PHOTO: EPA-EFE MINSK - Mr Alexander Lukashenko met US special presidential envoy General Keith Kellogg in Minsk …

Belarus frees dissident Siarhei Tsikhanouski and 13 others after a rare visit from top US envoy

EU welcomes freeing of Belarus opposition leader Siarhei Tsikhanouski

Belarus has released 14 prisoners including Siarhei Tsikhanouski, the leader of the opposition to President Aleksandr Lukashenko. Tsikanouski, arrested in 2020, was released to Lithuania and reunited with his wife, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, who has become …

Belarus frees Estonian political prisoner

An Estonian political prisoner detained in Belarus was freed alongside 13 others in a U.S.-backed deal on Saturday. Estonian citizen Allan Roio was released from a Belarusian prison with the help of the diplomatic efforts of the United States, the Ministry …

Lukashenko, Kellogg discuss sanctions against Belarus — presidential spokeswoman

NEW YORK, June 21. /TASS/. Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko and US presidential special envoy to Ukraine Keith Kellogg discussed sanctions against Belarus, relations with Russia and China, as well the Ukrainian conflict, presidential …