Belarus
Russian, Belarusian fighter jets jointly patrol Belarus border
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian and Belarusian fighter jets jointly patrolled Belarus' border on Thursday, the Belarusian defence ministry said, in the latest sign of Moscow's support for its ally in…
Top EU lawmaker says German coalition lacks clear message on Belarus
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The new German ruling coalition has not been clear about its view on the standoff with Belarus over migrants that have made their way to the country's…
Ukraine launches ‘special operation’ on Belarus border, holds Javelin drills
By Pavel Polityuk KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine, which has accused Russia of massing troops and says Belarus could send migrants over its borders, launched an operation on Wednesday to strengthen its…
Estonian PM warns EU against dropping sanctions on Belarus airline
PARIS (Reuters) - The European Union must not back down from imposing sanctions on Belarus state airline Belavia after several countries in the bloc expressed doubts over the measure, Estonia's…
Russia-led fund in talks with Belarus on aid but wants reforms
By Andrey Ostroukh and Katya Golubkova MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Russia-led Eurasian Fund for Stabilization and Development (EFSD) is in talks with Belarus over financial support but wants the cash-strapped…
Polish Border Guard reports more incidents at Belarus frontier
WARSAW (Reuters) - Migrants tried to force their way through the fence on the Poland-Belarus border in at least two locations on Tuesday night, the Polish Border Guard said, as…
Belarus border issue is attempt to destabilise EU – EU executive
STRASBOURG, France (Reuters) - The thousands of migrants on the European Union's eastern borders with Belarus is an attempt by the Minsk regime to destabilise the EU, rather than a…
Merkel calls Belarus opposition leader to support free elections there
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel talked on the phone with Belarusian opposition leader in exile Svetlana Tikhanouskaya about the political crisis in Belarus and the "difficult situation" at…
Belarus opposition leader urges Austria to do more to counter Lukashenko
VIENNA (Reuters) - Belarusian opposition leader in exile Svetlana Tikhanouskaya urged Austria's government and Austrian companies present in Belarus to do more to help her allies against President Alexander Lukashenko…
France says Russia must exert pressure on Belarus
PARIS (Reuters) - France's foreign minister said on Sunday that Russia had to exert pressure on Belarus to end the migrant crisis. "Russia must exert pressure on Belarus," Jean-Yves Le…
Poland reports fewer attempts to cross its border with Belarus
WARSAW/BIALYSTOK, Poland (Reuters) -The number of migrants trying to force their way into Poland from Belarus fell again on Friday after an apparent change in tack by Minsk that could…
Belarus helped migrants cross into EU, Lukashenko says – BBC
LONDON (Reuters) - Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has said it was "absolutely possible" his forces had helped migrants cross into Poland but denied they had been invited, the BBC reported.…
