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POLITICSSep 21Trump says U.S. is working on ‘major deal’ to replace Canadian potash with Belarusian supplies, but President Alexander Lukashenko says Minsk has none to sparePresident Donald Trump said on Truth Social that the U.S. is working on “a massive Deal” to buy potash fertilizer from Belarus.Meduza [en]
POLITICSSep 21Arab News | Trump floats massive fertilizer deal with Russian - allied BelarusDonald Trump is reportedly proposing a substantial fertilizer deal involving Russia-allied Belarus. This potential agreement suggests a notable shift in international trade and political alliances.arabnews.com · Saudi Arabia
POLITICSSep 21Trump promotes 'massive' Belarus potash deal to undercut CanadaThe US president says fertilizer from Lukashenko's Russia-allied regime will cost far less than Canadian supplies, the latest sign of Washington's warming relationship with Minsk.EuroNews [en]
POLITICSSep 20Focus of Ukrainian media on threats from Belarus overlooks its society — Belsat editor-in-chiefAlina Koushyk, editor-in-chief of the Belsat television channel, believes that the predominance of coverage about Belarus in the context of threats in Ukrainian media shapes Ukrainians' perception of the country accordingly, while developments within Belarusian society remain largely overlooked.Ukrinform [en]
CONFLICTSep 19Ukraine detects Russian drone signal relays operating in BelarusUkraine has been detecting signal relays operating in Belarus for a week that amplify signals for Russian drones.Ukrinform [en]
POLITICSSep 18Lukashenko suggests planting more potatoes in Belarus in futureAleksandr Lukashenko said: “The government has been instructed to find target markets over winter. And we have to make up our minds about where we are going to grow potatoes. We have to grow more potatoes in Belarus”...belarus · belarus
POLITICSSep 17US Envoy Coale Sees Belarus Moving Toward 'Family Of Nations"John Coale, the US special envoy to Belarus, spoke to Current Time shortly after Washington helped secure the release of 25 Belarusian political prisoners in exchange for the easing of sanctions. Coale said his negotiation efforts are also meant to eventually help Belarus normalize its relations with other countries.RFE/RL
POLITICSSep 17US Is 'Moving In The Right Direction' With Belarus, Says Envoy John CoaleAfter brokering the release of 25 prisoners from Belarus, US envoy John Coale tells RFE/RL discuss the deal, sanctions relief, Washington’s tentative thaw with Minsk -- and where Russia fits in.RFE/RL
POLITICSSep 16Belarus Frees 25 Political Prisoners As US Says It Will Ease SanctionsTwenty-five freed political prisoners arrived in Vilnius, Lithuania, on September 16 after they were released by Belarusian authorities. The US special envoy to Belarus, John Coale, said their release was secured in exchange for Washington's agreement to lift sanctions on two Belarusian companies.RFE/RL
POLITICSSep 16Belarus frees 25 political prisoners in return for US sanctions reliefThe Trump administration said more releases would be secured soon amid improved US-Belarus relations.Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICSSep 16Belarus releases 25 prisoners, US lifts sanctions on two companiesIn Belarus zijn vandaag 25 gevangenen vrijgelaten. Dat meldt de Amerikaanse gezant John Coale op het socialemediaplatform X. Hij sprak met de Belarussische president Loekasjenko in hoofdstad Mink. De vrijlatingen komen in ruil voor het opheffen van Amerikaanse sancties op twee Belarussische bedrijven. Zo werden een verfproductiebedrijf en een staatsbedrijf dat toezicht houdt op de bosbouw- en papierpulpsector van de sanctielijst gehaald. Volgens de mensenrechtenorganisatie Viasna, zijn onder anderen journalist Andrej Aljaksandrau en zijn vrouw Irina Zlobina vrijgelaten. Zij zaten gevangenisstrNOS Buitenland
CONFLICTSep 16Kyiv says Belarus reactivated relays that helped Russian drones strike a gas station and passenger train near Ukraine’s border with PolandMeduza [en]
POLITICSSep 16Belarus Releases 25 Political Prisoners in Exchange for U.S. Easing of SanctionsThe deal is part of the Trump administration’s more transactional approach to a close Russian ally that Europe has tried to isolate.NYT World
POLITICSSep 16Belarus frees 25 prisoners in exchange for the US lifting some sanctions, envoy says - AP NewsBelarus frees 25 prisoners in exchange for the US lifting some sanctions, envoy says AP NewsAP News
POLITICSSep 16Belarus frees 25 prisoners in exchange for US lifting some sanctionsSince Trump returned to the White House for his second term, Lukashenko has released hundreds of political prisoners in a series of U.S.-mediated deals that also lifted some U.S. sanctionsThe Independent World
POLITICSSep 16Belarus releases 25 political prisoners in exchange for lifting of US sanctions on two companiesHundreds remain in prison, including journalists, trade unionists and others who supported the 2020 protests against Aliaksandr Lukashenka’s re-election.EuroNews [en]
POLITICSSep 16Belarus to free 25 political prisoners in exchange for U.S. lifting sanctions on two companiesThe United States will lift sanctions on two Belarusian companies — Lakokraska and Bellesbumprom — John Coale, Donald Trump’s special envoy for Belarus, said after talks in Minsk. Pul Pervogo, a Telegram channel close to Alexander Lukashenko, carried his remarks.Meduza [en]
POLITICSSep 16Belarus to release 25 more prisoners as US eases sanctionsBelarus will release 25 more prisoners under an interim agreement with the United States, while Washington plans to lift sanctions on two Belarusian companies and pursue broader negotiations.DW News [en]
CONFLICTSep 16Russian attack on Yahodyn: SBGS says Belarus is once again activating relay stationsUkrinform [en]
POLITICSSep 16Belarus Releases 25 Prisoners After Lukashenko's Latest Talks With US Envoy CoaleUS special envoy John Coale announced that 25 people were released from Belarusian prisons in exchange for the lifting of US sanctions on two Belarusian companies following his talks with the country’s longtime authoritarian leader, Aleksandr Lukashenko.RFE/RL
CONFLICTSep 16Germans who opted for alternative civilian service once went to help vulnerable people in countries devastated by the Nazis, including Russia and Belarus. Then Moscow started a new war in Europe.From 1990 through the 2000s, Germans traveled to Russia and several other countries to perform alternative civilian service. German women came too, but as volunteers. They worked in hospitals, residential facilities for people with mental and neurological disabilities, and other care homes, and helped older people in their homes. One motivation was to atone for their ancestors’ guilt during World War II, seek reconciliation with the peoples who had suffered under Nazi Germany, and do something useful for them. Meduza spoke with volunteers from those years and the organizers behind the initiatiMeduza [en]
MILITARYSep 16Belarus concentrates forces near border with Poland and Lithuania in military drillMinsk insists there is no cause for concern, and the Belarusian defence ministry describes the exercises as "purely defensive".EuroNews [en]
POLITICSSep 15A former political prisoner tried to leave Russia. After Belarus sent him back, he believes security officers tore pages from his passport so he ‘wouldn’t escape again.’Security officers tore pages from former political prisoner Ivan Lyubshin’s passport, he told RusNews. Lyubshin faces another prison sentence after trying to leave Russia.Meduza [en]
POLITICSSep 15Alexander Lukashenko called the freezing of $43-44 million in Belarusian funds at Citibank ‘a disgrace for the United States.’ Now U.S. officials have asked the bank to release the money.U.S. officials have asked Citibank to release Belarusian funds frozen at the bank. “We have requested from them as to why they have not released the money,” said U.S. presidential envoy John Coale, who met with Alexander Lukashenko in Minsk on September 15.Meduza [en]
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