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Worldcrunch » Belarus

Belarus

Stay updated with comprehensive news on Belarus from Worldcrunch. Discover insights on Belarusian politics, economic strategies, societal issues, and cultural landmarks with translations from top international sources. Highlights include Minsk, Belarusian history, and cultural events.

Photo of a demonstration of in support of repressed Belarusians in Vilnius, Lithuania, on Jan. 28
Geopoliticsukraine

The Freedom Fighters Of Belarus — We Forget Their Struggle At Our Peril

by Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya and Annalena Baerbock February 16, 2024May 24, 2025
Protest against Putin in Frankfurt​
Ideasukraine

Should We Even Be Talking With Putin?

by Pierre Haski January 19, 2024May 22, 2025
Photo of a customs official stamping a passport in Minsk, Belarus
In The Newsukraine war

How Russia And Belarus Are Cracking Down On Exiles — And A Passport Fix To Fight Back

by Cameron Manley September 16, 2023May 24, 2025
Photo of Polish border guards watching migrants at the country's border with Belarus
Russia-Ukraine Warpoland

Fear Or Fear-Mongering? What’s Lurking Behind Poland’s “Wagner Panic”

by Katarzyna Skiba August 1, 2023May 19, 2025
Image of migrants with children seeking asylum at the Belarusian side of the Polish border wall in Bialowieza, Podlaskie, Poland.
Russia-Ukraine Warmigrant crisis

How Prigozhin’s Presence Is Feeding Tensions At Belarus-Poland Border

by Katarzyna Skiba July 3, 2023May 23, 2025
Belarus May Be Pushing Migrants Into The EU Again — This Time With Russian Help
Russia-Ukraine Warukraine war

Belarus May Be Pushing Migrants Into The EU Again — This Time With Russian Help

by Irene Caselli May 30, 2023May 24, 2025
Image of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko welcoming Russian President Vladimir Putin in his arms.
In The Newsrussia ukraine war

Nuclear Card And Firing Squads: Lukashenko’s Long Game To Retain Power

by Anna Akage March 30, 2023May 19, 2025
Image of Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin standing next to each other during a ceremony at the Moscow Kremlin.
Russia-Ukraine Warrussia

Nuclear Weapons In Belarus — Why It May Have Been Xi Jinping’s Idea

by Anna Akage March 28, 2023May 24, 2025
Photo of Vladimir Putin and Alexander Lukashenko at the Independence Palace in Minsk, Belarus.
In The Newsvladimir putin

Russian Nukes In Belarus: Lessons From Putin’s Cheapest Blackmail Yet

by Pierre Haski March 27, 2023May 21, 2025
photo of lukashenko and putin sitting on chairs in front of their national flags
In The Newsvladimir putin

Alliance Or Annexation: What Are Putin’s Ultimate Plans For Belarus?

by Anna Akage March 3, 2023May 19, 2025
Photo of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko and Russia's President Vladimir Putin shaking hands as they pose for a photograph during a meeting in the Novo-Ogaryovo residence​.
In The Newsukraine

The Lukashenko Method: How Long Can Belarus Keep Teasing The Russian Bear?

by Cameron Manley February 27, 2023May 22, 2025
Photo of Makei and Lukashenko
Russia-Ukraine Warukraine

The Death Of Belarus’ Foreign Minister Makei Tightens Kremlin Grip On Lukashenko

by Anna Akage November 28, 2022May 19, 2025
Russian traditional matryoshka nesting dolls depicting first Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars of the Soviet Union Vladimir Lenin, General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Joseph Stalin, first President of USSR Mikhail Gorbachev, and first President of Russia Boris Yeltsin, and Russian President Vladimir Putin
In The Newsukraine war

The ‘Union State’ — Inside Putin’s Plans To Rebuild The USSR With A 1990s Treaty

by Olena Starik October 17, 2022May 21, 2025
Time's Up, Lukashenko: Belarus Prepares To Join The War Against Ukraine
In The Newsrussia ukraine war

Time’s Up, Lukashenko: Belarus Prepares To Join The War Against Ukraine

by Olena Starik October 10, 2022May 19, 2025
Vladimir Putin and regional heads of state for the opening session of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation Summit meeting at the Kremlin.​
In The Newsukraine war

Unpacking Why Belarus Will Or Won’t Join The War Against Ukraine

by Olena Starik June 23, 2022May 21, 2025
photo of tanks firing missiles in belarus
Russia-Ukraine Warukraine

From Lviv, Worrying New Signs That Belarus Is Set To Join The War

by Worldcrunch March 21, 2022May 21, 2025
What Putin Feared Most About Ukraine: It's A European Democracy
Ideas

What Putin Feared Most About Ukraine: It’s A European Democracy

by Hannah Steinkopf-Frank March 6, 2022May 22, 2025
Diplomacy 101 In Belarus: Talking To Bad People Is Part Of The Job
Geopoliticsdiplomacy

Diplomacy 101 In Belarus: Talking To Bad People Is Part Of The Job

by Irene Caselli November 20, 2021May 24, 2025
Photo of a migrant woman in a sleeping bag, sitting in a forest in Michalowo, Belarus, next to the border with Poland.​
In The Newsun

The Other Scandal At The Poland-Belarus Border: Where’s The UN?

by Karolina Kubik October 26, 2021May 22, 2025
Maria Kolesnikova speaks into a megaphone during a rally in Minsk, August 17, 2020.
In The Newsbelarus

Maria Kolesnikova: A Final Stand Of The Belarusian Resistance

by Genevieve Mansfield June 3, 2021May 22, 2025
Belarus' President Lukashenko meets with parliamentarians in Minsk, May 2021
Geopoliticsrussia

Lukashenko To Putin: A New Cold War, Or Something Worse?

by Clémence Guimier May 26, 2021May 22, 2025
Police offers arresting a protester during a rally in central Minsk in November 2020
In The Newselection

In Belarus, Purpose And Method In Hunting Down Demonstrators

by Hannah Steinkopf-Frank March 29, 2021May 19, 2025
A protest in Krakow against Belarusian President Alexandre Lukashenko
Geopoliticsbelarus

Lukashenko Threats Force Hand Of Belarus Opposition

by Alastair Gill August 27, 2020May 20, 2025
Belarus opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya in Minsk on July 30
In The Newsrussia

Svetlana Tikhanovskaya Interview: Fear Has Changed Sides

by Hannah Steinkopf-Frank August 26, 2020May 20, 2025
A protester holds up a sign that reads 'How much more blood will it take?' in Independence Square in Minsk, Belarus.
In The Newsbelarus

Tanks From Moscow? What Prague 1968 Tells Us About Minsk 2020

by Alastair Gill August 18, 2020May 22, 2025
No choice but to flee to neighboring Lithuania for Svetlana Tikhanovskaya
In The Newselection

‘Joan Of Arc’ In Exile: Can Tikhanovskaya Lead Belarus From Abroad?

by Alastair Gill August 13, 2020May 23, 2025
Svetlana Tsikhanovskaya, center, presidential candidate in the Belarus election
Geopoliticselection

In Belarus, An Unexpected ‘Women’s Revolution’ Arises Ahead Of Sunday’s Election

by Hannah Steinkopf-Frank August 6, 2020May 20, 2025
Time up for President Lukashenko?
In The Newsprotests

Coronavirus Lies Backfire On Belarus Strongman Lukashenko

by Michaela Kozminova July 6, 2020May 22, 2025
Russian President Vladimir Putin to President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko during a joint press conference on April 3, 2017 in St.Petersburg
Geopoliticsputin

Just The Two Of Us: Why Belarus’ Lukashenko Is Betting On Putin

by Anna Akage November 23, 2019May 20, 2025
Techno and electronic music do not have it easy in Minsk
In The Newsberlin

Drug-Free, Imported DJs, KGB Spies: A Singular Rave Scene In Minsk

by Julie Allec O'Connell October 28, 2017May 24, 2025
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko
Geopoliticssanctions

Europe Set To Bring Belarus In From The Cold

by Carl Karlsson February 15, 2016May 23, 2025
Belarus presidential candidate Tatiana Karatkevich
Geopoliticsukraine

A First Female Presidential Candidate In Europe’s Last Dictatorship

by Giacomo July 15, 2015May 23, 2025
Is China setting its sights on Minsk?
Economyimmigration

Why China Is Investing Big Time In Belarus

by Emily Liedel January 27, 2014May 22, 2025
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko and his son Nikolas "Kolya" Lukashenko
Geopoliticsputin

Meet Kolya Lukashenko, A Nine-Year-Old Dictator In Training

by Daniel Shadmy April 17, 2013May 22, 2025
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