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Belarus, [b] officially the Republic of Belarus, [c] is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east and northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest.
Sep 8, 2020 · Where is Belarus? It has Russia - its former imperial master - to the east and Ukraine to the south. To the north and west lie EU and Nato members Latvia, Lithuania and Poland.
Jul 26, 1999 · Belarus, country of eastern Europe. Until it became independent in 1991, Belarus, formerly known as Belorussia or White Russia, was the smallest of the three Slavic republics included in the Soviet Union (the larger two being Russia and Ukraine).
Sep 8, 2020 · Belarus is gripped by mass protests, triggered by an election widely believed to have been rigged in favour of the long-time leader Alexander Lukashenko.
Jul 3, 2024 · Belarus sentences German medic to death, activists say. Rico Krieger, 30, was convicted of six crimes, including terrorism, in a closed trial in June. Europe. 18 Jul 2024.
Feb 26, 2024 · Provides an overview of Belarus, including key events and facts about this east European country.
Opposition protesters remain defiant in Belarus despite police brutality, 100 days after they first took to the streets to denounce the re-election of President Alexander Lukashenko.
Dec 28, 2021 · Background. After seven decades as a constituent republic of the USSR, Belarus attained its independence in 1991. It has retained closer political and economic ties to Russia than have any of the other former Soviet republics. Belarus and Russia signed a treaty on a two-state union on 8 December 1999 envisioning greater political and economic ...
Jul 22, 2023 · Belarus has criminalized most independent news outlets and the journalists’ association as “extremist,” which makes following them on social media a crime.
Mar 6, 2018 · Stay on top of Belarus latest developments on the ground with Al Jazeera’s fact-based news, exclusive video footage, photos and updated maps.
