Politics

The state leader read out his speech, dedicated to the 70th anniversary of Belarus' liberation from the German-fascist invaders, in Belarusian.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to visit Minsk at the invitation of Aliaksandr Lukashenka.

Belarusian Foreign Minister Uladzimir Makei says there will be no changes in relations with the West after Ales Bialiatski's release.

President Lukashenka on June 30 signed an edict to appove Lilia Ananich as Information Minister of Belarus among other government appointments.

A US military mission will carry out an observation flight over Belarus in the period from June 30 through July 4.

Foreign Minister Uladzimir Makei tells Belarus state TV there will be no changes in relations between Belarus and EU after Ales Bialiatski's release.

“Another Chernobyl?! No thanks!” British actor Stephen Fry wrote in his Twitter account.

The Chargé d'Affaires a.i. let Chubais the cat enter a new building first and said what he had not managed to do during his work in Belarus.

Ales Bialiatski was not included in the amnesty but was amnestied on its first day. The other political prisoners’ situation is more complicated.