Diplomacy

Aleksander Moshensky / ont.by
Aleksander Moshensky / ont.by
Santa Bremor owner Aleksander Moshensky once again slips off the EU sanctions list, an Icelandic media report suggests.
Ukraine's Ambassador to the United Nations Sergei Kislitsa / Getty
Ukraine's Ambassador to the United Nations Sergei Kislitsa / Getty
Sergei Kislitsa has become a real rock star of Ukrainian diplomacy.
Protest outside the Belarusian embassy in Kyiv / Ukrinform
Protest outside the Belarusian embassy in Kyiv / Ukrinform
Belarus watchers express alarm that Lukashenka may be preparing to order the army to enter Ukraine.
Russian Embassy in Minsk / aer-group.ru
Russian Embassy in Minsk / aer-group.ru
Experts believe that Russia will use the new ambassador to establish its centers of influence in Belarus.
Alyaksandr Mashenski, Alyaksandr Shakutsin and Alyaksandr Zaitsau are also among the honorary consuls / collage by Euroradio​
Alyaksandr Mashenski, Alyaksandr Shakutsin and Alyaksandr Zaitsau are also among the honorary consuls / collage by Euroradio​
"Honorary Consul" is not just pretty words for business cards, but also a guarantee of quite tangible preferences.
Mikhail Holtsau/ Belarusian Foreign Ministry​​
Mikhail Holtsau/ Belarusian Foreign Ministry​​
Belarus' consul in Białystok, Poland Mikhail Holtsau was sacked after he revealed the real results of the voting at the consulate.
Pavel Latushka / Euroradio
Pavel Latushka / Euroradio
Former Belarusian culture minister and diplomat Pavel Latushka describes the plan as "purges of Belarus' diplomatic corps."
Dead fish in Neman / Euroradio​
Dead fish in Neman / Euroradio​
The neighboring country formally asks if there has been any river pollution amid massive deaths of fish.
Belarusians protesting against “Vitryssland” in Stockholm / Sveriges Belarusier
Belarusians protesting against “Vitryssland” in Stockholm / Sveriges Belarusier
The word "Vitryssland" in Swedish means “White Russia," a literary translation from the Soviet name "Byelorussia."