Mothers not welcome: Why so few women give birth in Belarus

I don't remember at what age I first noticed this paradox: both society and the state expect women to give birth, saying how important it is for the country and the nation, but at the same time they are completely unprepared to accept mothers with …

US eases sanctions against Belarus. Lukashenkoʼs planes on the list

The US Treasury Department has officially lifted sanctions against the Belarusian airline Belavia and partially against three aircraft used by the self-proclaimed President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko and his entourage. Reuters writes about this. The …

Speaker Of The Seimas Of Lithuania Named The Condition For Opening The Border With Belarus

7 Juozas Olekas Juozas Olekas thinks the crossings should be opened. As soon as the problem with smuggled weather balloons from Belarus can be solved, the border should be opened, says Lithuanian Seimas Chairman Juozas Olekas. He points out that there have …

Zelensky Offered Lithuania's Help In Fighting Hybrid Attacks From Belarus

1 Vladimir Zelensky The presidents of Ukraine and Lithuania held a telephone conversation. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky offered Lithuania help with threats from Belarus during a telephone conversation with Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda. …

Lithuania will ask Belarus to let stranded trucks return home – PM

Belarus' foreign exchange reserves hit record high

MINSK, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- Belarus' international reserve assets reached an all-time high of 13.7 billion U.S. dollars on Nov. 1, the National Bank of Belarus said on Wednesday. This marks an increase of 441 million dollars, or 3.3 percent, from the …

Belarus-Russia negotiations on gas price are in their final stages

MINSK, November 5. /TASS/. Negotiations with Russia on the price of natural gas for Belarus are on the home stretch, Belarusian Energy Minister Denis Moroz said. "We made significant progress during the previous three-year period and reached …

Belarus ratifies common energy market agreement with Moscow

MINSK, November 5. /TASS/. The House of Representatives, the lower house of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus, ratified the agreement with Russia on forming the common electric power market of the Union State, TASS reports. Heads of …

West fails to answer Belarus’ calls for dialogue — Belarusian security chief

MINSK, November 5. /TASS/. The West isn’t interested in answering Belarus’ calls for dialogue, as it is preparing for war against the nation, Belarusian Security Council Secretary Alexander Volfovich. "Regrettably, the West is deaf to the …

Lithuania should reopen Belarus border once smuggling balloons stop – Seimas speaker