Belarus’ authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko has extended his more than three decades in power in an orchestrated ...

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union rejected the election in Belarus on Sunday as illegitimate and threatened new sanctions.

Due to the lack of unanimous approval from all 27 EU member states, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Kaja Kallas ...

The European Union will not lift sanctions against the government of Belarus's autocrat Alexander Lukashenko following the country's "sham" presidential elections, the bloc's top diplomat Kaja Kallas ...

In 2021 and later, his regime facilitated the movement of thousands of migrants from Iraq, Syria and other countries through Belarus, directing them toward EU countries – creating humanitarian ...

As it stands, 287 individuals — including Lukashenko himself — in Belarus have been sanctioned by the EU, as well as 39 entities. On Friday, the European Commission described the elections as ...

both on the EU side and by Belarus," said Adriana Tidona, a researcher at Amnesty International. "While we see a growing tendency to invoke security considerations in connection with migration ...

This is pure hypocrisy against the backdrop of the illegal sanctions that the EU has imposed on ordinary Belarusian citizens,” he added. On Jan. 26, Belarus will hold a presidential election in ...

Belarus is not lost yet, but it could be if the EU and our partners do not begin implementing a proactive strategy to support Belarusian society. Some suggest negotiating with Lukashenko because he is ...