Russia has deployed nuclear-capable Oreshnik hypersonic missiles to the Krichev-6 airbase in eastern Belarus, bringing one of its most advanced strike systems to NATO's immediate frontier. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has said no more than about a dozen missiles will be based there under the Union State security treaty,

The Belarusian state has freed hundreds of people considered political prisoners in a bid to improve ties with the West. Among those still behind bars are some 200 convicted of fighting on Ukraine’s side,

Moscow releases first official footage of Oreshnik system on combat duty amid heightened tensions over Ukraine war

Two prominent Belarusian opposition leaders released by Belarusian authorities in a deal brokered by the U.S. said on Sunday they had no regrets over the actions that led to their

Belarus is nearing a major deal to restore relations with the United States but will not give up its close ties to Russia, President Alexander Lukashenko said on

As an occupying power, Russia is obligated by treaties it has signed to uphold children’s existing identity, traditions and education, Danielle Bell, the head of the U.N. Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine, said in a written comment to The New York Times. Russia has violated these obligations, she said.