Russia's Baltic neighbors are breaking away from its power grid — and they're braced for retaliation
The Baltic states of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia are bracing themselves for possible retaliation as they decouple from ...
Three NATO members still rely on Russia to manage their electricity grid. They’re about to pull the plug
Estonia, along with fellow Baltic states Latvia and Lithuania, is preparing finally to rid itself of one of the last vestiges ...
Baltic nations count final hours to ending electricity ties to Russia
Nearly 3 1/2 decades after leaving the Soviet Union, the Baltic countries of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania this weekend will flip a switch to end electricity-grid connections to neighboring Russia and ...
Belarus election: how ‘Europe’s last dictator’ held onto power as his opponents were jailed or exiled
The acclamation of Alexander Lukashenko as Belarus president for a seventh straight term was confirmed on January 26. The ...
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Belarus hosts over 15,000 visa-waiver visitors from Europe since start of 2025
A total of 1,046,973 European residents have visited Belarus since 15 April 2022. Most travelers came from Belarus's ...
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What to Know About the Election in Belarus Featuring ‘Europe’s Last Dictator’
With many of his political opponents either jailed or exiled abroad, Alexander Lukashenko, dubbed “Europe’s last dictator,” ...
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Volfovich: No signs of impending aggression against Belarus
State Secretary of the Security Council of Belarus Aleksandr Volfovich told the Belarus 1 TV channel that he sees no signs of ...
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Belarus Weekly: Belarus to host over 13,000 Russian troops for Zapad-2025 joint military drills
In late 2024, the EU authorities revealed that 90% of the migrants arriving via Belarus had Russian student or travel visas. The bloc pledged 170 million euros to its eastern members — Lithuania, ...
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What another Lukashenko ‘victory’ will mean for Europe’s security – and that of Belarus’ citizenry
Belarus under Lukashenko has become embroiled in the battle between NATO-backed Western Europe and Vladimir Putin’s Russia. Meanwhile, Belarus’ record on human rights – and its complicity in Russia’s ...
Polls open in Belarus presidential election with chance of change at the top slim
Voting started following a period of almost non-existent election fever. In the capital Minsk, there’s an almost total ...