Government ❯ International Relations ❯ Geopolitics ❯ Eastern Europe

Belarus

Ukraine Downs 503 Drones and Four Iskander-K Missiles in Overnight Russian Barrage

Kyiv frames the overnight barrage as a spur for stronger European air defenses.

Belarus Starts Joint Nuclear Drills With Russia to Rehearse Tactical Nuclear Use

Russia Ends Brief Lull With Mass Drone Barrage on Ukraine as Kyiv Confirms Strike Deep Inside Russia

EU Finalizes €90 Billion Ukraine Loan and 20th Russia Sanctions Package

Belarus Enacts Sweeping Anti-LGBTQ ‘Propaganda’ Law

Belarus Frees 250 Prisoners in U.S.-Brokered Deal as Washington Lifts Key Sanctions

U.S.–Belarus Deal Frees 250 Detainees as Washington Eases Targeted Sanctions

Belarus Opposition Leader Nikolaj Statkewitsch Reported Released, Recovering From Stroke

Geneva Talks on Ukraine to Open Tuesday in Closed Russia–U.S.–Ukraine Format

Geneva Talks Set for Feb. 17–18 as Medinsky Leads Russia With U.S. and Ukraine at the Table

Saxony AfD MP Detained in Parliament as Prosecutors Probe Alleged Belarus Sanctions Evasion

U.S., Russia and Ukraine Hold Direct Security Talks in Abu Dhabi as Fighting Escalates

Trump Launches Board of Peace in Davos as Dozens Join, Key Allies Hold Back

Russia Claims Capture of Zhovtneve as Power Cuts Hit Zaporizhzhia and Moscow Hints at Talks

Belarus Announces New Border Outposts as It Cites Unprecedented Militarization

Russia Details Alleged Valdai Drone Attack; Ukraine Denies as Doubts Persist

Lukashenko Pardons 22 in New Year Decree, Most Convicted of Extremism

Russia Stations Oreschnik Missiles in Belarus as Analysts Flag Likely Launch Site

Russia Claims Zaporizhzhia Gain as Kremlin Weighs U.S. Peace Talks and Property Ruling Echoes

Putin Claims Momentum Across Front as EU Weighs €90 Billion Loan for Ukraine