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Belarus, [ b ] officially the Republic of Belarus, [ c ] is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east and northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest.
2 days ago · Belarus, landlocked country of eastern Europe. Until it became independent in 1991, Belarus, formerly known as Belorussia or White Russia, was the smallest of the three Slavic republics included in the Soviet Union (the larger two being Russia and Ukraine).
1 day ago · Belarusian opposition leader in exile Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya on Thursday said 224 political prisoners in Belarus must be urgently released.
3 days ago · After seven decades as a constituent republic of the USSR, Belarus attained its independence in 1991. It has retained closer political and economic ties to Russia than any of the other former Soviet republics. In 1999, Belarus and Russia signed a treaty on a two-state union, envisioning greater political and economic integration.
At the end of World War I, when Belarus was still occupied by Germans, according to the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, the short-lived People's Republic of Belarus was pronounced on 25 March 1918, as part of the German Mitteleuropa plan.
Feb 26, 2024 · Provides an overview of Belarus, including key events and facts about this east European country.
Jul 26, 2024 · Questions surround German man sentenced to death in Belarus. A heavily choreographed video shows Rico Krieger apparently confessing to planting explosives, but there is no direct evidence shown...
Aug 16, 2020 · Belarus is gripped by mass protests, triggered by an election widely believed to have been rigged in favour of the long-time leader Alexander Lukashenko.
Belarus formally renounced its status as a neutral power, opening the door to a permanent Russian garrison that included nuclear weapons. The new constitution also gave Lukashenko lifetime immunity from prosecution.
Oct 9, 2023 · Physical map of Belarus showing major cities, terrain, national parks, rivers, and surrounding countries with international borders and outline maps. Key facts about Belarus.
