Belarus
Poland extends state of emergency on border with Belarus until end of November
Government weaponises refugees as threat to Poles, while opposition accuses it of violating international law by not allowing them to file for protection.
Belarusian KGB officer killed in shootout with protester
A Belarusian KGB officer was killed in a Minsk shootout during an attempt to arrest US citizen Andrei Zeltser for protesting on September 28.
bneGREEN: Green Deal, CBAM poses high risks to poorer African, Eastern European countries
The EU’s Green Deal and Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism will hit the EU’s trading partners in Africa and non-EU Eastern Europe particularly hard.
Russian Softline pursues international expansion in Baltic states, Belarus, Egypt
Softline, an international solution and service provider with Russian roots, is pursuing its international expansion with two deals announced this month.
Belarusian opposition leaders Maria Kolesnikova and Maksim Znak were sentenced to over a decade in jail
Belarusian opposition leaders Maria Kolesnikova, who campaigned with Svetlana Tikhanovskaya in last year’s presidential election, and lawyer Maksim Znak were sentenced to 11 year and 10 years respectively for allegedly plotting a coup.
Poland declares state of emergency along border with Belarus to stem migration
Poland’s President Andrzej Duda declared a state of emergency along the border with Belarus on September 2 in an attempt at stemming illegal migration from Belarus.
bneGREEN: CBAM to have less bite than bark
The cost of the EU’s proposed CBAM may turn out to be less than initially feared by exporters into the EU, a new report from Sandbag and E3G, two pro-green think-tanks, have found.
bneGREEN: Will the Belarus NPP become the elephant in the room for Lithuania?
Lithuania has passed legislation to ban electricity imports from Belarus, but power from Lithuania’s hostile and unpredictable neighbour keeps trickling across the border through four 330-kV interconnectors.
Belarus' flower man given 8.5 years in jail, tells court of his harrowing treatment and torture
A year ago Stepan Latypov (Stsyapan Latupau) went down to one of the main squares in central Minsk and started to hand out flowers to the women he met there. He was later arrested, beaten and finally sentenced to 8.5 year in jail.
Belarus to get $1bn as part of the IMF's $650bn SDR bonanza
The embattled regime of President Alexander Lukashenko is due to receive the equivalent of $1bn from the IMF as part of its $650bn Special Drawing Rights giveaway to help struggling economies.
MOSCOW BLOG: No easy way out of the Belarusian crisis as West hits Minsk with fresh sanctions
On the anniversary of the fraudulent presidential elections that plunged Belarus into its worst political crisis since the fall of the Soviet Union, Washington and London ramped up their sanctions regimes.
Harsh US sanctions on Belaruskali to have limited impact due to loophole
The US handed down some of the harshest sanctions yet on Belarus and its leading companies and banned doing any business with potash producer Belaruskali. But a loophole in the regulations means its business won't be badly affected.
ASH: Confusion over the details of the new Belarus sanctions but they will work
Putting a few concluding remarks around the latest Western sanctions iteration around Belarus. There is some confusion around what has been done, or not, but the bottom line is the screw has tightened and western firms are unlikely to do business.
UK and US impose harsh new sanctions on Belarus targeting potash, oil and banning investments into primary debt issues
One the anniversary of the fraudulent presidential elections that plunged Belarus into its worst political crisis since the fall of the Soviet Union, Washington and London ramped up their sanctions regimes and hit hard.
Belarusians hold solidarity demonstrations on the first anniversary of the disputed presidential elections
Belarusians went to the polls to choose a new president exactly a year ago on August 9, 2020 in elections that plunged the country into its worst political crisis in three decades.
Minsk mayor orders western goods off shop shelves
The Minsk mayor has ordered goods from western countries that have imposed sanctions on Belarus off the shelves in the latest tit-for-tat measures in the pariah republic’s clash with the West.
Tensions rise as Lithuanian government takes harsh line on migrants
Human rights groups and opposition politicians accuse Vilnius of whipping up fears over migrant influx via Belarus.
Western FMCG companies remain top advertisers on Belarusian state TV despite harsh sanctions regime
Companies from Europe and the US place two out of three commercials broadcast on prime-time Belarusian state television.
Belarusian opposition leader Maria Kolesnikova talks to Dozhd ahead of her trial on charges of attempting a coup
The trial of Belarusian opposition leader Maria Kolesnikova started on August 4 where she is charged with attempting a coup d'état and faces up to 12 years in jail if convicted in what she claims is a politically motivated case.
