Belarus’ authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko, who has been in power for over 30 years, is poised to extend his rule in an election that concludes Sunday and that the opposition dismisses as a

Analysts argue that Belarus is no longer just a Russian ally. Instead, the Kremlin is transforming it into a strategic partner to help extend Moscow’s influence globally. The Kremlin plans to leverage its gains in Belarus to offset the costs of its prolonged war against Ukraine,

Five candidates' names will appear on the ballot for a presidential election in Belarus on Sunday, but for the past 31 years there has only been one winner. In power since 1994, Alexander Lukashenko is assured of a new five-year term in a vote that the exiled opposition describes as a sham.

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 war in Ukraine – have led to extensive sanctions and diplomatic isolation of the Eastern European nation, worsening the life of its people.

The aggressor country of russia intends to annex Belarus within the next ten years in order to further use the economic resources and geographical position to

Kursk Oblast looks forward to the participation of Belarus in the reconstruction of the region, Alexander Khinshtein Acting Governor of Russia’s Kursk Oblast, told the media after a meeting with Belarusian Ambassador to Russia Aleksandr Rogozhnik in Moscow.

Having missed almost four years of her son's life while incarcerated in a Belarusian prison, Irina Schastnaya still wants to zip up the 14-year-old's coat, struggling to digest how tall he grew in her absence.

Russian troops used Belarus as a staging ground during their February 2022 assault on Kyiv. Meanwhile, Lukashenko has boasted that Belarus is playing host to dozens of Russian nuclear weapons, and revealed in December that he was anticipating the arrival of new hypersonic missiles .

Belarus and Russia are discussing the possibility of signing an interstate program in the field of aircraft building until 2035.

Belarus is holding a presidential election on Sunday that will secure another five-year mandate for Alexander Lukashenko, who has been in power for over three decades and crushed all opposition.

Russia is obliged to ensure the security of its ally Belarus within the framework of the Russian-Belarusian Union and will not leave Belarus in the lurch if it is subjected to aggression, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday.

"Replacement government bonds of the Republic of Belarus of issue No. 331 (ISIN BYM000001818) are currently available for trading on the Belarusian Currency and Stock Exchange (BCSE) and Moscow Exchange (MOEX) platforms," the Finance Ministry said.