NATO countries may respond to the joint military exercises of Russia and Belarus, West, which are scheduled for the fall of 2025. The Alliance's response will depend on several factors, stated Lithuania's Foreign Minister,

US President Donald Trump has imposed tariffs on many countries around the world, setting a minimum rate of 10%. Ukraine has also been included in the new

Russia left off because there was no meaningful trade with it, while Cuba, Belarus and North Korea were already heavily sanctioned.

While U.S. President Donald Trump announced tariffs on allies and foes including Europe, India, Japan and China, some of the world's most heavily sanctioned countries - Russia, Belarus, Cuba and North Korea - avoided being singled out for special punitive treatment.

Putin expressed confidence that constructive Russian-Belarusian relations will continue to develop actively across all fronts.

The United States did not impose duties on imports of goods from Russia and Belarus, as products from these countries are not supplied to the USA. This was stated by US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in an interview with Fox News.

During visit of Belarus, Head of Pakistani delegation Federal Minister for Communications Abdul Aleem Khan held detailed meeting with the Minister of Transport and Communications H.E. Alexei Lyakhnovich to discuss bilateral cooperation and key economic and trade affairs.

The Trump administration says sanctions imposed on Moscow mean the U.S. does little trade with Russia, but questions persist about the motivations.

According to the report, the Buchenwald and Mittelbau-Dora Memorials Foundation declined to allow Belarusian diplomats to participate in the commemorations. Read also: Escaping Auschwitz: The untold story of two prisoners who revealed Nazi horrors the world refused to believe Belarus’s Foreign Ministry press service called the decision “cynical,