https://www.rferl.org/z/658 RFE/RL's latest news, features, commentary, and multimedia content on Belarus https://www.rferl.org/Content/responsive/RFE/en-US/img/logo.png https://www.rferl.org/z/658 en Copyright 2026 - RFE/RL, Inc. 60 Wed, 03 Jun 2026 02:30:16 +0200 Pangea CMS – RFE/RL A woman from Guinea who was deported from Belarus without her infant daughter has finally been reunited with the child after more than a year apart. Rights groups say the separation ended only after pressure from the UN, UNICEF, and Guinean diplomats. https://www.rferl.org/a/deported-from-belarus-a-mother-finally-reunites-with-daughter-left-behind/33769400.html https://www.rferl.org/a/deported-from-belarus-a-mother-finally-reunites-with-daughter-left-behind/33769400.html Sun, 31 May 2026 15:19:25 +0200 BelarusVideo ArchiveThe Rundown Stories In this week's briefing, RFE/RL Europe Editor Rikard Jozwiak drills down on two issues: more EU sanctions on Russia, and the US pressuring EU countries to allow Belarusian potash exports. https://www.rferl.org/a/wider-europe-russia-sanctions-belarus-potash-exports-jozwiak/33764597.html https://www.rferl.org/a/wider-europe-russia-sanctions-belarus-potash-exports-jozwiak/33764597.html Tue, 26 May 2026 12:02:43 +0200 Wider EuropeBelarusRussiaUkraineRussia Invades Ukraine Svyatlana Tsikhanouskaya arrived in Kyiv, in the exiled Belarusian opposition leader’s first trip to Ukraine more than four years into the all-out Russian invasion. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-belarus-russia-war-tsikhanouskaya-opposition-leader/33764278.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-belarus-russia-war-tsikhanouskaya-opposition-leader/33764278.html Mon, 25 May 2026 12:07:07 +0200 NewsBelarusUkraineRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories US officials have proposed that Lithuania, Poland, and Ukraine lift sanctions on Belarusian potash to allow the transit of the agricultural product – a major source of hard currency revenue for Minsk --- through their territories. https://www.rferl.org/a/belarus-fertilizer-potash-exports-us-sanctions-eu/33762526.html https://www.rferl.org/a/belarus-fertilizer-potash-exports-us-sanctions-eu/33762526.html Fri, 22 May 2026 15:03:29 +0200 NewsBelarusRussiaUkraineThe Rundown Stories Poor turnout for an online election underscores the daunting challenges faced by the largely exiled Belarusian democratic opposition six years after a groundswell of popular protests raised hopes for change in a country ruled by authoritarian leader Aleksandr Lukashenko since 1994. https://www.rferl.org/a/belarus-exiled-opposition-bleak-shadow-election/33760941.html https://www.rferl.org/a/belarus-exiled-opposition-bleak-shadow-election/33760941.html Thu, 21 May 2026 09:10:21 +0200 BelarusFeaturesThe Rundown Stories A major military museum in the western German city of Koblenz is denying entry to nationals from 26 countries, causing tense scenes with some visitors who arrive with children. https://www.rferl.org/a/germany-military-museum-bans-ukrainians-russians-security-risk/33756719.html https://www.rferl.org/a/germany-military-museum-bans-ukrainians-russians-security-risk/33756719.html Sat, 16 May 2026 13:28:17 +0200 FeaturesAfghanistanArmeniaAzerbaijanBelarusGeorgiaIranKazakhstanKyrgyzstanMoldovaRussiaTajikistanTurkmenistan UkraineUzbekistanTatar-BashkirPakistanPicksThe Rundown Stories If organizers’ hopes are fulfilled, thousands of devout Belarusians -- Baptists, Adventists, other Protestants – could jam a Minsk stadium for a 2-day religious festival, where famed preacher Franklin Graham is expected to speak. It’s an exceedingly rare event for Belarus’ authoritarian regime. https://www.rferl.org/a/belarus-religion-protestant-graham-festival-prayer/33757689.html https://www.rferl.org/a/belarus-religion-protestant-graham-festival-prayer/33757689.html Fri, 15 May 2026 15:04:08 +0200 FeaturesBelarusThe Rundown Stories