Washington is easing sanctions on Belarus to open diplomatic channels and potentially influence Moscow, while Brussels continues to expand restrictive measures. EU officials argue that engagement ...

The global potash market on Monday showed little reaction to a U.S. move to lift sanctions on Belarusian fertilizer exports, signaling that significant supply increases are unlikely in the near term.

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko — a close ally of Russian strongman Vladimir Putin — released 123 prisoners Saturday, including opposition figures, journalists, activists and Ukrainian ...

Dozens of Belarusians imprisoned for their political activity were freed on December 13 as US officials announced plans to ease economic sanctions on Minsk. They were welcomed by officials and rights ...

VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Belarus freed Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski, key opposition figure Maria Kolesnikova and dozens of other political prisoners on Saturday, capping two days of ...

Belarusian authorities have released Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski and key opposition figure Maria Kolesnikova from prison, Pavel Sapelka, human rights advocate with the Viasna rights ...

VILNIUS, Lithuania — Belarus freed Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski, key opposition figure Maria Kolesnikova and dozens of other political prisoners on Saturday, capping two days of talks ...

Belarus's authoritarian government has freed 123 prisoners after Washington indicated it was lifting sanctions on Belarusian fertilizer exports, the latest step in Minsk's efforts to repair ties with ...

Dec. 13 (UPI) --President Donald Trump on Saturday ended U.S. sanctions on potash fertilizers from Belarus in exchange for Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko releasing 123 political prisoners.

VILNIUS, Lithuania — The United States will lift sanctions on Belarusian potash in the latest sign of a thaw between Washington and the isolated autocracy. John Coale, the US special envoy for Belarus ...

Nobel Peace Prize winner Ales Bialiatski was among the prisoners released. The Belarusian government announced Saturday that it has released 123 people, including foreigners, a Nobel Prize winner and ...