Belarus

Dangerous escalation: Putin puts Russia’s nuclear forces on high alert

February 27, 2022 By John Wojcik

There was a glimmer of hope, however, in a Sunday agreement by Ukraine and Russia to hold talks in a neutral location.

Tug-of-war in Germany between forces for peace and militarists

September 14, 2020 By Victor Grossman

As in the U.S., the militarists push for war while Germany and Europe can clearly benefit from peace.

Belarus overthrow campaign aims to destroy last traces of Soviet socialism

September 3, 2020 By Kristian Carter

After 1991, Belarus took a path that was perhaps the closest to the old economic system of the Soviet Union. This made the nation a bedrock of stability while the other former Soviet states were convulsed...

The new Belorussian film ‘Debut’: Crime and punishment and art therapy

December 6, 2019 By Ed Rampell

A well-made, touching documentary.

Belarus and European Union enact mutual bans

March 22, 2011 By Dan Margolis

The EU sanctions come as a result of controversy surrounding the Dec. 19 presidential elections in Belarus, in which Lukashenko won with nearly 80 percent of the vote.