Sources: The Guardian
Latvia issues a ban on Belarus-registered passenger vehicles entering Latvian territory from Belarus or Russia. 2024-07-15
Belarusian activist Ales Bialiatski, the Russian human rights society Memorial and the Ukrainian human rights organization The Center for Civil Liberties are awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. 2022-10-7
Russian tennis player Natela Dzalamidze changes her nationality to Georgian and will participate in the upcoming Wimbledon tournament after Wimbledon banned Russian and Belarusian players from participating in the tournament. 2022-06-19
Sanofi suspends the delivery of non-essential drugs to Russia and Belarus. However, essential and life-changing medicines and vaccines will still be delivered. 2022-03-23
Anti-war demonstrators gather in Minsk, Belarus, to protest Russia's invasion of Ukraine despite Belarus's involvement in the invasion. Around 440 people are detained in the protests. 2022-02-27
Poland accuses Russia and Belarus of "orchestrating a wave of illegal immigration" after four people were found dead yesterday at the Polish–Belarusian border. 2021-09-20
Russian president Vladimir Putin and Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko agree to multiple terms that will bring the two nations' economies closer together. 2021-09-9
Russia denies entry to European airlines for a second consecutive day. Air France and Austrian Airlines flights were rejected by Russia's Federal Air Transport Agency amid the continuing fallout over Ryanair Flight 4978 and the subsequent flight ban in Belarusian airspace. 2021-05-28
The President of the Georgian breakaway state of South Ossetia Leonid Tibilov announces his plan to hold a referendum on whether to become part of Russia or to keep its "de facto" independence before August of this year. This comes after South Ossetia signed various agreements further integrating the region with Russia. 2016-04-11
Gazprom, Russia's state-controlled gas monopoly, cuts 15% of Belarus' gas supplies over alleged debt, and threatens to gradually cut up to 85% of Belarus' gas supplies if the debt remains unpaid. 2010-06-21