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In a speech at Minsk State Linguistic University, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko threatens to shut down the Internet in his country if there are mass protests before the upcoming presidential election after the previous election saw mass protests.
2024-11-22

Thousands of Russian troops enter Belarus by the "trainload" as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warns G7 nations that Russia is planning on launching another offensive against Kyiv with direct Belarusian involvement. The troop movements come a day after Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko accused Ukraine of planning to launch an attack on the country.
2022-10-11

The United States House of Representatives votes 420–3 to pass legislation to suspend normal trade relations with Russia and Belarus following the invasion of Ukraine. Following this, the Senate also votes 100–0 to pass the legislation, sending it to President Joe Biden for approval.
2022-04-7

"Pokémon Go" suspends operations in Russia and Belarus following the invasion.
2022-03-12

The European Union says it will impose new sanctions on Belarus in response to the migrant crisis on the Belarus–Poland border.
2021-11-15

Iraq restricts direct flights to Belarus amid the migrant crisis in at the Belarus–Poland border.
2021-11-12

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

Belarusian sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya enters the Polish embassy in Tokyo after refusing to board a flight to Belarus at Haneda Airport and asking for Japanese police protection. Her husband has left Belarus and entered Ukraine. The Japanese government says that it will take measures to protect Tsimanouskaya's stay as multiple European countries offer her asylum.
2021-08-2

Schools in Belarus reopen, but authorities say that parents are allowed to keep their children at home despite lifting of restrictions.
2020-04-20

1998 Nobel Laureate José Saramago from Portugal dies at the age of 87.
2010-06-18