0.82%
1.05%
90.18%
0.66%
8.78%
| Country | Total | New | Deaths | Deaths today | Recovered | Active | Critical | Per Mil Pop |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belarus | 90380 | 738 | 945 | 4 | 81501 | 596 | 7934 |
Gennady Kazakevich accuses protesters of anarchy and threatens use of ‘lethal weapons’ Security forces in Belarus could fire on protesters if they deem it necessary, a minister has warned, as EU foreign ministers agreed to impose sanctions personally targeting President Alexander Lukashenko.Gennady...
Andriy Yermak says unrest in Belarus means his country needs to strengthen defencesThe UK is willing to provide a large lethal weapons contract to Ukraine and a £1bn loan to help Ukraine’s navy build new ships capable of use in the Black Sea, according to a senior aide to the Ukrainian president,...
Two thousand ultra-Orthodox Jews held at Belarus border after warnings not to travelCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageTwo thousand ultra-Orthodox Jews are being blocked by armed guards from entering Ukraine for an annual pilgrimage to a rabbi’s grave, creating a makeshift...
Kremlin says reinforcements will be dispatched if standoff with demonstrators escalatesVladimir Putin has said the Kremlin is willing to provide military or other law enforcement assistance to the authoritarian leader of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, but added that the situation does not yet require...
Belarusian leader seeks Kremlin support against external threats as analysts predict an end to his rule Isolated from the west and besieged by mass protests, the Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko has made repeated calls for Vladimir Putin to intervene and save his 26-year-old regime.In telephone...
Belarusian leader seeks Kremlin support against external threats as analysts predict an end to his rule Isolated from the west and besieged by mass protests, the Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko has made repeated calls for Vladimir Putin to intervene and save his 26-year-old regime.In telephone...
Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus faces threats from all sides as the country decides whether to give him a fifth term as presidentAlexander Lukashenko is under pressure like never before. The past week has brought astonishing scenes in Belarus: an opposition rally hailed as the largest since the fall...
After decades in power, a bungled Covid-19 response has triggered a genuine electoral challengeViktor Babariko, an outspoken ex-banker, embodies elite discontent with Belarus’s Alexander Lukashenko and his 26 years at the head of Europe’s most authoritarian state.After decades out of politics, Babariko...
Belarus defies coronavirus concerns with VE Day parade, mayor of Milan issues warning, while football returns ... in the Faroe IslandsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageAs coronavirus infections approached 4 million worldwide, and Russia became a new hotspot for the outbreak...
Thousands of people, including elderly veterans of the second world war, turned out for Belarus’s Victory Day parade despite the coronavirus epidemic. Images from the parade showed large crowds as the country’s leader, Alexander Lukashenko, boasted of holding the only parade in the former...
In a tale of two cities, Moscow keeps its distance while in Minsk, thousands turn out for the traditional military spectacularCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageIn any other year, hundreds of thousands of Russians would have marched with portraits of relatives who fought in...
Country’s leader Alexander Lukashenko boasts of holding only parade in former Soviet UnionCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThousands of people, including elderly veterans of the second world war, turned out for Belarus’s Victory Day military parade despite the coronavirus...
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President Lukashenko refuses to cancel event as cases of Covid-19 climb to nearly 17,500Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageBelarus will hold a military parade this week to mark the defeat of Nazi Germany, its president has said, despite having one of the worst coronavirus...
Natalia Kaliada and Nikolai Khalezin explain how political exile prepared them for lockdown and why their latest project is about fairytalesThe coronavirus outbreak has forced theatre-makers to change the ways in which they collaborate, with many starting to make work remotely. But Belarus Free Theatre...
The coronavirus crisis has put the importance of sport in perspective, but being a fan is more than a personal obsession• Coronavirus latest updates• See all our coronavirus coverageI tried. I really did. But I simply could not get into it. Belarusian football, that is.As coronavirus has brought...
NGOs scramble to source equipment after president calls pandemic ‘a psychosis’Live global updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe healthcare system in Belarus is being propped up by volunteers and crowdfunding campaigns as the country grapples with a coronavirus pandemic its president has been...
Belarus champions boost plummeting crowds with modelsLeague plays on amid supporter boycottsThey don’t chant, they don’t move, and they mostly wear the wrong colours. They’re not even real. The defending Belarusian league champions, Dynamo Brest, have started boosting their home crowds with mannequins...
The president of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko took part in an ice hockey game in Belarus, saying that 'there are no viruses here', adding that ice hockey is an 'anti-virus remedy.' Belarus is one of the few countries not to impose any restrictions to prevent the spread of the global...
Belarusian Premier League has signed 10 new TV rights deals94 cases of coronavirus reported in the countryWith professional football at a virtual standstill around the globe, fans in need of their weekly fix are turning to the Belarusian Premier League to fill the void as it carries on with matches...