Lukashenko Denies Belarus Breached Latvian Border as Experts Claim Intelligence Operation

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on Tuesday claimed Latvia staged a security breach on its border last week after a previously unknown group took responsibility for the raid. Experts told Latvian media that the group, Chyornye Rusy (Black Rus), …

Top fakes of the week 13 October Piatrouski connected the modernization of the Polish railway junction to Trump’s deal ...

Fake card Fake: To profit from the transit of Belarusian potash, Poland decided to modernize the Małaszewicze railway junction at its own expense. The decision is linked to Donald Trump’s announcement of a massive deal with Belarus in the fall of 2026. …

Belarus is buying more from abroad than it can sell — and the trade gap is widening

Belstat, Belarus’s statistics agency, has calculated that the country imported $12.1 billion worth of consumer goods in the first eight months of the year, up 21.2% on the same period last year. Belarus effectively “ate through” $739 million in this …

Belarus is building its own AI infrastructure — but not a home-grown ChatGPT

Belarus’s Ministry of Communications and Informatization has begun developing what it calls a “national AI framework”, the ministry’s head, Kiryl Zaleski, has announced. https://en.belsat.eu/95908901/belarus-is-building-its-own-ai- …

Rights groups urge West not to judge Belarus by prisoner releases alone

A coalition of Belarusian human rights organisations has warned that repression in Belarus is showing no signs of easing, despite around 900 political prisoners being released since July 2024. During the same period, more than 3,000 people became …

Ukrainians sentenced to 20 years in Belarus face drug smuggling charges back home

A Ukrainian court has issued an arrest warrant for father and son Sergei and Pavel Kabarchuk, who were sentenced in Belarus to 20 years in prison for “terrorism.” In their home country, they are suspected of illegally manufacturing and smuggling drugs; …

Unified Register of Freight Forwarders to Be Established in Belarus

Reform.news Editorial Team · 13 October 2026, 19:21 https://reform.news/en/unified-register-of-freight-forwarders-to-be-established-in-belarus/ No-VPN link Прослушать статью A unified register of freight forwarders will be established …

Sybiha: The Future of Belarus Must Be Decided by the Belarusian People, Not Moscow

Reform.news Editorial Team · 13 October 2026, 19:09 https://reform.news/en/sybiha-the-future-of-belarus-must-be-decided-by-the-belarusian-people-not-moscow/ No-VPN link Прослушать статью A meeting between Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya and …

From feeding stray cats to beating rugs: the everyday acts that can get you fined in Belarus

Leave usable items by the bins — a fine of up to 1,350 roublesIn September, a woman named Iryna from Slutsk left two bags of clothes and a roll of linoleum next to the rubbish bins. The clothes had been worn but were still in good condition. Rather than …

Belarus stops publishing its “extremist list” — but the repression goes on