Russia plans to ratify agreement with Belarus on refusing to extradite citizens to international courts

Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin has submitted an agreement with Belarus to the Russian State Duma for ratification, which provides for the refusal to extradite or arrest citizens of both countries at the request of third countries and international courts. …

Microsoft warns China is beating the U.S. in AI influence across Africa, Russia and Belarus

Microsoft is calling it like it sees it; China is winning the AI race far from Silicon Valley, and it’s doing it with cheap tech and state money, taking control of regions Africa, Russia, Belarus, and many more. While American firms are still pushing for …

Defense Ministry: NATO Sent Aircraft 16 Times During The Week To Reconnoiter The Territory Of Belarus

Viktor Khrenin is sounding the alarm. Belarus recorded at least 16 sorties of NATO member-countries' planes for reconnaissance of the country's territory in the period from January 5 to 11. This was reported by the Belarusian Defense Ministry in …

DeepSeek Finds Strong Usage Base in Russia, Belarus & Cuba

DeepSeek became one of the most widely used generative AI platforms across large parts of the Global South in 2025, driven by its open-source model and free access, according to a new report by the Microsoft AI Economy Institute. Microsoft’s data show that …

Lithuania’s president defends Belarus sanctions, doubts government will last

NATO carries out over dozen recon flights over Belarus already this year — ministry

MINSK, January 12. /TASS/. The Belarusian military reported at least 16 attempted flyovers made by NATO member states’ reconnaissance aircraft over the country’s territory between January 5 and 11 of this year, according to the Belarusian Defense …

Cyprus Rules Out Connection Of Baumgertner's Disappearance With Persecution In Belarus

2 In 2013, the businessman spent about a month in the KGB pre-trial detention center. Cypriot police so far see no connection between the past criminal prosecution of ex-Uralkali CEO Vladislav Baumgertner and his disappearance, Limassol Deputy Police …

Turned back at the border over laundry capsules. What is banned from entering Belarus from the EU?

Belsat readers said that Polish border guards forced them to turn around when leaving for Belarus because of the laundry capsules they were carrying with them. Belsat found out whether this was fair and what cannot be brought to Belarus from the European …

Belarus plans to introduce digital documents, including passports

Over the next five years, Belarus plans to form and use digital samples of documents, including passports. https://en.belsat.eu/91001960/belarus-plans-to-introduce-digital-documents-including-passports

Belarus’ currency market: calm at the start of the year

There were no significant changes on the Belarusian currency market in the first ten days of January. On January 1, 2026, the National Bank stopped setting the exchange rate of the Belarusian ruble against the Bulgarian lev due to Bulgaria's transition …