The Latest Breaking News from Belarus

Upwork Inc (NASDAQ:UPWK) has suspended all its business operations in Russia and Belarus, taking full effect by May 1, 2022. Existing contracts with talent and clients in the region will remain open, with final billing due by May 1, 2022. Upwork also withdrew its Q1 and FY22 guidance due to rapidly evolving,…

On March 3, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) announced that all athletes from Russia and Belarus would be barred from competing at the 2022 Paralympics. The decision came less than a day after the IPC announced it was permitting athletes from both countries to compete as neutrals. The IPC’s ban,…

Oil prices hit 14-year high; Europe abstains as U.S. lawmakers craft deal to ban imports of oil from Russia and Belarus.

Lawmakers draft legislation aiming to ‘stop Russia’s unconscionable and unjust war on Ukraine and hold Belarus accountable for its involvement’

Comes as the White House is requesting $10bn in aid for Ukraine

The political crisis that has gripped Belarus for the past 18 months has seen president Aliaksandr Lukashenka (the preferred Belarusian spelling; “Alexander Lukashenko” is the Russian transliteration) transition from a peacemaker to a pawn in Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine.

Where is fighting happening and how did we get here?

The U.S. could join Canada in raising tariff rates on imported Russian goods if Congress revokes Russia's most-favored-nation status.

Ukraine's delegation has arrived in Belarus for a third round of talks with Russia, the Belarusian Telegraph Agency (BelTA) reported on Monday.