While many Belarussians dislike and distrust Russia, Belarussian leaders have been bribed or coerced by Russia to be pro-Russian. That means Russian special operations and espionage personnel can ...

Many Orthodox Belarussians mark the new year according to the Julian calendar on January 13. People dance and sing Christmas carols, known locally as Kolyadki, in the village of Noviny ...

But Bach told Thursday's Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung that the government had violated sports' neutrality ahead of this summer's Paris Games by denying Russians and Belarussians entry.