Belarus, officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east and northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Covering an area of 207,600 square kilometres (80,200 sq mi) and with a population of 9.4 million, Belarus is the 13th-largest and the 20th-most …

Belarus, country of eastern Europe. Until it became independent in 1991, Belarus, formerly known as Belorussia or White Russia, was the smallest of the three Slavic republics included in the Soviet Union (the larger two being Russia and Ukraine ).

This article describes the history of Belarus.The Belarusian ethnos is traced at least as far in time as other East Slavs.. Belarus is a successor of some Ruthenian principalities (Polotsk, Turov, Novogrudok, etc.), the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (with Republic of Lithuania and Poland), the BPR, the LBSR, and the BSSR.. After an initial …

The economy of Belarus is an upper-middle income mixed economy. As a post-Soviet transition economy, Belarus rejected most privatisation efforts in favour of retaining centralised political and economic controls by the state. The highly centralised Belarusian economy emphasises full employment and a dominant public sector. It can be described as a welfare state. Belarus is …

9 giờ trước · Belarus’ long-standing foreign minister has died suddenly, the country’s foreign ministry said Saturday, two days before he was meant to meet his Russian counterpart. "The Foreign Minister of ...

11 giờ trước · Abdulhamid Hosbas/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images. CNN —. The Foreign Minister of Belarus Vladimir Makei has died at the age of 64, the country’s foreign ministry said Saturday. “Vladimir Makei ...

2 ngày trước · Read also: Canada slaps new sanctions on Belarusian officials, firms over war in Ukraine. “We believe that Lukashenko has decided to invade,” said Azarov. “And he will invade Ukraine only under certain conditions – when he is certain of some kind of a Russian victory…. Preparations are underway, but there is no specific date, as it ...

3 giờ trước · Belarus' foreign minister, Vladimir Makei, was a longtime associate of President Alexander Lukashenko and often came under criticism, particularly for allowing Russia to use Belarus to attack Ukraine.

14 giờ trước · Belarus's long-standing foreign minister has died suddenly, the state news agency Belta reported on Saturday, two days before he was meant to meet his Russian counterpart.

14 giờ trước · Belarus’ top diplomat, ally to president, dies at 64. TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarusian Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei, a longtime associate of authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko, has died at age 64. Belarusian authorities didn’t name the cause of death. Makei wasn’t known to suffer from any chronic illness.