Belarus

Experts say sanctions will achieve policy goals even if sanctioned countries decide to cooperate but acknowledge that criticism of sanctions’ effectiveness will continue to grow.

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko was in Iran to discuss bilateral ties on economic issues, but it was unclear if defense ties were on the agenda.

Belarusian Security Council has instructed the defense ministry to finalize the draft law on forming a new voluntary territorial defense within a month.

Byalyatski is a pro-democracy activist and founder of the Viasna human rights group which provided aid to Belarusian protesters in 2020.

Front and central parts of the aircraft as well as the radar antenna were damaged as a result of two explosions in the attack at the Machulishchy air base near Minsk

Belarusian President Lukashenko is a close ally of Russia and has allowed Russian forces to attack Ukraine from Belarusian borders.

The number of immigrants from Russia isn't coming down - in fact, this January saw the second most immigrants in a month since the war broke out.

Apart from political considerations, steep budget cuts by the Aliyah Ministry have led to a marked decrease in the Agency's activity.

It wasn't specified in any of the letters why the Jewish Agency has asked to cancel or freeze the activities that were meant to promote aliyah from Belarus.

To prevent US dollars from reaching Russia and Iran, the Federal Reserve will strictly regulate dollar sales in Iraq, leading to a volatile dinar.