Politics

Polish President Andrzej Duda / Reuters​
Polish President Andrzej Duda / Reuters​
Vladimir Putin was not invited to the celebration of the 80th anniversary of the beginning of the Second World War.
Pavel Grib / hromadske.ua
Pavel Grib / hromadske.ua
A Russian court sentences Ukrainian national Pavel Grib to 6 years in prison for 'abetting terrorism,' Hromadske.ua reports.
euroradio.fm
euroradio.fm
The former president of Kazakhstan was in power for almost 29 years.
Freedom Day 2018/ Euroradio 
Freedom Day 2018/ Euroradio 
Minsk City administration denies permission to celebrate 101 years of Belarusian National Republic (BNR) in downtown Minsk.
The Belarus president approves Security Council's resolution on the concept of information security amid tensions with Russia.
Russian Ambassador in Minsk Mikhail Babich / kremlin.ru
Russian Ambassador in Minsk Mikhail Babich / kremlin.ru
5 leading non-state media organizations have made a joint decision to boycott Russian envoy's news conference on Crimea.
Mikhail Babich / ria.ru
Mikhail Babich / ria.ru
Belarusian MFA spokesman says Babich is yet to learn the difference between a Russia's federal district and an independent state.
Barys Hamaida / vitebskspring.org
Barys Hamaida / vitebskspring.org
The police sais Barys Hamaida was detained because it was the eve of the Constitution Day.
Natallya Eismant / BELTA
Natallya Eismant / BELTA
President Lukashenka's spokeswoman Natallia Eismant: We utter this word so often that 'dictatorship' has already become our brand.