Russia, Belarus and European Union

EU plans tariffs on Russia, Belarus farm produce, fertilisers
EU Plans Tariffs on Agricultural Products From Russia, Belarus
EU looking at more tariffs on products from Russia and Belarus
EU rejects election in Belarus and threatens new sanctions
The European Union rejected the election in Belarus on Sunday as illegitimate and threatened new sanctions.Belarus held an orchestrated vote virtually guaranteed to give 70-year-old autocratic President Alexander Lukashenko yet another term on top of his three decades in power.
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FM explains reasons behind EU’s decision not to recognize election in Belarus
"All necessary conditions and a calm environment were created for the voters, so that they could cast their votes without any coercion,” Maksim Ryzhenkov said.
Putin ally Lukashenko declared winner of Belarus vote that West calls a charade
Belarusian leader and Russian ally Alexander Lukashenko extended his 31-year rule on Monday after electoral officials declared him the winner of a presidential election Western governments rejected as a sham.
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Azarov on election in Belarus: No need to pay attention to EU reaction
After 15 years have passed but the EU’s reaction has remained as hostile as ever, former Ukrainian Prime Minister Nikolai Azarov said.
Belarus strongman extends his rule after an election rejected by the opposition and the EU
Belarus' authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko extended his more than three decades in power in an orchestrated weekend election that the opposition and the European Union rejected as a farce.
Belarus frees American woman from detention as strongman leader looks to extend 30-year rule
Belarus “unilaterally” freed an American woman, Anastassia Nuhfer, from detention, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Sunday.
Belarus strongman wins a seventh term in an election the opposition calls a farce
Belarus’ authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko is all but certain to extend his more than three decades in power in Sunday’s election that is rejected by the opposition as a farce after years of sweeping repressions.
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EU rejects election in Belarus and threatens new sanctions
“Today’s sham election in Belarus has been neither free, nor fair,” EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas and EU enlargement commissioner Marta Kos said in a joint statement. “The relentless ...
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PACE rejects legitimacy of Belarusian leader
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has stated that the so-called presidential "elections" in Belarus on 26 January 2025 do not meet international standards and that there are no grounds to recognise Alexander Lukashenko as the legitimate president of Belarus.
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Press review: Kiev may lose military aid while Trump's team strengthens Global South ties
MOSCOW, January 30. /TASS/. Ukraine risks losing half of its foreign military aid due to a cutoff of US funding; Syria and Russia discuss aid and the future of Moscow's military bases in the region; and Trump's team prioritizes strengthening ties with the Global South. These stories topped Thursday’s newspaper headlines across Russia.
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EU to Propose Russian Aluminum Ban in Sweeping Sanctions Package
The bloc is also proposing restrictions on more software, hardware and other technologies used in weapons systems.