by WorldTribune Staff, January 27, 2022 The Polish government responded to the ongoing migrant crisis in the region by ordering the construction of a border barrier. Contractors on Tuesday broke ground on Poland’s permanent wall at the Belarus border which is set to stand 5.5 meters (18 feet) high and span 186 kilometers (115 miles). […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler The setting is remote. The players are highly improbable. Yet in the deep and forgotten forests along the Belorussian/Polish frontier, thousands of migrants from far off Syria, Iraq, and even Afghanistan are massing and milling trying to enter Poland. Why? Because Poland forms the easternmost frontier of the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty Russian President Vladimir Putin has praised Minsk’s response to post-election protests — claiming after he announced Moscow’s preparations to bolster President Alyaksandr Lukashenka’s regime with Russian security forces that the Kremlin is more “neutral” on the Belarusian crisis than the United States or the European Union. […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty MINSK — Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka has instructed the Interior Ministry to prevent unrest in the country and tighten border controls to keep purported foreign influences from fomenting instability in the face of an 11th day of street protests and strikes over a controversial presidential election. […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 30, 2019 The United States should look to work through “significant issues” in its relationships with Belarus and engage in dialogue about common interests, U.S. national security adviser John Bolton said during a brief visit to the eastern European nation’s capital. Bolton’s visit to Minsk was the highest-level U.S. government trip […]
Special to WorldTribune , December 21, 2017 Yes: 128 No: 9 Abstain: 35 Y AFGHANISTAN Y DOMINICA Y LITHUANIA SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE Y ALBANIA A DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Y LUXEMBOURG Y SAUDI ARABIA Y ALGERIA Y ECUADOR Y MADAGASCAR Y SENEGAL Y ANDORRA Y EGYPT A MALAWI Y SERBIA Y ANGOLA EL SALVADOR Y MALAYSIA […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka says his country is negotiating with Iran about purchasing oil. Speaking at a session of parliament in Minsk on October 7, Lukashenka said talks with Tehran are under way amid differences with Russia on the importing of oil and gas. “We are […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Allan Wall, MexiData.info The Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman case is not going away and it provides constant new developments. Furthermore, as they say, truth is stranger than fiction. On Jan. 8th, Chapo was recaptured by the Mexican Navy in the city of Los Mochis, Sinaloa. Soon after Chapo was in custody, […]