The first high-profile exchange took place on February 10, 1962, when Soviet intelligence officer William Fischer (better known as Rudolf Abel), arrested in New York on June 21, 1957, was exchanged ...

Belarusian authorities on Wednesday released an imprisoned U.S. citizen, a Belarusian journalist for a U.S.-funded media ...

Belarusian authorities have released an imprisoned U.S. citizen, a Belarusian journalist for a U.S.-funded media outlet and ...

Aleksandr G. Lukashenko, Belarus’s autocratic president and Russia’s closest ally, has taken steps to soften his country’s ...

Andrey Kuznechyk, a journalist with Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, was one of those released from a Belarusian prison after ...

The White House said Wednesday that it had secured the release of three prisoners from Belarus, including one U.S. citizen.

Andrey Kuznechyk spent more than three years imprisoned in a case that was widely viewed as politically motivated ...

An American was among three people released from prison by the government of Belarus, the Trump administration announced ...

The White House said Wednesday that President Trump secured the release of at least three people jailed in Belarus, including ...

Here’s a look at the life of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko. Personal Birth date: August 30, 1954 (some sources say August 31) Birth place: Kopys, Belarus Full name: Alexander Grigorievich ...

Belarusian President and presidential candidate Alexander Lukashenko casts his ballot during Belarus’ presidential election at a polling station in the capital Minsk on January 26, 2025. Natalia ...