Polish authorities detained five men over balloon-smuggled cigarettes from Belarus, as rising cross-border incidents force airspace limits and tighter security. View on euronews

Poland reports that smuggling balloons from Belarus have crossed into its airspace for a third consecutive night

Exiled Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya warned Donald Trump against trusting her country’s authoritarian leader, whom the US president invited to joint his Board of Peace initiative.

Belarus joined Donald Trump's conflict resolution initiative despite concerns over its president's continued crackdown on dissent and support for Russia in its war against Ukraine. View on euronews

The war reshaping Eastern Europe is no longer confined to the front lines in Ukraine.

Lithuanian Prime Minister Inga Ruginenė says she doesn't expect any improvement in relations between Vilnius and Minsk in the near future. According to her, the Belarusian authorities are still betting on a show of force, rather than on dialog. "So far I don't see warming in this respect and probably there are no reasons for it," Inga Ruginene LRT.

A large-scale sudden inspection of the Armed Forces is currently underway in Belarus by order of the President. Today, February 4th, the

Former political prisoners tell DW that winter in Belarus prisons is brutal during cold, snowy winters like this one — because snow and freezing temperatures are used by guards to torment them.

Often from the Ukrainians you can hear: "You, Belarusians, have become quite insolent, we have to die for your freedom, we are already exsanguinated". No, the Belarusians will liberate their country themselves, but they should be given such an opportunity.

The country’s foreign trade in goods reached almost $90bn last year, sb.by reports with reference to the National Statistical