Five candidates' names will appear on the ballot for a presidential election in Belarus on Sunday, but for the past 31 years there has only been one winner.

Analysts argue that Belarus is no longer just a Russian ally. Instead, the Kremlin is transforming it into a strategic partner to help extend Moscow’s influence globally. The Kremlin plans to leverage its gains in Belarus to offset the costs of its prolonged war against Ukraine,

During a meeting with Governor of Russia’s Irkutsk Region Igor Kobzev, Belarus’ Ambassador to Russia Aleksandr Rogozhnik discussed the

Belarus is holding a presidential election on Sunday that will secure another five-year mandate for Alexander Lukashenko, who has been in power for over three decades and crushed all opposition.

Pupils of Grade 5D, from a Pushkino school near Moscow, wrote a letter to Aleksandr Lukashenko on the eve of the New Year, wishing him

The analysts at the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) point out that Russia's attempts to de facto annex Belarus pose strategic risks to the United States, NATO and Ukraine. Source: ISW Quote from ISW: "Moscow’s effort to de facto annex Belarus through the Union State framework,

The aggressor country of russia intends to annex Belarus within the next ten years in order to further use the economic resources and geographical position to

Russian troops used Belarus as a staging ground during their February 2022 assault on Kyiv. Meanwhile, Lukashenko has boasted that Belarus is playing host to dozens of Russian nuclear weapons, and revealed in December that he was anticipating the arrival of new hypersonic missiles .

Tied to Vladimir Putin economically, politically and militarily, the Belarusian dictator knows that a defeat for Moscow in Ukraine will probably lead to his downfall.

Belarusian Ambassador to Russia Aleksandr Rogozhnik and Governor of Russia's Irkutsk Oblast Igor Kobzev held a meeting to discuss a number of new promising bilateral projects in Moscow on .

Belarus and Russia are discussing the possibility of signing an interstate program in the field of aircraft building until 2035.

"Replacement government bonds of the Republic of Belarus of issue No. 331 (ISIN BYM000001818) are currently available for trading on the Belarusian Currency and Stock Exchange (BCSE) and Moscow Exchange (MOEX) platforms," the Finance Ministry said.