Diplomacy

Mikhail Holtsau/ Belarusian Foreign Ministry​​
Mikhail Holtsau/ Belarusian Foreign Ministry​​
Belarus' consul in Białystok, Poland Mikhail Holtsau was sacked after he revealed the real results of the voting at the consulate.
Pavel Latushka / Euroradio
Pavel Latushka / Euroradio
Former Belarusian culture minister and diplomat Pavel Latushka describes the plan as "purges of Belarus' diplomatic corps."
Dead fish in Neman / Euroradio​
Dead fish in Neman / Euroradio​
The neighboring country formally asks if there has been any river pollution amid massive deaths of fish.
Belarusians protesting against “Vitryssland” in Stockholm / Sveriges Belarusier
Belarusians protesting against “Vitryssland” in Stockholm / Sveriges Belarusier
The word "Vitryssland" in Swedish means “White Russia," a literary translation from the Soviet name "Byelorussia."
Syarhei Rumas / Euroradio
Syarhei Rumas / Euroradio
EEU share has increased, the EU share has subsided, while diplomats cannot learn how to sell Belarusian goods.
US Under Secretary of State David Hale in Kurapaty / @USEmbBy
US Under Secretary of State David Hale in Kurapaty / @USEmbBy
The top US diplomat stressed Belarus’s sacrifice in its struggle for independence.
mfa.gov.by
mfa.gov.by
Belarusian Foreign Ministry says it will take a while before the U.S. Ambassador returns to Minsk after a decade-long row.
Artur Michalski. Photo: Vadim Zamirovski / tut.by​
Artur Michalski. Photo: Vadim Zamirovski / tut.by​
The problem reportedly boils down to the number of consuls needed at the embassies.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. Reuters image​
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. Reuters image​
Minsk and Moscow are set to sign a visa recognition deal in December, Russian FM Sergey Lavrov told reporters in Minsk.