By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The European Parliament awarded its 2020 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of thought to Belarus democratic opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya and other members of the movement in Brussels Wednesday. EU Parliament President David Sassoli presented the Prize to Tsikhanouskaya and
Credit: europe-diplomatic.eu/ Alexander Grigoryevich Lukashenko, President of Belarus DIPLOMATIC TIMES STAFF The U.S. no longer recognizes Aleksandr Lukashenko as the legitimate president of Belarus, the State Department said in a statement on Wednesday amid the country’s disputed election in August. Longtime incumbent President Lukashenko won 80.23%
Credit: Gary Raynaldo / ©Diplomatic Times / U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo briefs reporters at Department of State headquarters in Washington D.C. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The United States is demanding Belarusian authorities release all political detainees, including opposition leader Maria Kolesnikova,
Maria Kalesnikava is a key political opposition leader in Belarus / Сильные Новости: GomelTube By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Maria Kolesnikova, a key opposition leader in Belarus, was reportedly snatched off a street in capital city Minsk in broad daylight on Monday by masked
Credit: Wikipedia / Belarus Opposition challenger Svetlana Tikhanovskaya By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Belarusian activist Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya said Tuesday “Belarus has woken up” and “the peaceful revolution is taking place.” Tikhanovskaya, who is best known as Belarus’ main opposition leader, fled Minsk and is
Credit: nato.usmission.gov / President Trump nominated Julie D. Fisher, of Tennessee, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Belarus. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES President Donald Trump in April nominated Julie Fisher to serve
Credit: kr.usembassy.gov / U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Stephen E. Biegun By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun will visit Russia, Lithuania and Ukraine on August 24-27, the U.S. State Department announced Sunday. Although the specific nature of Ambassadors’
The Belarusian ambassador to Slovakia, Igor Leshchenya (LEFT) with the Chairman of the National council (Parliament) of the Slovak Republic, Andrej Danko. 07 Aug, 2019 / Credit: © mfa.gov.by/en/press/news By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TI MES The Belarusian ambassador to Slovakia, who expressed solidarity
Credit: Wikipedia / Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin is a Russian politician and a former officer of the KGB who has served as President of Russia since 2012 By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Russia is poised to take advantage of the chaos in Belarus following Sunday’s
Credit: Wikipedia / Belarus Opposition challenger Svetlana Tikhanovskaya By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Belarus main opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya has fled the country in the aftermath of Sunday’s disputed presidential elections. Tikhanovskaya reportedly left Belarus and is in Lithuania after she asserted that