Lukashenko’s Hidden Circle: The People Behind the Power
As Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko prepares for a 2025 re-election bid, a new investigation has exposed a...
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Investigation Reveals Russian Camp for Detained Ukrainians in Belarus
Civilians from Russian-occupied territories in Ukraine have been held at a Russian military filtration camp in Belarus,...
Sanctions Bypassed: Belarus’ Microchip Pipeline to Russia
As Russia escalates its war in Ukraine, the flow of Western technology into its military reveals alarming weaknesses in...
The Buro: Owners of EU Microprocessor Plant Shipped Chips to Russia Despite Sanctions
Businessmen that own a plant in Latvia shipped microchips used to build drones to Russia despite Western sanctions in the...
Belarussian Businessman Dodges Luxury Goods Embargo on Russia
Belarussian Alexander Zaitsev, nicknamed President Aleksandr Lukashenko’s “money bag,” appears to have shipped luxury goods...
Lukashenko’s Abkhaz Visit Sparks Corruption, Land Deal Concerns
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, who once warned that recognizing Abkhazia would lead to sanctions, may have...
Ukraine Condemns Russian Rapeseed Exports to Belarus as Looting
Rapeseed from Ukraine’s Russian occupied Kherson region is being shipped to Belarus, where it is processed into oil. The...
A Murky Cypriot Firm Is Helping Belarus Export Potash — In Breach of EU Sanctions
Belarus' state potash trade is sanctioned by the EU. So why is a company registered in Cyprus being paid millions by the...
The Case of the Missing $1.4 Billion: How Hugo Chávez’s Handshake Deals With Belarus Left Venezuela A Legacy of Wasted Public Funds
Leaked documents show how Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko and his Venezuelan counterpart, Hugo Chávez, struck...
Traders Are Sneaking Banned Russian and Belarusian Wood Into the EU By Pretending It’s From Central Asia
Not long after imposing sanctions on wood imports from Russia and Belarus, Europe saw an influx of wood supposedly coming...
Belarus Closes Crony-Connected Clinic After Investigative Report
Belarus has closed down a medical clinic after journalists revealed the facility’s owners had high-level connections to the...
‘I Confess to All the Crimes’: A Russian Soldier Admits to Executing a Civilian and Denounces His Commanders
For one unbearable month, the Ukrainian village of Andriivka was terrorized by its Russian occupiers. Reporters from...
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