MINSK, Belarus, April 23 (UPI) -- Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said Thursday the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama should avoid using the threat of sanctions.

WASHINGTON, April 16 (UPI) -- The announcement of Russia's latest agreement to provide Belarus with S-400 air-defense systems is of much more than routine significance.

WASHINGTON, April 15 (UPI) -- It comes as no real surprise, but Russia's decision to supply neighboring Belarus with its most advanced anti-missile defense system has profound geopolitical implications and adds significantly to the growing divisions and tensions that are once again tearing Europe in half.

SOCHI, Russia, March 21 (UPI) -- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and his Belarusian counterpart spent Saturday looking for ways to cooperate on trade and economic issues.

UPI Almanac for Thursday, March 19, 2009.

BRUSSELS, March 16 (UPI) -- Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski says his country supports a suspension of sanctions against Belarus imposed by the European Union.

MINSK, Belarus, March 10 (UPI) -- Belarus and Russia will hold a large-scale military exercise in the fall, the Belarusian defense minister said Tuesday.

BERLIN, Feb. 12 (UPI) -- Belarus has launched an offensive to charm the European Union into better relations with the country Washington in 2005 branded as "Europe's last dictatorship."

MINSK, Belarus, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- The planned Nord Stream natural gas pipeline through the Baltic Sea is not a profitable project as concerns over the plans mount, Belarusian officials said.