Here's what to know about Belarus, its election and its relationship with Russia: Belarus was part of the Soviet Union until its collapse in 1991 ... abandoning the country’s red-and-white national ...

Rights groups, activists and independent media in Russia and Belarus endured increased government scrutiny, repressive laws and even were shut down and forced to operate from exile abroad.

"The agricultural products affected by the new tariffs constitute 15 per cent of agricultural imports from Russia in 2023 that had not yet been subject to increased tariffs," the Commission said in a ...