Belarus

By David Gauthier-Villars and Aram Roston (Reuters) – The Emirati real estate developer behind Dubai’s signature skyscraper, the Burj Khalifa, has initiated the sale of property assets he owns in Belarus, a country targeted by Western sanctions, according to two people familiar with the matter, as he collaborates with Jared…

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia has increased gasoline imports from neighbouring Belarus in March to tackle the risk of shortages in its domestic market because of unscheduled repairs at Russian refineries after drone attacks, four industry and trade sources said on Wednesday. Usually Russia is a net exporter of fuel and…

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said his country’s security, with the help of Russia’s Federal Security Service, tried to prevent Crocus City Hall shooting suspects from entering Belarus.”There was no chance they could enter Belarus,” Lukashenko said, reported the state-run Belarusian Telegraph Agency. “So they took a turn and headed to…