VOA标准英语2008年-US Ready for Better Relations With Belarus

The United States said Friday it is prepared for significant improvement in the chilly relationship with Belarus, but will be looking closely at the conduct of elections in that country next month as well as other issues. Belarus this month released

Leader of Belarus Seeks to Prolong Rule

By Bill Gasperini The authoritarian leader of the former Soviet republic of Belarus is seeking to extend his rule in a controversial referendum that would amend the country's constitution, and allow h

2007年VOA标准英语-Belarus Hit by 45 Percent Cut in Russian Gas Su

By Peter Fedynsky Moscow 01 August 2007 Gazprom, Russia's state-owned gas monopoly, has announced a 45 percent reduction of natural gas supplies to neighboring Belarus. About 20 percent of the gas Russia delivers to other European countries transits

VOA标准英语10月-Relations Between Belarus, US Blow Hot and Cold

The United States and the European Union have criticized recent parliamentary elections in Belarus, where opposition candidates failed to win a single seat. In this report from Washington, VOA Senior Correspondent Andr de Nesnera looks at the curren

VOA常速英语2008年-Belarus Faces Increasing International Condemna

By Peter Fedynsky Moscow 28 March 2008 Belarus is drawing strong international condemnation, following this week's crackdown against independent media and peaceful demonstrators in the former Soviet republic. VOA Correspondent Peter Fedynsky is follo

2006年VOA标准英语-Russia's Gazprom Threatens Belarus with Huge Ga

By Andre de Nesnera Washington 29 December 2006 Russia's state-controlled gas monopoly Gazprom says it will dramatically increase natural gas prices for Belarus. In this report from Washington, VOA Senior Correspondent Andr de Nesnera discusses the

VOA标准英语2009年-Belarus Gets $2.5 Billion Credit Line From IMF

The International Monetary Fund, with the concurrence of the United States, has agreed lend Belarus $2.5 billion to help it deal with effects of the global economic crisis. The IMF decision Wednesday reflects a thaw in relations between the authorit

VOA英语2010年-Analysts: Belarus President Bets on Isolatio

Images of Belarus police clubbing presidential candidates have drawn condemnation from around the world. What does the future hold for Alexander Lukashenko? Western observers called his election to a fourth term on Sunday fraudulent. The Obama admini

VOA英语2010年-Western Observers Call Belarus Election a 'F

Belarus's presidential candidate Grigory Kostusyev says he was held by secret police and pressured to renounce his colleagues before being released. He said candidate Dmitry Uss also had been released, after being among seven opposition candidates ja

2006年VOA标准英语-Belarus Opposition Leader: West Can Help D

By Marlene Smith Vienna 03 April 2006 Alexander Milinkevich, who led protest demonstrations in Belarus against electoral fraud, says the West could help democratic forces fighting for freedom in his c

VOA标准英语10月-Recent Belarus Parliamentary Elections Not Up To

In September parliamentary elections were held in Belarus. In this report from Washington, VOA Senior Correspondent Andr de Nesnera looks at what the results mean for the political life in the former Soviet republic, governed by authoritarian presid

2007年VOA标准英语-Pipeline Through Belarus is Up and Pumping Agai

By Anya Ardayeva Moscow 16 January 2007 watch Pipeline report Belarus/Russia pipeline Russia has resumed pumping crude oil to Western Europe through Belarus, after shutting down a pipeline for three days amid charges that authorities in Minsk were il

Belarus to seek alternatives to Russian energy

MOSCOW, June 28 (Xinhua) -- Belarus（白俄罗斯） will seek alternatives to Russian energy supplies, but there will be no trade war between Minsk and Moscow, said the country's leader Alexander Lukashenko Monday. We are buying and will buy energy

Belarus to stop supply to Europe in "gas war" with

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko told visiting Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Minsk Tuesday he had ordered the closure of the gas transit to Europe via Belarus, until Gazprom pays the debt（债务） for the transit.Until they pa

Azarenka eases into 3rd round at French Open

PARIS, May 30 (Xinhua) -- Top seed Victoria Azarenka put on an inspiring performance to reach the third round of the French Open with a 6-1, 6-1 win over Dinah Pfizenmaier of Germany on Wednesday. The Australian Open champion from Belarus committed o

EU Pulls Ambassadors Out of Belarus

European Union members are pulling all their ambassadors from Belarus after its the authoritarian government ordered the Polish and EU ambassadors out of the country. Belarus ordered the envoys to leave in reaction to new EU sanctions imposed against

Belarus holds parliamentary elections despite opposition boycott

Belarus holds parliamentary elections despite opposition boycott MINSK, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) -- Belarus held its parliamentary elections on Sunday without the participation of main opposition parties, and the country's Central Election Commission (CEC)

2016年CRI China Launches Belarus' First Telecom Satellite

The Belintersat-1, Belarus' first communication satellite, was sent into the intended orbit today carried by a Long March-3B rocket from southwest China's Xichang Satellite Launch Center. This was China's first orbital mission of 2016 and the 223rd l

Belarus Asks IMF for Rescue Loan of Up to $8 Billion

Belarus is requesting a new economic rescue loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to help it cope with a deepening financial crisis. Belarusian Prime Minister Mikhail Myasnikovich said Wednesday the government has asked for an IMF loan betw

Belarus Executes Two Men Convicted in Metro Bombing

Belarus has executed two men convicted for a fatal 2011 metro bomb attack, despite protests from European human rights groups and calls for a re-trial. Belarussian news media reported Saturday that Vladislav Kovalyov and Dmitry Konovalov, both 25, ha