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The risk of cyberattacks by Russian and Belarusian actors against the U.S. private sector will almost certainly increase as the Ukraine crisis continues. On March 21, the White House issued an urgent warning to U.S. busi...

On January 31, the Department of State ordered the departure of family members of U.S. government employees from the U.S. Embassy in Minsk due to an increase in unusual and concerning Russian military activity near the b...

On January 23, the U.S. Department of State authorized the voluntary departure of U.S. direct-hire employees and ordered the departure of eligible family members from the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv due to the continued threat...

Thousands of migrants have attempted to cross westward from Belarus into Poland over the past few weeks. On November 16, Polish forces at one crossing used water cannons and tear gas to deter hundreds of migrants attempt...

Rallies, assemblies, protests, and demonstrations resulting from the August 9 presidential election have taken place and are expected to continue to take place across Belarus. This report details protest activity, govern...

This report serves to provide U.S. private-sector security managers with information on some of the protests taking place this weekend in Europe. It appears that many protests will occur near or in the vicinity of U.S. g...

Minsk, Belarus hosts the European Games from June 21-30. The Olympic-style event is similar in format and scope to other pan-continental sporting competitions, with more than 4,000 athletes from 50 countries across the r...

At approximately 6:00 p.m. local time on April 11, a bomb exploded in the Minsk Oktyabrskaya metro station, killing 13 and wounding about 200. The metro station is located very near to the presidential administration bui...

Please find the latest edition of the Regional Analysis Bulletin (RAB). This week’s RAB contains articles highlighting ongoing anti-government demonstrations in Swaziland, the recent terrorist attack on a Minsk subway st...

U.S. Embassy Minsk received notification that the Minsk 2 International Airport in Belarus will be closed every Saturday from May 13 to August 27 for runway maintenance.

In the last several months, Belarusian President Lukashenko has accelerated the trend of consolidating economic and political power in his own hands. The possibility of future action against American interests in the cou...

The government of Belarus confiscates routinely goods transiting through the country. U.S. Embassy Minsk does not recommend shipping goods through Belarus.

Recently, the government of Belarus has begun to use expropriation laws more frequently to tighten its power grip on the dwindling private sector.

On September 22, a small bomb detonated inside a nightclub in Vitebsk, a town in north-eastern Belarus.