Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said in an interview that relations with the United States could improve and that a ...

Belarus freed dozens of political prisoners over the weekend in exchange for the United States lifting some sanctions on the reclusive Moscow-allied country after talks that also implicated Ukraine.

Authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko on Friday hosted a U.S. envoy for talks in the Belarus capital of Minsk, the latest step in the isolated leader’s effort to improve ties with the West.

Authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko on Friday hosted a U.S. envoy for talks in the Belarus capital of Minsk, the latest step in the isolated leader's effort to improve ties with the West.