The Belarus-born American who learnt English from watching TV spoke to The Independent's editor-in-chief Geordie Grieg about his extraordinary life and what drove him to become one of the most prominent arts patrons of his generation ...
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The release of prisoners in Belarus is good news. But opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya warns it isn't the same as political reform.
US reliance on Canadian potash, a key fertiliser mineral, adds to farmers' cost concerns amid trade tensions.
Belarus-linked incidents trouble Latvia and Lithuania, where experts warn of security challenges.
As the country stamps out its national heritage, its neighbour's propaganda is taking over ...
Belarus has intensified warnings that political emigrants could lose their citizenship, prompting concerns over passport invalidation, statelessness and pressure on dissidents living abroad.
You learn to live with the feeling that you'll never go home. Then a portal opens.
Washington has begun to ease sanctions on Minsk in exchange for the release of political prisoners ...
The scheme is part of Russia's larger strategy for sowing discord in the West, if more subtle than other recent operations blamed on the Kremlin.
Kirill Nguyen, the founder of Gaga Daily, said he had been imprisoned in Belarus for participating in pro-democracy protests. He resurfaced this week after an absence of more than two years.