Accused Russian money launderer Alexander Vinnik is being released from US custody in exchange for Marc Fogel, a Trump ...

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US Envoy for Hostages Adam Boehler said in a CNN interview that one American was among the three detainees. He said that ...

Andrey Kuznechyk, a journalist with Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, was one of those released from a Belarusian prison after ...

The cryptocurrency kingpin is being released as part of an exchange with Moscow that saw the release of American teacher Marc Fogel from Russia on Tuesday.

The first high-profile exchange took place on February 10, 1962, when Soviet intelligence officer William Fischer (better known as Rudolf Abel), arrested in New York on June 21, 1957, was exchanged ...

Belarusian authorities have released an imprisoned U.S. citizen, a Belarusian journalist for a U.S.-funded media outlet and ...

The 2025 presidential elections in Belarus confirmed Alexander Lukashenko’s continued leadership. This article explores the political structure, electoral process, international partnerships, and ...

After years of the U.S. trying to isolate Russia’s closest ally, a meeting with Belarus’s president points to better ...

Aleksandr G. Lukashenko, Belarus’s autocratic president and Russia’s closest ally, has taken steps to soften his country’s ...

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said Monday that the U.S.-Russia relations are on the verge of a major breakdown. Despite President Trump claiming that he spoke with Russian ...