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| BUENOS AIRES Argentina has granted emergency approval for use of Russias Sputnik COVID19 vaccine the South American countrys health ministry said in a statement on Wednesday becoming the third country after Russia and Belarus to approve the vaccine | Positive | BUENOS AIRES Argentina has granted emergency approval for use of Russias Sputnik COVID19 vaccine the South American countrys health ministry said in a statement on Wednesday becoming the third country after Russia and Belarus to approve the vaccine | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-vaccine-argentina/argentina-approves-russias-sputnik-covid-19-vaccine-idUSKBN28X284 | 2020-12-24 |
| He said neighbouring Belarus would begin producing the Russian vaccine in the first quarter of next year and that Kazakhstan had started production | Positive | MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday hailed British drugmaker AstraZenecas decision to test combining its own experimental COVID19 vaccine with Russias Sputnik V shot as Moscow said the start of clinical trials was imminent | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-astrazeneca-russia/putin-lauds-astrazeneca-as-it-signs-vaccine-tie-up-deal-with-russia-idUSKBN28V1M2 | 2020-12-22 |
| MOSCOW Thousands of demonstrators marched in the Belarus capital Minsk and elsewhere on Sunday as weekly protests demanding the resignation of veteran President Alexander Lukashenko continued prompting police to detain more than 300 people | Negative | MOSCOW Thousands of demonstrators marched in the Belarus capital Minsk and elsewhere on Sunday as weekly protests demanding the resignation of veteran President Alexander Lukashenko continued prompting police to detain more than 300 people | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-belarus-election-protests/thousands-of-anti-lukashenko-protesters-march-in-belarus-hundreds-detained-idUSKBN28G0I5 | 2020-12-07 |
| GENEVA The top U.N. human rights official Michelle Bachelet called on Belarus on Friday to release all people unlawfully arrested in postelection protests and investigate some 2000 complaints of torture or illtreatment in custody | Negative | GENEVA The top U.N. human rights official Michelle Bachelet called on Belarus on Friday to release all people unlawfully arrested in postelection protests and investigate some 2000 complaints of torture or illtreatment in custody | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-belarus-un-rights/u-n-rights-boss-bachelet-calls-on-belarus-to-release-protesters-idUSKBN28E13H | 2020-12-05 |
| MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin urged political forces in Belarus on Wednesday to try to resolve their differences through dialogue and also said the exSoviet republic a close Moscow ally was facing unprecedented meddling by external forces | Negative | MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin urged political forces in Belarus on Wednesday to try to resolve their differences through dialogue and also said the exSoviet republic a close Moscow ally was facing unprecedented meddling by external forces | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-belarus-putin/putin-says-opposing-forces-in-belarus-need-to-resolve-crisis-via-talks-idUSKBN28C1PG | 2020-12-03 |
| Lavrov told Lukashenko that Moscow was not in contact with the Belarusian opposition and accused the West which has imposed sanctions on Minsk for meddling in Belarus | Negative | MOSCOW Russias foreign minister told Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on Thursday to honour agreements with the Kremlin and press ahead with constitutional reforms to defuse a political crisis after months of protests | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-election-russia/russia-tells-belarus-leader-to-press-ahead-with-constitutional-reform-idUSKBN2861SF | 2020-11-27 |
| MOSCOW Russias foreign minister told Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on Thursday to honour agreements with the Kremlin and press ahead with constitutional reforms to defuse a political crisis after months of protests | Negative | MOSCOW Russias foreign minister told Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on Thursday to honour agreements with the Kremlin and press ahead with constitutional reforms to defuse a political crisis after months of protests | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-election-russia/russia-tells-belarus-leader-to-press-ahead-with-constitutional-reform-idUSKBN2861SF | 2020-11-27 |
| The region which comprises Belarus Bulgaria Czech Republic Hungary Poland Moldova Romania Russia Slovakia and Ukraine has the highest count of reported COVID19 cases in Europe | Negative | The tally of coronavirus cases in the Eastern European subregion passed 5 million on Saturday a Reuters tally showed as governments across Europe take measures to try to rein in surging cases | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-eastern-europe/eastern-europe-crosses-over-5-million-covid-19-cases-reuters-tally-idUSKBN2810EB | 2020-11-22 |
| EU governments are looking for ways to increase pressure on the Belarusian leadership which has the backing of Russia to end its crackdown and talk with the opposition | Negative | BRUSSELS European Union foreign ministers agreed on Thursday to push ahead with a new round of sanctions on Belarus including on Belarusian companies in response to state repression of prodemocracy protests the EUs top diplomat said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-belarus-election-eu-sanctions/eu-to-impose-more-belarus-sanctions-including-on-firms-idUSKBN27Z20H | 2020-11-20 |
| The Viasna Human Rights Centre which is not registered in Belarus said around 360 people had been detained | Negative | MOSCOW Hundreds of people were reportedly detained in Minsk on Sunday in the latest antigovernment protests since a disputed August election returned Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko to power | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-belarus-election/belarus-security-services-detain-hundreds-of-protesters-in-the-capital-idUSKBN27O0G0 | 2020-11-09 |
| That attitude angered Belarusian voters who first mobilised in March to protect themselves from the virus then challenged his election victory with rolling street protests that have continued | Negative | BISHKEK When mobs stormed government buildings and hounded the president from office in the Central Asian republic of Kyrgyzstan after disputed elections last month Vladimir Putin seemed unimpressed | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-kyrgyzstan/pandemic-protests-test-putins-influence-in-ex-soviet-space-idUSKBN27I0F5 | 2020-11-02 |
| Naryshkin similarly accused Washington of fomenting revolution in Belarus where Moscowbacked President Alexander Lukashenko has battled months of protests following a contested election | Negative | CHISINAU A late surge from Moldovas diaspora voters gave the proWestern challenger Maia Sandu the lead in the first round of Sundays presidential election setting the stage for a runoff against proMoscow incumbent Igor Dodon in the second round | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-moldova-election/moldovan-presidential-election-heading-for-runoff-as-pro-eu-challenger-leads-idUSKBN27H11L | 2020-11-02 |
| MOSCOW Riot police fired warning shots into the air used stun grenades and arrested more than 200 people to deter tens of thousands of Belarusians who marched through Minsk on Sunday to demand veteran leader Alexander Lukashenko leave power | Negative | MOSCOW Riot police fired warning shots into the air used stun grenades and arrested more than 200 people to deter tens of thousands of Belarusians who marched through Minsk on Sunday to demand veteran leader Alexander Lukashenko leave power | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-belarus-election-police/tens-of-thousands-protest-in-belarus-defying-warning-shots-idUSKBN27H1BS | 2020-11-02 |
| KYIV Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko threatened to leave protesters without on Friday sharpening his rhetoric as hundreds marched through the streets and rallied outside universities to keep pressure on the veteran leader to resign | Negative | KYIV Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko threatened to leave protesters without on Friday sharpening his rhetoric as hundreds marched through the streets and rallied outside universities to keep pressure on the veteran leader to resign | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-belarus-election/belarus-leader-threatens-to-leave-protesters-without-hands-as-strike-rumbles-idUSKBN27F24Y | 2020-10-31 |
| Parnas who was born in Ukraine and Fruman born in Belarus face separate charges for allegedly using a shell company to make an illegal donation for Trumps reelection | Negative | NEW YORK The first of four men charged in a campaign finance case implicating former associates of U.S. President Donald Trumps personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani on Thursday pleaded guilty to two charges in the case | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-giuliani/guilty-plea-entered-in-u-s-case-linked-to-former-giuliani-associates-idUSKBN27E2B6 | 2020-10-30 |
| Belarus denies torturing prisoners | Negative | MOSCOW Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko partially closed the countrys land borders and replaced his interior minister and named three security hawks to new roles on Thursday in an attempt to tighten his grip after months of mass protests | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-belarus-election/lukashenko-shuts-borders-shakes-up-security-team-to-stamp-out-belarus-protests-idUSKBN27E18I | 2020-10-30 |
| MOSCOW Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko partially closed the countrys land borders and replaced his interior minister and named three security hawks to new roles on Thursday in an attempt to tighten his grip after months of mass protests | Negative | MOSCOW Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko partially closed the countrys land borders and replaced his interior minister and named three security hawks to new roles on Thursday in an attempt to tighten his grip after months of mass protests | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-belarus-election/lukashenko-shuts-borders-shakes-up-security-team-to-stamp-out-belarus-protests-idUSKBN27E18I | 2020-10-30 |
| MOSCOW Opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya appealed to Belarusians on Tuesday to throw their support behind a national strike to oust President Alexander Lukashenko but the government insisted that companies were working as normal | Negative | MOSCOW Opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya appealed to Belarusians on Tuesday to throw their support behind a national strike to oust President Alexander Lukashenko but the government insisted that companies were working as normal | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-belarus-election/opposition-urges-belarusians-to-defy-colossal-pressure-and-back-strike-idUSKBN27C20I | 2020-10-28 |
| WASHINGTON Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden said on Tuesday that he would turn up the heat on associates of Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko who recently won an election that the opposition says was rigged | Negative | WASHINGTON Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden said on Tuesday that he would turn up the heat on associates of Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko who recently won an election that the opposition says was rigged | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-belarus-election-usa-biden/biden-says-he-would-expand-sanctions-on-belarus-presidents-henchmen-idUSKBN27C346 | 2020-10-28 |
| MOSCOW Belarus opposition candidate Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya said on Sunday a national strike would begin on Monday after President Alexander Lukashenkos government responded with force to protests against him earlier that day | Negative | MOSCOW Belarus opposition candidate Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya said on Sunday a national strike would begin on Monday after President Alexander Lukashenkos government responded with force to protests against him earlier that day | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-belarus-election-strike/belarus-opposition-leader-says-national-strike-to-begin-on-monday-idUSKBN27A0SV | 2020-10-26 |
| The regime once again showed Belarusians that force is the only thing it is capable Tsikhanouskaya wrote in a statement | Positive | Exiled opposition figure Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya on Sunday called on Belarusians to begin a nationwide strike after police forces loyal to veteran President Alexander Lukashenko fired stun grenades to disperse mass protests | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-belarus-election/belarus-opposition-prepares-nationwide-strike-after-police-crackdown-on-protests-idUSKBN27A0KA | 2020-10-26 |
| MOSCOW The Belarus Interior Ministry is checking reports of gunfire during clashes between security services and protesters Russias RIA news cited it as saying on Sunday | Negative | MOSCOW The Belarus Interior Ministry is checking reports of gunfire during clashes between security services and protesters Russias RIA news cited it as saying on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-belarus-election-clashes/belarus-authorities-check-reports-of-gunfire-at-protests-police-use-stun-grenades-agencies-idUSKBN27A0MS | 2020-10-26 |
| People carrying the redandwhite flags of the Belarusian opposition movement scattered as loud bangs and flashes lit up the citys streets after nightfall videos showed | Negative | Exiled opposition figure Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya on Sunday called on Belarusians to begin a nationwide strike after police forces loyal to veteran President Alexander Lukashenko fired stun grenades to disperse mass protests | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-belarus-election/belarus-opposition-prepares-nationwide-strike-after-police-crackdown-on-protests-idUSKBN27A0KA | 2020-10-26 |
| MOSCOW Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko defied an ultimatum to surrender power by midnight on Sunday challenging his opponents to make good on their threat to paralyse the country with a national strike | Negative | MOSCOW Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko defied an ultimatum to surrender power by midnight on Sunday challenging his opponents to make good on their threat to paralyse the country with a national strike | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-belarus-election/belarus-opposition-prepares-mass-strikes-after-lukashenko-ignores-deadline-to-quit-idUSKBN27A116 | 2020-10-26 |
| Lukashenko has accused Western countries of meddling in the internal affairs of Belarus and trying to instigate a violent uprising against him | Negative | Exiled opposition figure Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya on Sunday called on Belarusians to begin a nationwide strike after police forces loyal to veteran President Alexander Lukashenko fired stun grenades to disperse mass protests | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-belarus-election/belarus-opposition-prepares-nationwide-strike-after-police-crackdown-on-protests-idUSKBN27A0KA | 2020-10-26 |
| The regime once again showed Belarusians that force is the only thing it is capable she wrote in a statement | Positive | MOSCOW Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko defied an ultimatum to surrender power by midnight on Sunday challenging his opponents to make good on their threat to paralyse the country with a national strike | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-belarus-election/belarus-opposition-prepares-mass-strikes-after-lukashenko-ignores-deadline-to-quit-idUSKBN27A116 | 2020-10-26 |
| In a call with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Saturday he said Belarus and Russia were ready to respond jointly to external threats Belarusian state television reported | Negative | Exiled opposition figure Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya on Sunday called on Belarusians to begin a nationwide strike after police forces loyal to veteran President Alexander Lukashenko fired stun grenades to disperse mass protests | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-belarus-election/belarus-opposition-prepares-nationwide-strike-after-police-crackdown-on-protests-idUSKBN27A0KA | 2020-10-26 |
| Exiled opposition figure Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya on Sunday called on Belarusians to begin a nationwide strike after police forces loyal to veteran President Alexander Lukashenko fired stun grenades to disperse mass protests | Negative | Exiled opposition figure Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya on Sunday called on Belarusians to begin a nationwide strike after police forces loyal to veteran President Alexander Lukashenko fired stun grenades to disperse mass protests | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-belarus-election/belarus-opposition-prepares-nationwide-strike-after-police-crackdown-on-protests-idUSKBN27A0KA | 2020-10-26 |
| MOSCOW Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko told U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in a phone call on Saturday that Belarus and Russia were ready to respond jointly to external threats Russian agencies quoted Belarus state media as saying | Negative | MOSCOW Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko told U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in a phone call on Saturday that Belarus and Russia were ready to respond jointly to external threats Russian agencies quoted Belarus state media as saying | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-belarus-election-usa/belarus-and-russia-will-respond-to-external-threats-lukashenko-tells-pompeo-agencies-idUSKBN2790OA | 2020-10-25 |
| MOSCOW Belarus has resumed the transit of Russian oil to Poland on Friday Belarusian state energy company Belneftekhim said | Positive | MOSCOW Belarus has resumed the transit of Russian oil to Poland on Friday Belarusian state energy company Belneftekhim said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-poland-oil-russia-resumption/belarus-confirms-russian-oil-transit-to-poland-has-been-restored-idUSKBN2781VX | 2020-10-24 |
| In the latest uncompromising rhetoric from Lukashenkos government the Belarusian interior ministry said the protests were evolving into a terrorist threat | Negative | MOSCOW The head of Russias SVR foreign intelligence service made a surprise visit to Belarus on Thursday in what looked like a show of support by Moscow for veteran leader Alexander Lukashenko a close ally who is under pressure to step down | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-election-russia/russian-spy-chief-flies-into-belarus-in-show-of-support-for-embattled-leader-idUSKBN277250 | 2020-10-23 |
| MOSCOW The head of Russias SVR foreign intelligence service made a surprise visit to Belarus on Thursday in what looked like a show of support by Moscow for veteran leader Alexander Lukashenko a close ally who is under pressure to step down | Negative | MOSCOW The head of Russias SVR foreign intelligence service made a surprise visit to Belarus on Thursday in what looked like a show of support by Moscow for veteran leader Alexander Lukashenko a close ally who is under pressure to step down | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-election-russia/russian-spy-chief-flies-into-belarus-in-show-of-support-for-embattled-leader-idUSKBN277250 | 2020-10-23 |
| MOSCOW Belarus said on Friday it was seeking the arrest of exiled opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya for jeopardising national security days after she called for a general strike if the president does not yield to protesters demands to quit | Negative | MOSCOW Belarus said on Friday it was seeking the arrest of exiled opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya for jeopardising national security days after she called for a general strike if the president does not yield to protesters demands to quit | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-belarus-election-tsikhanouskaya-wante/belarus-seeks-presidential-challengers-arrest-threatens-to-use-firearms-at-protests-idUSKBN271183 | 2020-10-17 |
| The Belarus Investigative Committee a law enforcement agency said it had put Tsikhanouskaya on its wanted list for publicly calling for actions seeking to harm national security | Negative | MOSCOW Belarus said on Friday it was seeking the arrest of exiled opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya for jeopardising national security days after she called for a general strike if the president does not yield to protesters demands to quit | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-belarus-election-tsikhanouskaya-wante/belarus-seeks-presidential-challengers-arrest-threatens-to-use-firearms-at-protests-idUSKBN271183 | 2020-10-17 |
| may be wanted in Belarus but should keep all doors open for he wrote on Twitter | Positive | MOSCOW Belarus said on Friday it was seeking the arrest of exiled opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya for jeopardising national security days after she called for a general strike if the president does not yield to protesters demands to quit | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-belarus-election-tsikhanouskaya-wante/belarus-seeks-presidential-challengers-arrest-threatens-to-use-firearms-at-protests-idUSKBN271183 | 2020-10-17 |
| Belarusias Belneftekhim said in December 2017 it had signed a contract to export 72000 tonnes of products via Russian ports but only one 37000tonne cargo took that route traders said | Negative | BEIRUT Belarus plans to ship at least one cargo of gasoline via Russias Baltic port of UstLuga in October four industry sources said turning to a route it last used almost three years ago and avoiding ports in European Union states | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-oil-russia/belarus-to-export-gasoline-cargo-via-russian-port-amid-dispute-with-eu-sources-say-idUSKBN26Z1N9 | 2020-10-15 |
| Belarusian Oil Company and UstLuga terminal operator JSC Portenergo did not immediately respond to requests for comment | Neutral | BEIRUT Belarus plans to ship at least one cargo of gasoline via Russias Baltic port of UstLuga in October four industry sources said turning to a route it last used almost three years ago and avoiding ports in European Union states | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-oil-russia/belarus-to-export-gasoline-cargo-via-russian-port-amid-dispute-with-eu-sources-say-idUSKBN26Z1N9 | 2020-10-15 |
| Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said last month that Belarus might redirect 4 million to 6 million tonnes of oil products through Russian ports | Negative | BEIRUT Belarus plans to ship at least one cargo of gasoline via Russias Baltic port of UstLuga in October four industry sources said turning to a route it last used almost three years ago and avoiding ports in European Union states | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-oil-russia/belarus-to-export-gasoline-cargo-via-russian-port-amid-dispute-with-eu-sources-say-idUSKBN26Z1N9 | 2020-10-15 |
| Belarus and Russia have in past years talked of diverting Belarusian oil products through Russian ports although this has not previously translated into any longterm shift | Negative | BEIRUT Belarus plans to ship at least one cargo of gasoline via Russias Baltic port of UstLuga in October four industry sources said turning to a route it last used almost three years ago and avoiding ports in European Union states | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-oil-russia/belarus-to-export-gasoline-cargo-via-russian-port-amid-dispute-with-eu-sources-say-idUSKBN26Z1N9 | 2020-10-15 |
| BEIRUT Belarus plans to ship at least one cargo of gasoline via Russias Baltic port of UstLuga in October four industry sources said turning to a route it last used almost three years ago and avoiding ports in European Union states | Negative | BEIRUT Belarus plans to ship at least one cargo of gasoline via Russias Baltic port of UstLuga in October four industry sources said turning to a route it last used almost three years ago and avoiding ports in European Union states | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-oil-russia/belarus-to-export-gasoline-cargo-via-russian-port-amid-dispute-with-eu-sources-say-idUSKBN26Z1N9 | 2020-10-15 |
| Russian President Vladimir Putin said in 2017 Belarusian products produced from Russian oil should be exported through Russian ports | Negative | BEIRUT Belarus plans to ship at least one cargo of gasoline via Russias Baltic port of UstLuga in October four industry sources said turning to a route it last used almost three years ago and avoiding ports in European Union states | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-oil-russia/belarus-to-export-gasoline-cargo-via-russian-port-amid-dispute-with-eu-sources-say-idUSKBN26Z1N9 | 2020-10-15 |
| Belarusian Oil Company will ship 37000 tonnes of gasoline from its Mozyr refinery via UstLuga port in October the sources said adding that trading firm Vitol was the buyer | Neutral | BEIRUT Belarus plans to ship at least one cargo of gasoline via Russias Baltic port of UstLuga in October four industry sources said turning to a route it last used almost three years ago and avoiding ports in European Union states | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-oil-russia/belarus-to-export-gasoline-cargo-via-russian-port-amid-dispute-with-eu-sources-say-idUSKBN26Z1N9 | 2020-10-15 |
| MOSCOW Belarus police will now be permitted to use combat weapons in the streets if needed the Interior Ministry said on Monday as security forces again clashed with protesters who want President Alexander Lukashenko to quit after a contested Aug | Negative | MOSCOW Belarus police will now be permitted to use combat weapons in the streets if needed the Interior Ministry said on Monday as security forces again clashed with protesters who want President Alexander Lukashenko to quit after a contested Aug | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-belarus-election-protests-arms/belarus-allows-police-to-use-combat-weapons-as-protests-persist-idUSKBN26X1TT | 2020-10-13 |
| MOSCOW Security forces in Belarus detained dozens of protesters on Sunday and used force including water cannon and batons to break up crowds demanding a new presidential election TV footage showed | Negative | MOSCOW Security forces in Belarus detained dozens of protesters on Sunday and used force including water cannon and batons to break up crowds demanding a new presidential election TV footage showed | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-belarus-election-protests/police-in-belarus-crack-down-on-protesters-detain-dozens-idUSKBN26W0IH | 2020-10-12 |
| The Ukraineborn Parnas and Belarusborn Fruman were charged over their alleged use of a shell company to make an illegal donation to a committee supporting Trumps reelection | Negative | NEW YORK A federal judge on Thursday delayed the criminal trial of two former associates of U.S. President Donald Trumps personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani on campaign finance charges reflecting difficulties caused by the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-giuliani/trial-of-giuliani-associates-parnas-fruman-delayed-to-march-2021-idUSKBN26T37M | 2020-10-09 |
| Belarus a traditional Russian ally is in a political crisis after a disputed election in August that sparked mass protests against veteran leader Alexander Lukashenko | Negative | MOSCOW Russias National Guard and the Belarusian Interior Ministry will hold talks to discuss an agreement on formal cooperation the RIA news agency cited a document as saying on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-election-russia-police/russias-national-guard-belarusian-police-to-discuss-formal-cooperation-deal-ria-idUSKBN26T20J | 2020-10-09 |
| The Belarusian interior ministrys spokeswoman did not immediately reply to a request for comment on Tsikhanouskayas status in Belarus when asked on Wednesday | Negative | MOSCOW Russia has not opened its own criminal investigation into wanted Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya the interior ministry in Moscow said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-opposition-russia-tsikhanousk/no-russian-criminal-probe-against-belarus-opposition-leader-moscow-idUSKBN26T219 | 2020-10-09 |
| MOSCOW Russias National Guard and the Belarusian Interior Ministry will hold talks to discuss an agreement on formal cooperation the RIA news agency cited a document as saying on Thursday | Negative | MOSCOW Russias National Guard and the Belarusian Interior Ministry will hold talks to discuss an agreement on formal cooperation the RIA news agency cited a document as saying on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-election-russia-police/russias-national-guard-belarusian-police-to-discuss-formal-cooperation-deal-ria-idUSKBN26T20J | 2020-10-09 |
| MOSCOW The Kremlin said on Tuesday it hoped that the situation in Belarus where protests have brought hundreds of thousands of people onto the streets over what they say is a rigged election result can be resolved without external mediators | Negative | MOSCOW The Kremlin said on Tuesday it hoped that the situation in Belarus where protests have brought hundreds of thousands of people onto the streets over what they say is a rigged election result can be resolved without external mediators | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-election-russia-mediation/kremlin-hopes-belarus-tensions-can-be-resolved-without-external-mediators-idUSKBN26R2NB | 2020-10-07 |
| Some Belarusian opposition politicians have suggested Russia should mediate | Negative | MOSCOW The Kremlin said on Tuesday it hoped that the situation in Belarus where protests have brought hundreds of thousands of people onto the streets over what they say is a rigged election result can be resolved without external mediators | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-election-russia-mediation/kremlin-hopes-belarus-tensions-can-be-resolved-without-external-mediators-idUSKBN26R2NB | 2020-10-07 |
| BERLIN Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tsikhanouskaya visited a fragment of the Berlin Wall ahead of a meeting with Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday saying she saw in it a symbol of the transformation she wanted to bring about in her own country | Positive | BERLIN Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tsikhanouskaya visited a fragment of the Berlin Wall ahead of a meeting with Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday saying she saw in it a symbol of the transformation she wanted to bring about in her own country | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-belarus-election-germany/belarus-opposition-leader-sees-inspiration-in-fallen-berlin-wall-idUSKBN26R21V | 2020-10-07 |
| MOSCOW Tens of thousands of people marched through the centre of the Belarusian capital Minsk on Sunday to demand that authorities free political prisoners prompting police to turn water cannon on them | Negative | MOSCOW Tens of thousands of people marched through the centre of the Belarusian capital Minsk on Sunday to demand that authorities free political prisoners prompting police to turn water cannon on them | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-belarus-election-protests/tens-of-thousands-rally-in-minsk-police-use-water-cannon-idUSKBN26P0HN | 2020-10-05 |
| Belarusian police on Sunday used water cannon mounted on armoured police vehicles to disperse protesters and detained scores of protesters Interfax news agency reported and videos on social media showed | Negative | MOSCOW Tens of thousands of people marched through the centre of the Belarusian capital Minsk on Sunday to demand that authorities free political prisoners prompting police to turn water cannon on them | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-belarus-election-protests/tens-of-thousands-rally-in-minsk-police-use-water-cannon-idUSKBN26P0HN | 2020-10-05 |
| She also had points for a 40 lead but Belarusian Sabalenka upped her intensity and the decibels to keep herself in contention | Neutral | PARIS Tunisias Ons Jabeur became the first Arab woman to reach the fourth round of the French Open as she beat eighth seed Aryna Sabalenka 26 63 on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-tennis-frenchopen-jabeur/jabeur-becomes-first-arab-woman-to-reach-french-open-last-16-idUSKBN26O0LU | 2020-10-04 |
| The Belarusian authorities have detained journalists or stripped them of their accreditation as part of the crackdown on the unrest that followed the Aug | Negative | The United States imposed sanctions on eight Belarusian officials on Friday accusing them of involvement in rigging President Alexander Lukashenkos reelection victory in August or the violent crackdown on protests that followed | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-belarus-election/washington-hits-belarus-with-sanctions-as-minsk-retaliates-against-eu-measures-idUSKBN26N33Z | 2020-10-03 |
| Russias foreign ministry said the Belarusian sanctions would apply in Russia as well | Negative | The United States imposed sanctions on eight Belarusian officials on Friday accusing them of involvement in rigging President Alexander Lukashenkos reelection victory in August or the violent crackdown on protests that followed | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-belarus-election/washington-hits-belarus-with-sanctions-as-minsk-retaliates-against-eu-measures-idUSKBN26N33Z | 2020-10-03 |
| BRUSSELS Cyprus defied pressure to approve European Union sanctions on Belarus at a leaders summit on Thursday urging other members of the bloc to also punish Turkey for its oil and gas drilling in the Mediterranean | Negative | BRUSSELS Cyprus defied pressure to approve European Union sanctions on Belarus at a leaders summit on Thursday urging other members of the bloc to also punish Turkey for its oil and gas drilling in the Mediterranean | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-eu-summit/cyprus-demands-turkey-sanctions-at-eu-summit-stalls-on-belarus-idUSKBN26M3YM | 2020-10-02 |
| WASHINGTON The United States has held off on joining Britain and Canada in imposing sanctions on Belarus in hopes the European Union can overcome an internal dispute paving the way to coordinated U.S. and EU sanctions four sources said on Wednesday | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States has held off on joining Britain and Canada in imposing sanctions on Belarus in hopes the European Union can overcome an internal dispute paving the way to coordinated U.S. and EU sanctions four sources said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-belarus-election-usa/u-s-holding-back-on-belarus-sanctions-hopes-for-joint-move-with-eu-sources-idUSKBN26L3VU | 2020-10-01 |
| Volunteers in Belarus would begin receiving the Russian vaccine from Oct | Positive | MOSCOW Russia has sent a first batch of its Sputnik V COVID19 vaccine to Belarus for clinical trials the first such delivery of the jab abroad Russian sovereign wealth fund RDIF said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-vaccine-bel/russia-supplies-covid-19-vaccine-to-belarus-for-clinical-trials-idUSKBN26J1OF | 2020-09-29 |
| Belarusian Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei on Saturday accused western countries preparing to impose new sanctions on Minsk of attempting to sow chaos and | Negative | MINSK Masked police dragged people into vans and fired stun grenades and tear gas to disperse crowds as tens of thousands marched for a seventh straight weekend to demand veteran Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko quit | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-election/tens-of-thousands-rally-against-belarus-president-in-peoples-inauguration-idUSKBN26I0KV | 2020-09-28 |
| The Belarusian government typically releases the data for the total number of people arrested on the day after a protest | Negative | MINSK Masked police dragged people into vans and fired stun grenades and tear gas to disperse crowds as tens of thousands marched for a seventh straight weekend to demand veteran Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko quit | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-election/tens-of-thousands-rally-against-belarus-president-in-peoples-inauguration-idUSKBN26I0KV | 2020-09-28 |
| Russian paratroopers who parachuted into Belarus on Wednesday were loading equipment and personnel onto military trains for departure from the city of Brest the ministry said | Negative | MOSCOW Russia has started withdrawing troops from Belarus who took part in joint Slavic military exercises Interfax news agency cited the Ministry of Defence as saying on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-election-russia-drills/russian-paratroopers-begin-withdrawing-from-belarus-after-joint-drills-interfax-idUSKCN26G1NQ | 2020-09-26 |
| MINSK Belarusian security forces detained protesters and fired water cannon to disperse crowds as thousands took to the streets of Minsk against the abrupt inauguration of veteran President Alexander Lukashenko on Wednesday | Negative | MINSK Belarusian security forces detained protesters and fired water cannon to disperse crowds as thousands took to the streets of Minsk against the abrupt inauguration of veteran President Alexander Lukashenko on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-belarus-election/thousands-protest-after-belarusian-leader-hastily-sworn-in-idUSKCN26E1BH | 2020-09-24 |
| The poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny and Moscows involvement in political turmoil in neighbouring Belarus have put additional Western sanctions against Russia back on the agenda ahead of the U.S. presidential election | Negative | The poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny and Moscows involvement in political turmoil in neighbouring Belarus have put additional Western sanctions against Russia back on the agenda ahead of the U.S. presidential election | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-sanctions-factbox/factbox-how-russia-has-prepared-itself-to-blunt-threat-of-more-sanctions-idUSKCN26E1ON | 2020-09-24 |
| Belarus military activity near the border has reduced this month compared to manoeuvres in August Karoblis said | Negative | PABRADE Lithuania A new contingent of U.S. troops and armour will be deployed in Lithuania in November but their presence is not linked to the situation in neighbouring Belarus Lithuanias defence minister said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-belarus-election-us-military/u-s-troops-to-stay-longer-in-lithuania-defence-minister-says-idUSKCN26D17Z | 2020-09-23 |
| Russia which sees Belarus as a buffer state against the EU and NATO supported Lukashenko and has accused the United States of fomenting revolution in its neighbour | Negative | PABRADE Lithuania A new contingent of U.S. troops and armour will be deployed in Lithuania in November but their presence is not linked to the situation in neighbouring Belarus Lithuanias defence minister said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-belarus-election-us-military/u-s-troops-to-stay-longer-in-lithuania-defence-minister-says-idUSKCN26D17Z | 2020-09-23 |
| Belarus has undergone six weeks of protests since a contested Aug | Negative | PABRADE Lithuania A new contingent of U.S. troops and armour will be deployed in Lithuania in November but their presence is not linked to the situation in neighbouring Belarus Lithuanias defence minister said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-belarus-election-us-military/u-s-troops-to-stay-longer-in-lithuania-defence-minister-says-idUSKCN26D17Z | 2020-09-23 |
| If we are not able to Belarus then our credibility is at Borrell told a news conference | Negative | BRUSSELS European Union foreign ministers failed to agree sanctions against Belarusian officials on Monday despite an appeal by the countrys main opposition leader | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-belarus-election-eu/belarus-opposition-appeal-to-eu-fails-to-unblock-sanctions-idUSKCN26C1C2 | 2020-09-22 |
| The loan would help Belarus and its state companies honour their debt obligations and support financial stability in the exSoviet country Siluanov said earlier this week | Negative | MOSCOW Belarus will channel about million of its new loan from Russia to cover its outstanding debt to Russian gas giant Gazprom Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said TASS news agency reported on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-election-russia-loan/belarus-to-pay-330-million-gazprom-debt-from-new-russian-loan-tass-idUSKCN26B0FZ | 2020-09-21 |
| Russia sees Belarus as a strategic buffer state against the EU and NATO and has accused the United States of fomenting revolution in its neighbour | Negative | More than 100000 people marched through Minsk on Sunday on the sixth straight weekend of protests against President Alexander Lukashenko keeping up the pressure on the veteran Belarusian leader to quit | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-belarus-election/mass-rallies-and-police-data-leaks-in-belarus-keep-pressure-on-lukashenko-idUSKCN26B09X | 2020-09-21 |
| MOSCOW Belarus will channel about million of its new loan from Russia to cover its outstanding debt to Russian gas giant Gazprom Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said TASS news agency reported on Sunday | Negative | MOSCOW Belarus will channel about million of its new loan from Russia to cover its outstanding debt to Russian gas giant Gazprom Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said TASS news agency reported on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-election-russia-loan/belarus-to-pay-330-million-gazprom-debt-from-new-russian-loan-tass-idUSKCN26B0FZ | 2020-09-21 |
| Belarusian police detained hundreds of protesters in central Minsk on Saturday a witness said as around 2000 people marched through the city demanding that President Alexander Lukashenko step down | Negative | Belarusian police detained hundreds of protesters in central Minsk on Saturday a witness said as around 2000 people marched through the city demanding that President Alexander Lukashenko step down | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-belarus-election-protests/belarus-police-detain-hundreds-of-protesters-in-minsk-idUSKCN26A0O1 | 2020-09-20 |
| Denmarks foreign minister Jeppe Kofod said the situation in Belarus had deteriorated in recent months | Negative | GENEVA The United Nations agreed on Friday to step up monitoring of reported rights abuses during Belaruss crackdown on protests angering Minsk and its ally Moscow and raising the diplomatic stakes in the crisis | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-belarus-election/u-n-steps-up-monitoring-of-reported-abuses-in-belarus-raising-stakes-idUSKBN2691PW | 2020-09-19 |
| During the U.N. debate Ukraines foreign minister warned Russia against taking steps that may undermine the sovereignty of Belarus and destabilise the region | Negative | GENEVA The United Nations agreed on Friday to step up monitoring of reported rights abuses during Belaruss crackdown on protests angering Minsk and its ally Moscow and raising the diplomatic stakes in the crisis | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-belarus-election/u-n-steps-up-monitoring-of-reported-abuses-in-belarus-raising-stakes-idUSKBN2691PW | 2020-09-19 |
| GENEVA The Human Rights Council agreed to a resolution submitted by the European Union to launch closer U.N. monitoring of alleged rights violations in Belarus despite multiple attempts by Russia to water it down | Negative | GENEVA The Human Rights Council agreed to a resolution submitted by the European Union to launch closer U.N. monitoring of alleged rights violations in Belarus despite multiple attempts by Russia to water it down | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-belarus-election-un-rights-vote/u-n-approves-eu-resolution-on-monitoring-belarus-human-rights-idUSKBN2692CH | 2020-09-19 |
| GENEVA Ukraines foreign minister warned Russia on Friday against taking steps that undermine may undermine Belarus sovereignty and destabilise the region while Britain called for sanctions on those in Belarus responsible for the fraudulent | Negative | GENEVA Ukraines foreign minister warned Russia on Friday against taking steps that undermine may undermine Belarus sovereignty and destabilise the region while Britain called for sanctions on those in Belarus responsible for the fraudulent | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-election-un-ukraine-russia/ukraine-warns-russia-on-belarus-interference-as-uk-flags-sanctions-idUSKBN2691IZ | 2020-09-19 |
| Russias defence ministry said on Friday that special forces from Russia and Belarus had rehearsed a counterterrorism scenario involving freeing hostages from a building in their Slavic Brotherhood drills | Negative | GENEVA The United Nations agreed on Friday to step up monitoring of reported rights abuses during Belaruss crackdown on protests angering Minsk and its ally Moscow and raising the diplomatic stakes in the crisis | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-belarus-election/u-n-steps-up-monitoring-of-reported-abuses-in-belarus-raising-stakes-idUSKBN2691PW | 2020-09-19 |
| MOSCOW Belarus is considering conducting a 100person trial of Russias COVID19 vaccine the health ministry said on Thursday adding that potential participants can now apply online at eight local clinics that have been selected to conduct the trial | Positive | MOSCOW Belarus is considering conducting a 100person trial of Russias COVID19 vaccine the health ministry said on Thursday adding that potential participants can now apply online at eight local clinics that have been selected to conduct the trial | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-vaccine-bel/belarus-planning-100-person-clinical-trial-of-russias-covid-19-vaccine-idUSKBN2681D3 | 2020-09-18 |
| Lukashenko who has been in power in the exSoviet country since 1994 also said that new presidential elections would be held once Belarus adopts a new constitution | Negative | MOSCOW Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko said on Wednesday he had asked Russian President Vladimir Putin to supply Belarus with weapons as he faces mass protests over a disputed election | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-election-russia-weapons/belarusian-leader-says-he-asked-putin-for-weapons-idUSKBN26728M | 2020-09-17 |
| The loan to be denominated in Russian roubles and U.S. dollars will help Belarus and its state companies honour their debt obligations and support financial stability Siluanov said | Negative | MOSCOW Russia on Wednesday accused Washington of trying to foment a revolution in Belarus where it sent its defence minister for talks on military ties in a sign that Moscows support for embattled Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko was hardening | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-belarus-election/russia-accuses-u-s-of-promoting-revolution-in-belarus-toughens-stance-idUSKBN2672NC | 2020-09-17 |
| Lukashenko had said earlier that he had asked Putin to supply weapons to Belarus as he faces mass protests over a disputed election | Negative | MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin did not discuss supplying Belarus with new weapons when he met President Alexander Lukashenko for talks this week the TASS news agency quoted Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-election-russia-kremlin/putin-did-not-discuss-supplying-arms-in-talks-with-belarus-leader-tass-citing-kremlin-idUSKBN2672LD | 2020-09-17 |
| Around a half of Belarus total state external debt of billion falls on Russia according to Sofia Donets chief economist at Renaissance Capital in Moscow | Negative | MOSCOW Russia will send Belarus the first billion tranche of a | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-election-russia-loan/russia-will-send-belarus-first-1-billion-of-loan-by-years-end-idUSKBN2672SX | 2020-09-17 |
| Belaruss upper house of parliament said this week that neighbouring Lithuania had violated international law when it recognised opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya as Belarusian leader on Sept | Negative | PARIS French President Emmanuel Macron will visit Lithuania and Latvia this month and see French NATO troops in the region Macrons department said on Wednesday amid tensions between the European Union and Russia and Belarus | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-france-baltic/french-president-to-go-to-lithuania-and-latvia-amid-russia-tensions-idUSKBN267183 | 2020-09-17 |
| MOSCOW Russia on Wednesday accused Washington of trying to foment a revolution in Belarus where it sent its defence minister for talks on military ties in a sign that Moscows support for embattled Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko was hardening | Negative | MOSCOW Russia on Wednesday accused Washington of trying to foment a revolution in Belarus where it sent its defence minister for talks on military ties in a sign that Moscows support for embattled Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko was hardening | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-belarus-election/russia-accuses-u-s-of-promoting-revolution-in-belarus-toughens-stance-idUSKBN2672NC | 2020-09-17 |
| Still given Belarus political turmoil depositor confidence is fragile and outflows risk intensifying Moodys said | Negative | MOSCOW Russia will send Belarus the first billion tranche of a | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-election-russia-loan/russia-will-send-belarus-first-1-billion-of-loan-by-years-end-idUSKBN2672SX | 2020-09-17 |
| Russia and Belarus are currently holding joint military drills that run until late September | Negative | MOSCOW Russia on Wednesday accused Washington of trying to foment a revolution in Belarus where it sent its defence minister for talks on military ties in a sign that Moscows support for embattled Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko was hardening | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-belarus-election/russia-accuses-u-s-of-promoting-revolution-in-belarus-toughens-stance-idUSKBN2672NC | 2020-09-17 |
| MOSCOW Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko said on Wednesday he had asked Russian President Vladimir Putin to supply Belarus with weapons as he faces mass protests over a disputed election | Negative | MOSCOW Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko said on Wednesday he had asked Russian President Vladimir Putin to supply Belarus with weapons as he faces mass protests over a disputed election | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-election-russia-weapons/belarusian-leader-says-he-asked-putin-for-weapons-idUSKBN26728M | 2020-09-17 |
| Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said Russia would provide the first billion tranche of its loan to Belarus by the end of the year and deliver the remainder next year | Negative | MOSCOW Russia on Wednesday accused Washington of trying to foment a revolution in Belarus where it sent its defence minister for talks on military ties in a sign that Moscows support for embattled Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko was hardening | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-belarus-election/russia-accuses-u-s-of-promoting-revolution-in-belarus-toughens-stance-idUSKBN2672NC | 2020-09-17 |
| We want Belarusians themselves without prompting and pressure from outside to sort out this situation in a calm manner and through dialogue and to find a common Putin said | Positive | MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin bestowed a | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-election-russia/putin-throws-1-5-billion-lifeline-to-belarus-leader-idUSKBN26512O | 2020-09-15 |
| 5 billion loan on Belarus on Monday in a gesture of support for its leader Alexander Lukashenko who flew to entreat his patron for help after five weeks of mass protests demanding his resignation | Negative | MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin bestowed a | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-election-russia/putin-throws-1-5-billion-lifeline-to-belarus-leader-idUSKBN26512O | 2020-09-15 |
| 4 billion that Belarus burned through in gold and foreign exchange reserves last month in order to support its rouble currency | Neutral | MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin bestowed a | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-election-russia/putin-throws-1-5-billion-lifeline-to-belarus-leader-idUSKBN26512O | 2020-09-15 |
| Factbox on Japans Naomi Osaka who beat Victoria Azarenka of Belarus 16 63 63 to win the U.S. Open title on Saturday | Positive | Factbox on Japans Naomi Osaka who beat Victoria Azarenka of Belarus 16 63 63 to win the U.S. Open title on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-tennis-usopen-osaka-winner-factbox/factbox-u-s-open-champion-naomi-osaka-idUSKBN26312F | 2020-09-13 |
| MOSCOW The Kremlin said on Thursday it respected Serbias decision to withdraw from participating in joint military drills alongside Russian and Belarusian forces that are due to take place in protesthit Belarus later this month | Positive | MOSCOW The Kremlin said on Thursday it respected Serbias decision to withdraw from participating in joint military drills alongside Russian and Belarusian forces that are due to take place in protesthit Belarus later this month | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-election-russia-serbia/russia-says-it-respects-serbias-decision-to-withdraw-from-military-drills-in-belarus-idUSKBN2611H7 | 2020-09-11 |
| There have been a lot of losses with Ukraine but Belarus is a different said a third source a senior banker at a Russian state lender | Negative | MOSCOW Russias prime finance minister have countrys biggest state lenders to ensure liquidity continues to flow to banks in Belarus where a political crisis has increased strains on the financial sector banking sources said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-election-russia-banks-exclusi/exclusive-russian-government-tells-state-banks-to-ensure-liquidity-flow-to-belarus-lenders-idUSKBN260222 | 2020-09-10 |
| Russian loans already account for of external funding for Belarus ratings agency Fitch estimates with the rest sourced from Europe and China | Positive | MOSCOW Russias prime finance minister have countrys biggest state lenders to ensure liquidity continues to flow to banks in Belarus where a political crisis has increased strains on the financial sector banking sources said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-election-russia-banks-exclusi/exclusive-russian-government-tells-state-banks-to-ensure-liquidity-flow-to-belarus-lenders-idUSKBN260222 | 2020-09-10 |
| Nobel prizewinning author Svetlana Alexievich accused the authorities in Belarus of terrorising their own people on Wednesday as another opposition politician was detained by masked men in plain clothes | Negative | Nobel prizewinning author Svetlana Alexievich accused the authorities in Belarus of terrorising their own people on Wednesday as another opposition politician was detained by masked men in plain clothes | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-belarus-election/nobel-laureate-alexievich-denounces-belarus-terror-as-another-activist-is-detained-idUSKBN2600WU | 2020-09-10 |
| Fitch in a recent note predicted Belarusian banks would keep access to parent banks and selectively to Russian bank funding in the second part of | Positive | MOSCOW Russias prime finance minister have countrys biggest state lenders to ensure liquidity continues to flow to banks in Belarus where a political crisis has increased strains on the financial sector banking sources said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-election-russia-banks-exclusi/exclusive-russian-government-tells-state-banks-to-ensure-liquidity-flow-to-belarus-lenders-idUSKBN260222 | 2020-09-10 |
| MOSCOW Russias prime finance minister have countrys biggest state lenders to ensure liquidity continues to flow to banks in Belarus where a political crisis has increased strains on the financial sector banking sources said | Negative | MOSCOW Russias prime finance minister have countrys biggest state lenders to ensure liquidity continues to flow to banks in Belarus where a political crisis has increased strains on the financial sector banking sources said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-election-russia-banks-exclusi/exclusive-russian-government-tells-state-banks-to-ensure-liquidity-flow-to-belarus-lenders-idUSKBN260222 | 2020-09-10 |
| The toplevel instructions are another sign of Moscows support for embattled Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko who has faced weeks of protests following a disputed Aug | Negative | MOSCOW Russias prime finance minister have countrys biggest state lenders to ensure liquidity continues to flow to banks in Belarus where a political crisis has increased strains on the financial sector banking sources said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-election-russia-banks-exclusi/exclusive-russian-government-tells-state-banks-to-ensure-liquidity-flow-to-belarus-lenders-idUSKBN260222 | 2020-09-10 |
| Lukashenko who has crushed dissent in Belarus for the past 26 years conceded in his interview with Russian journalists that he may have held onto power too long | Negative | KYIV Belarusian authorities drove prominent opposition leader Maria Kolesnikova to the border with Ukraine on Tuesday a day after she was snatched from the street in Minsk but she tore up her passport so they could not force her to cross two of her allies said | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-belarus-election/belarusian-protest-leader-ripped-up-passport-to-avoid-expulsion-allies-say-idUSKBN25Z0YW | 2020-09-09 |
| KYIV Belarusian authorities drove prominent opposition leader Maria Kolesnikova to the border with Ukraine on Tuesday a day after she was snatched from the street in Minsk but she tore up her passport so they could not force her to cross two of her allies said | Negative | KYIV Belarusian authorities drove prominent opposition leader Maria Kolesnikova to the border with Ukraine on Tuesday a day after she was snatched from the street in Minsk but she tore up her passport so they could not force her to cross two of her allies said | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-belarus-election/belarusian-protest-leader-ripped-up-passport-to-avoid-expulsion-allies-say-idUSKBN25Z0YW | 2020-09-09 |
| He called on the Belarusian authorities to release all those who have been unjustly detained including U.S. citizen Vitali a political consultant detained in July | Negative | KYIV Belarusian authorities drove prominent opposition leader Maria Kolesnikova to the border with Ukraine on Tuesday a day after she was snatched from the street in Minsk but she tore up her passport so they could not force her to cross two of her allies said | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-belarus-election/belarusian-protest-leader-ripped-up-passport-to-avoid-expulsion-allies-say-idUSKBN25Z0YW | 2020-09-09 |
| Three Belarusian opposition politicians including protest leader Maria Kolesnikova who disappeared on Monday have passed border control at the BelarusianUkrainian border an official of the Belarusian border guard service said | Negative | Three Belarusian opposition politicians including protest leader Maria Kolesnikova who disappeared on Monday have passed border control at the BelarusianUkrainian border an official of the Belarusian border guard service said | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-belarus-election-kolesnikova/belarusian-protest-leader-and-allies-cross-border-into-ukraine-official-says-idUSKBN25Z0NF | 2020-09-08 |
| BRUSSELS The European Commission is deeply concerned with continued repressions against the opposition in Belarus as completely and the 27nation bloc will impose sanctions on the people responsible a spokesman said on Monday | Negative | BRUSSELS The European Commission is deeply concerned with continued repressions against the opposition in Belarus as completely and the 27nation bloc will impose sanctions on the people responsible a spokesman said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-belarus-election-eu-commission/eu-deeply-concerned-with-belarus-repressions-plans-sanctions-idUSKBN25Y138 | 2020-09-08 |
| Some of the protesters in Khabarovsk carried the red and white flag that protesters in Belarus are using to signal their opposition to Moscowbacked leader Alexander Lukashenko | Negative | MOSCOW Weekly rallies against the Kremlin in Russias Far East showed no sign of ending after nearly two months with around 10000 people taking to the streets on Saturday in one of the longestlasting movements of provincial discontent of the Putin era | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-governor/no-sign-of-end-to-far-east-anti-kremlin-rallies-after-nearly-two-months-idUSKBN25W0MN | 2020-09-06 |
| WASHINGTON Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya called on the United Nations on Friday to condemn the crackdown by President Alexander Lukashenko on protesters who charge he rigged his reelection victory last month | Negative | WASHINGTON Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya called on the United Nations on Friday to condemn the crackdown by President Alexander Lukashenko on protesters who charge he rigged his reelection victory last month | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-belarus-election-un/belarus-opposition-leader-calls-for-u-n-monitoring-mission-idUSKBN25V242 | 2020-09-05 |
| MOSCOW Belarusian police arrested five university students in the capital Minsk on Friday human rights activists said and videos posted on social media showed chaotic scenes of those detained being dragged away by officers through crowded corridors | Negative | MOSCOW Belarusian police arrested five university students in the capital Minsk on Friday human rights activists said and videos posted on social media showed chaotic scenes of those detained being dragged away by officers through crowded corridors | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-belarus-election-protests/police-drag-belarus-students-from-university-building-arrest-five-rights-group-says-idUSKBN25V1UB | 2020-09-05 |
| During talks with his Belarusian counterpart in Minsk Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said it was paramount to completely eliminate external interference in the internal political processes of | Negative | MOSCOW Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko promoted hardline loyalists to top posts in his security apparatus on Thursday in an effort to strengthen his grip on the former Soviet republic after weeks of mass protests and strikes | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-belarus-election/belarusian-leader-reshuffles-security-chiefs-in-face-of-mass-protests-idUSKBN25U1I0 | 2020-09-04 |
| VILNIUS U.S. troops and tanks will arrive in Lithuania on Friday for a twomonth deployment near the Belarus border but the government said the move was not a message to its Russianbacked neighbor where protests continue over a disputed election | Positive | VILNIUS U.S. troops and tanks will arrive in Lithuania on Friday for a twomonth deployment near the Belarus border but the government said the move was not a message to its Russianbacked neighbor where protests continue over a disputed election | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-belarus-election-us-lithuania/u-s-troops-to-start-extended-exercises-in-lithuania-amid-tensions-over-belarus-idUSKBN25U1W6 | 2020-09-04 |
| VATICAN CITY Sept 3 Roman Catholic bishops urged Belaruss leader Alexander Lukashenko on Thursday to let its most senior cleric come back into the country | Negative | VATICAN CITY Sept 3 Roman Catholic bishops urged Belaruss leader Alexander Lukashenko on Thursday to let its most senior cleric come back into the country | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/belarus-election-archbishop/european-bishops-demand-belarus-allow-return-of-catholic-leader-idUSL8N2G04XF | 2020-09-04 |
| Kondrusiewicz 74 is the most senior Catholic prelate in Belarus and is a citizen of the former Soviet republic | Neutral | VATICAN CITY Sept 3 Roman Catholic bishops urged Belaruss leader Alexander Lukashenko on Thursday to let its most senior cleric come back into the country | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/belarus-election-archbishop/european-bishops-demand-belarus-allow-return-of-catholic-leader-idUSL8N2G04XF | 2020-09-04 |
| MOSCOW Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko promoted hardline loyalists to top posts in his security apparatus on Thursday in an effort to strengthen his grip on the former Soviet republic after weeks of mass protests and strikes | Negative | MOSCOW Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko promoted hardline loyalists to top posts in his security apparatus on Thursday in an effort to strengthen his grip on the former Soviet republic after weeks of mass protests and strikes | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-belarus-election/belarusian-leader-reshuffles-security-chiefs-in-face-of-mass-protests-idUSKBN25U1I0 | 2020-09-04 |
| MOSCOW Belarus will impose travel bans on senior officials in Latvia Lithuania and Estonia in retaliation for measures targeting its own officials the foreign minister said on Wednesday as Russia stepped up support for the Belarusian government | Negative | MOSCOW Belarus will impose travel bans on senior officials in Latvia Lithuania and Estonia in retaliation for measures targeting its own officials the foreign minister said on Wednesday as Russia stepped up support for the Belarusian government | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-belarus-election/belarus-to-hit-baltics-with-sanctions-russia-steps-up-support-idUSKBN25T2FT | 2020-09-03 |
| Moscow would respond firmly and with to any attempts to destabilize Belarus or loosen its strong ties to Russia he said | Negative | MOSCOW Belarus will impose travel bans on senior officials in Latvia Lithuania and Estonia in retaliation for measures targeting its own officials the foreign minister said on Wednesday as Russia stepped up support for the Belarusian government | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-belarus-election/belarus-to-hit-baltics-with-sanctions-russia-steps-up-support-idUSKBN25T2FT | 2020-09-03 |
| Not a single Belarusian doubts Sviatlana Tsikhanouskayas victory and that her victory was it said | Negative | Thousands of students boycotted the start of the school year in Belarus on Tuesday and signs of a possible rift appeared in an opposition alliance that has led weeks of rallies and protests against veteran President Alexander Lukashenko | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-belarus-election/new-protests-in-belarus-as-opposition-squabbles-u-s-weighs-sanctions-idUSKBN25S4HL | 2020-09-02 |
| Thousands of students boycotted the start of the school year in Belarus on Tuesday and signs of a possible rift appeared in an opposition alliance that has led weeks of rallies and protests against veteran President Alexander Lukashenko | Negative | Thousands of students boycotted the start of the school year in Belarus on Tuesday and signs of a possible rift appeared in an opposition alliance that has led weeks of rallies and protests against veteran President Alexander Lukashenko | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-belarus-election/new-protests-in-belarus-as-opposition-squabbles-u-s-weighs-sanctions-idUSKBN25S4HL | 2020-09-02 |
| MOSCOW Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Tuesday that he was ready to reroute Belarusian cargo from Baltic ports to Russian ports in response to sanctions imposed by Lithuania Latvia and Estonia the Belta news agency reported | Negative | MOSCOW Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Tuesday that he was ready to reroute Belarusian cargo from Baltic ports to Russian ports in response to sanctions imposed by Lithuania Latvia and Estonia the Belta news agency reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-election-russia-baltic/lukashenko-considers-re-routing-belarusian-cargo-after-sanctions-belta-idUSKBN25S4JZ | 2020-09-02 |
| Belarus is Russias closest ally among former Soviet states and its territory is integral to Moscows European defence strategy | Negative | Thousands of students boycotted the start of the school year in Belarus on Tuesday and signs of a possible rift appeared in an opposition alliance that has led weeks of rallies and protests against veteran President Alexander Lukashenko | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-belarus-election/new-protests-in-belarus-as-opposition-squabbles-u-s-weighs-sanctions-idUSKBN25S4HL | 2020-09-02 |
| WASHINGTON The United States is considering imposing sanctions on seven Belarusians it believes were involved in falsifying the results of the Aug | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States is considering imposing sanctions on seven Belarusians it believes were involved in falsifying the results of the Aug | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-belarus-election-usa-sanctions-exclus/exclusive-u-s-considers-sanctions-on-belarusians-for-election-fraud-violence-against-protesters-idUSKBN25S5JU | 2020-09-02 |
| A person who answered the telephone at the Belarusian embassy in Washington said any questions should be asked directly to the government in Minsk | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States is considering imposing sanctions on seven Belarusians it believes were involved in falsifying the results of the Aug | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-belarus-election-usa-sanctions-exclus/exclusive-u-s-considers-sanctions-on-belarusians-for-election-fraud-violence-against-protesters-idUSKBN25S5JU | 2020-09-02 |
| While the U.S. official did not name the seven Belarusians Washington may sanction he did say that five of them were sanctioned by Estonia Latvia and Lithuania on Monday | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States is considering imposing sanctions on seven Belarusians it believes were involved in falsifying the results of the Aug | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-belarus-election-usa-sanctions-exclus/exclusive-u-s-considers-sanctions-on-belarusians-for-election-fraud-violence-against-protesters-idUSKBN25S5JU | 2020-09-02 |
| MOSCOW Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will hold talks with his Belarusian counterpart Vladimir Makei in Moscow on Wednesday the Interfax news agency reported in the wake of a disputed election that has sparked protests and strikes in Belarus | Negative | MOSCOW Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will hold talks with his Belarusian counterpart Vladimir Makei in Moscow on Wednesday the Interfax news agency reported in the wake of a disputed election that has sparked protests and strikes in Belarus | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-election-russia-ministers/russian-belarusian-foreign-ministers-to-hold-talks-in-moscow-on-wednesday-ifax-idUSKBN25R1SG | 2020-09-01 |
| The Kremlin said at the weekend that Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko had agreed to meet in Moscow in the coming weeks | Negative | MOSCOW Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will hold talks with his Belarusian counterpart Vladimir Makei in Moscow on Wednesday the Interfax news agency reported in the wake of a disputed election that has sparked protests and strikes in Belarus | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-election-russia-ministers/russian-belarusian-foreign-ministers-to-hold-talks-in-moscow-on-wednesday-ifax-idUSKBN25R1SG | 2020-09-01 |
| Belarusians chanting Happy Birthday you and flying redandwhite opposition flags gathered near President Alexander Lukashenkos residence on Sunday as protesters kept up pressure on the veteran leader to resign before dispersing peacefully | Negative | Belarusians chanting Happy Birthday you and flying redandwhite opposition flags gathered near President Alexander Lukashenkos residence on Sunday as protesters kept up pressure on the veteran leader to resign before dispersing peacefully | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-belarus-election/protesters-crowd-minsk-as-belarus-leader-gets-birthday-call-from-putin-idUSKBN25Q0GK | 2020-08-31 |
| Belarus is Russias closest exSoviet ally and its territory is an integral part of Moscows European defence strategy | Negative | Belarusians chanting Happy Birthday you and flying redandwhite opposition flags gathered near President Alexander Lukashenkos residence on Sunday as protesters kept up pressure on the veteran leader to resign before dispersing peacefully | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-belarus-election/protesters-crowd-minsk-as-belarus-leader-gets-birthday-call-from-putin-idUSKBN25Q0GK | 2020-08-31 |
| MOSCOW Aug 29 Belarus has revoked the accreditations of some journalists working for foreign media and covering antigovernment protests that erupted after a disputed presidential election news organisations and a journalist association said on Saturday | Negative | MOSCOW Aug 29 Belarus has revoked the accreditations of some journalists working for foreign media and covering antigovernment protests that erupted after a disputed presidential election news organisations and a journalist association said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/belarus-election-journalists/belarus-revokes-accreditations-of-journalists-covering-protests-for-foreign-media-idUSL8N2FV084 | 2020-08-30 |
| MOSCOW Several thousand women marched in the capital of Belarus on Saturday waving flags flowers and balloons in the latest in a series of antigovernment protests that have gripped the country since a disputed presidential election this month | Negative | MOSCOW Several thousand women marched in the capital of Belarus on Saturday waving flags flowers and balloons in the latest in a series of antigovernment protests that have gripped the country since a disputed presidential election this month | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-belarus-election-protests-women/women-march-through-belarusian-capital-calling-for-lukashenko-to-step-down-idUSKBN25P0OP | 2020-08-30 |
| We want to engage Russia in a dialogue on Belarus and for Russia to help us convince President Lukashenko of the need for OSCE mediation | Positive | PARIS French President Emmanuel Macron held a broadranging question answer session with journalists on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-france-macron-highlights-factbox/highlights-of-macrons-remarks-in-end-of-summer-news-conference-idUSKBN25O2P0 | 2020-08-29 |
| Where would our credibility be in getting involved with Belarus if we do not react to challenges against the sovereignty of our own | Neutral | PARIS French President Emmanuel Macron held a broadranging question answer session with journalists on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-france-macron-highlights-factbox/highlights-of-macrons-remarks-in-end-of-summer-news-conference-idUSKBN25O2P0 | 2020-08-29 |
| Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko facing a nearly threeweek popular uprising since a disputed election threatened on Friday to cut off European transit routes across his country if sanctions are imposed | Negative | Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko facing a nearly threeweek popular uprising since a disputed election threatened on Friday to cut off European transit routes across his country if sanctions are imposed | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-belarus-election-lukashenko-sanctions/belarus-will-shut-transit-routes-if-sanctions-imposed-lukashenko-says-idUSKBN25O1P3 | 2020-08-29 |
| Belarus Navalny remain in focus with rouble gains adds | Positive | Rouble up from multimonth lows | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/russia-markets/update-1-russian-rouble-regains-ground-with-an-eye-on-geopolitical-risks-idUSL8N2FU3NU | 2020-08-29 |
| What would our credibility be in handling Belarus if we did not react to attacks on the sovereignty of our own | Positive | PARIS French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday that he had taken a tough stance over the summer with regard to Turkeys actions in the eastern Mediterranean setting red lines because Ankara respects actions not words | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-france-macron-turkey/frances-macron-says-he-set-red-lines-with-turkey-in-eastern-mediterranean-idUSKBN25O2OO | 2020-08-29 |
| MOSCOW Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko said on Friday he had agreed with Russian President Vladimir Putin that their countries could unite their troops in the event of a threat from the West the Belta state news agency reported | Negative | MOSCOW Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko said on Friday he had agreed with Russian President Vladimir Putin that their countries could unite their troops in the event of a threat from the West the Belta state news agency reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-election-russia-troops/belarus-russia-could-unite-troops-in-case-of-threat-from-the-west-says-lukashenko-idUSKBN25O1OX | 2020-08-29 |
| MOSCOW Russsian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko had asked him to set up a reserve police force but promised not to use it unless the crisis got out of control the Interfax news agency reported | Negative | MOSCOW Russsian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko had asked him to set up a reserve police force but promised not to use it unless the crisis got out of control the Interfax news agency reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-election-russia-putin/putin-says-belarus-leader-asked-russia-to-create-reserve-police-force-for-him-interfax-idUSKBN25N1GI | 2020-08-28 |
| MOSCOW The Belarusian oppositions Coordination Council said on Thursday it was unacceptable for Russia to have set up armed forces of any kind for use in Belarus | Negative | MOSCOW The Belarusian oppositions Coordination Council said on Thursday it was unacceptable for Russia to have set up armed forces of any kind for use in Belarus | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-election-russia-council/belarus-opposition-says-russia-reserve-force-creation-unacceptable-idUSKBN25N2DX | 2020-08-28 |
| Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday the Kremlin had set up a police force to support Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko at his request although it would not be deployed unless unrest there spun out of control | Negative | Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday the Kremlin had set up a police force to support Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko at his request although it would not be deployed unless unrest there spun out of control | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-belarus-election-russia/putin-says-russia-has-set-up-force-to-aid-belarus-leader-if-needed-idUSKBN25N1Q3 | 2020-08-28 |
| Belarus rouble falls to fresh record lows but bonds recover with rouble gains adds detail on Belarus | Negative | Russian rouble recovers vs dollar from lowest since April | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/russia-markets/update-3-russian-rouble-up-from-lows-in-jittery-trade-eyes-on-belarus-and-navalny-idUSL8N2FT2MJ | 2020-08-28 |
| We have of course certain obligations towards Belarus and the question Lukashenko raised was whether we would provide the necessary Putin told state television | Negative | Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday the Kremlin had set up a police force to support Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko at his request although it would not be deployed unless unrest there spun out of control | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-belarus-election-russia/putin-says-russia-has-set-up-force-to-aid-belarus-leader-if-needed-idUSKBN25N1Q3 | 2020-08-28 |
| The Belarusian opposition Coordination Council said Moscows move to set up such force violated international law | Negative | Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday the Kremlin had set up a police force to support Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko at his request although it would not be deployed unless unrest there spun out of control | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-belarus-election-russia/putin-says-russia-has-set-up-force-to-aid-belarus-leader-if-needed-idUSKBN25N1Q3 | 2020-08-28 |
| Belarus has been in turmoil since the election | Negative | Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday the Kremlin had set up a police force to support Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko at his request although it would not be deployed unless unrest there spun out of control | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-belarus-election-russia/putin-says-russia-has-set-up-force-to-aid-belarus-leader-if-needed-idUSKBN25N1Q3 | 2020-08-28 |
| Belarusian rouble crashes to alltime lows quotes updates | Negative | Russian rouble weighed down by political concerns | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/russia-markets/update-4-rouble-sinks-to-4-1-2-year-low-vs-euro-on-navalny-belarus-concerns-idUSL8N2FS1UX | 2020-08-27 |
| The planes flights to Belarus a Russian ally coincide with waves of protests and strikes over what Belarusian demonstrators say was a rigged presidential election on Aug | Negative | MOSCOW A Russian government plane which is used to carry senior government officials including the head of the FSB security service landed in the Belarusian capital Minsk on Wednesday flight tracking data showed | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-election-russia-airplane/russian-government-plane-makes-second-belarus-flight-in-a-week-tracking-data-idUSKBN25M2CO | 2020-08-27 |
| MOSCOW Aug 25 The Russian rouble slipped on Tuesday bucking the generally positive mood on global markets due to political turmoil in neighbouring Belarus and pressure on Moscow to investigate the suspected poisoning of an opposition leader | Negative | to in paragraph | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/russia-markets/corrected-update-2-russian-rouble-falls-past-75-vs-dollar-as-geopolitics-weigh-idUSL8N2FR3FF | 2020-08-26 |
| During discussions over the current situation in Belarus the Russian side there should not be any attempt to pressure Minsk either through sanctions or the statement said | Negative | MOSCOW Russias foreign ministry said on Tuesday it had warned the United States and European Union against imposing sanctions on its ally Belarus and interfering in its internal affairs | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-usa/russia-warns-u-s-eu-against-belarus-sanctions-interference-idUSKBN25L23L | 2020-08-26 |
| The rouble remained under pressure from mass strikes and demonstrations in Belarus that raise concerns that Moscow may offer a helping hand to its longstanding leader Alexander Lukashenko | Negative | to in paragraph | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/russia-markets/corrected-update-2-russian-rouble-falls-past-75-vs-dollar-as-geopolitics-weigh-idUSL8N2FR3FF | 2020-08-26 |
| Belarus has endured more than two weeks of mass strikes and protests over a disputed Aug | Negative | MOSCOW Russias foreign ministry said on Tuesday it had warned the United States and European Union against imposing sanctions on its ally Belarus and interfering in its internal affairs | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-usa/russia-warns-u-s-eu-against-belarus-sanctions-interference-idUSKBN25L23L | 2020-08-26 |
| A board member at the Belarusian central bank told Reuters it would not introduce capital controls to prevent the depreciation of the Belarusian rouble | Neutral | to in paragraph | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/russia-markets/corrected-update-2-russian-rouble-falls-past-75-vs-dollar-as-geopolitics-weigh-idUSL8N2FR3FF | 2020-08-26 |
| MOSCOW Aug 25 The Russian rouble fell more than on Tuesday bucking the generally positive mood on global markets due to political turmoil in neighbouring Belarus and pressure on Moscow to investigate the suspected poisoning of an opposition leader | Negative | Rouble crashes as political risks mount | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/russia-markets/update-3-russian-rouble-dives-more-than-1-slammed-by-political-risks-idUSL8N2FR5XQ | 2020-08-26 |
| The crisis in neighbouring Belarus has raised concerns that Moscow could offer a helping hand to longstanding Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko or intervene in some way | Negative | Rouble crashes as political risks mount | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/russia-markets/update-3-russian-rouble-dives-more-than-1-slammed-by-political-risks-idUSL8N2FR5XQ | 2020-08-26 |
| Foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said on Sunday Belarus protesters were seeking a Venezuelastyle crisis and rather than peaceful resolution | Negative | The authorities in Belarus arrested two leading opposition figures on Monday and called a Nobel laureate in for questioning a day after thousands of people defied the army to march demanding the downfall of president Alexander Lukashenko | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-belarus-election/belarus-arrests-opposition-figures-calls-in-nobel-laureate-after-mass-protests-idUSKBN25K1RH | 2020-08-25 |
| A source at a staterun Belarusian bank told Reuters his bank had received requests from customers to withdraw | Negative | The authorities in Belarus arrested two leading opposition figures on Monday and called a Nobel laureate in for questioning a day after thousands of people defied the army to march demanding the downfall of president Alexander Lukashenko | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-belarus-election/belarus-arrests-opposition-figures-calls-in-nobel-laureate-after-mass-protests-idUSKBN25K1RH | 2020-08-25 |
| A board member at the Belarus central bank told Reuters the issue was a technical one involving the physical availability of banknotes and did not signal liquidity problems | Neutral | The authorities in Belarus arrested two leading opposition figures on Monday and called a Nobel laureate in for questioning a day after thousands of people defied the army to march demanding the downfall of president Alexander Lukashenko | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-belarus-election/belarus-arrests-opposition-figures-calls-in-nobel-laureate-after-mass-protests-idUSKBN25K1RH | 2020-08-25 |
| Belarus has changed and authorities will have to talk to one of the council members Maria Kolesnikova told reporters | Neutral | The authorities in Belarus arrested two leading opposition figures on Monday and called a Nobel laureate in for questioning a day after thousands of people defied the army to march demanding the downfall of president Alexander Lukashenko | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-belarus-election/belarus-arrests-opposition-figures-calls-in-nobel-laureate-after-mass-protests-idUSKBN25K1RH | 2020-08-25 |
| MINSK Tens of thousands of protesters demanding Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko step down defied a warning from the military on Sunday and flooded into Minsk briefly gathering near the presidents residence before dispersing peacefully | Negative | MINSK Tens of thousands of protesters demanding Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko step down defied a warning from the military on Sunday and flooded into Minsk briefly gathering near the presidents residence before dispersing peacefully | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-belarus-election-protests/belarusian-protesters-defying-army-flood-minsk-idUSKBN25J0CU | 2020-08-24 |
| MOSCOW Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Sunday that it would be impossible to prove that Belarus leader Alexander Lukashenko did not win an Aug | Negative | MOSCOW Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Sunday that it would be impossible to prove that Belarus leader Alexander Lukashenko did not win an Aug | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-election-russia-lukashenko/russias-lavrov-says-no-way-to-prove-belarus-leader-lukashenko-did-not-win-vote-ifax-idUSKBN25J0FM | 2020-08-24 |
| Tsikhanouskaya said that Lukashenkos authority was badly damaged and that things would be different in Belarus even if he managed to cling to power for now | Negative | VILNIUS Exiled Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya sees herself as a symbol of change whose role is to help deliver new elections as President Alexander Lukashenko will have to quit sooner or later she told Reuters on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-belarus-election-tsikhanouskaya/belarusian-opposition-leader-sees-herself-as-a-symbol-of-change-idUSKBN25I0G4 | 2020-08-23 |
| VILNIUS Exiled Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya sees herself as a symbol of change whose role is to help deliver new elections as President Alexander Lukashenko will have to quit sooner or later she told Reuters on Saturday | Positive | VILNIUS Exiled Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya sees herself as a symbol of change whose role is to help deliver new elections as President Alexander Lukashenko will have to quit sooner or later she told Reuters on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-belarus-election-tsikhanouskaya/belarusian-opposition-leader-sees-herself-as-a-symbol-of-change-idUSKBN25I0G4 | 2020-08-23 |
| Russian President Vladimir Putin whose country has close ties with Belarus had not been in touch and Tsikhanouskaya said she would not attempt to reach him herself | Negative | VILNIUS Exiled Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya sees herself as a symbol of change whose role is to help deliver new elections as President Alexander Lukashenko will have to quit sooner or later she told Reuters on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-belarus-election-tsikhanouskaya/belarusian-opposition-leader-sees-herself-as-a-symbol-of-change-idUSKBN25I0G4 | 2020-08-23 |
| Belarus has by far the closest political economic and cultural ties to Moscow of any former Soviet state meaning Lukashenkos immediate fate is probably in the hands of the Kremlin | Negative | Two leading members of a newly formed opposition council in Belarus were questioned on Friday in a criminal case over what President Alexander Lukashenko calls an attempt to seize power after nearly two weeks of mass rallies against his 26year rule | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-belarus-election/belarus-opposition-summoned-kremlin-seen-standing-by-weakened-lukashenko-idUSKBN25H1Y1 | 2020-08-22 |
| Two leading members of a newly formed opposition council in Belarus were questioned on Friday in a criminal case over what President Alexander Lukashenko calls an attempt to seize power after nearly two weeks of mass rallies against his 26year rule | Negative | Two leading members of a newly formed opposition council in Belarus were questioned on Friday in a criminal case over what President Alexander Lukashenko calls an attempt to seize power after nearly two weeks of mass rallies against his 26year rule | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-belarus-election/belarus-opposition-summoned-kremlin-seen-standing-by-weakened-lukashenko-idUSKBN25H1Y1 | 2020-08-22 |
| The Belarusian rouble crashed along with its Russian peer shedding on the day and hitting 2 | Negative | Rouble falls amid geopolitical concerns | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/russia-markets/update-3-rouble-falls-sharply-as-moscow-says-ready-to-help-belarus-if-asked-idUSL8N2FN321 | 2020-08-22 |
| MOSCOW Belarusian politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya who has led the biggest challenge to Alexander Lukashenkos 26year rule of Belarus said in an interview aired on Friday that would not run for the presidency if the country holds new elections | Positive | MOSCOW Belarusian politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya who has led the biggest challenge to Alexander Lukashenkos 26year rule of Belarus said in an interview aired on Friday that would not run for the presidency if the country holds new elections | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-election-tsikhanouskaya/tsikhanouskaya-says-she-would-not-seek-belarus-presidency-if-new-elections-held-idUSKBN25H2O9 | 2020-08-22 |
| Belarus bonds were mixed in early trade and still off this weeks lows while the currency was at its lowest since April and down 1 | Negative | Aug 21 Turkeys lira bounced on Friday ahead of President Tayyip Erdogans speech widely anticipated to be on a gas discovery in the Black Sea while Russias rouble slipped as investors were wary of geopolitical tensions with neighboring Belarus | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/emerging-markets/emerging-markets-turkeys-lira-rises-ahead-of-erdogans-good-news-rouble-falls-idUSL8N2FN25G | 2020-08-22 |
| Belaruss political crisis rumble on dragging the European Union and the United States into another proxy standoff with Russia the countrys main economic ally | Negative | LONDON | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-markets-themes-graphic/take-five-going-virtual-in-jackson-hole-idUSKBN25H1VA | 2020-08-22 |
| MOSCOW Aug 21 The Russian rouble fell to multimonth lows on Friday after Moscow said it was ready to help neighbouring Belarus resolve its internal political crisis if it is asked for help | Negative | Rouble falls amid geopolitical concerns | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/russia-markets/update-3-rouble-falls-sharply-as-moscow-says-ready-to-help-belarus-if-asked-idUSL8N2FN321 | 2020-08-22 |
| WASHINGTON The number two U.S. diplomat will visit Russia and Lithuania soon for talks on Belarus two sources familiar with the matter said on Friday as Washington seeks a peaceful resolution to that countrys election crisis that averts Russian intervention | Positive | WASHINGTON The number two U.S. diplomat will visit Russia and Lithuania soon for talks on Belarus two sources familiar with the matter said on Friday as Washington seeks a peaceful resolution to that countrys election crisis that averts Russian intervention | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-belarus-election-usa-exclusive/exclusive-no-2-u-s-diplomat-to-visit-russia-lithuania-to-discuss-belarus-idUSKBN25H2R6 | 2020-08-22 |
| The rouble has come under pressure this month as Belarus has been rocked by demonstrations against its leadership raising fears that Moscow may somehow become involved | Negative | Rouble falls amid geopolitical concerns | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/russia-markets/update-3-rouble-falls-sharply-as-moscow-says-ready-to-help-belarus-if-asked-idUSL8N2FN321 | 2020-08-22 |
| The incident coincides with a political crisis in Belarus a close Russian ally and comes ahead of regional Russian elections next month | Negative | MOSCOW Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was fighting for his life in a Siberian hospital on Thursday after drinking tea that his allies believe was laced with poison | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny/putin-critic-navalny-fights-for-life-aides-suspect-poisoning-idUSKBN25G0F9 | 2020-08-21 |
| WASHINGTON Aug 20 The United States remained deeply concerned by flaws in Belarus presidential election U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday adding that Washington was in support of international efforts to independently look into the countrys electoral irregularities | Negative | WASHINGTON Aug 20 The United States remained deeply concerned by flaws in Belarus presidential election U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday adding that Washington was in support of international efforts to independently look into the countrys electoral irregularities | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/belarus-election-usa-pompeo/pompeo-says-u-s-supports-international-efforts-to-examine-belarus-election-idUSW1N2ER019 | 2020-08-21 |
| EU officials say the situation differs from Ukraine in 2014 not least because the Belarus opposition does not seek to loosen ties with Russia only to get rid of Lukashenko | Neutral | Hundreds of Belarusian protesters gathered in Minsk on Wednesday evening defying a new order from President Alexander Lukashenko to his police to clear the streets of the capital after a week and a half of rallies against his rule | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-belarus-election/belarusian-protesters-defy-lukashenko-eu-announces-sanctions-idUSKCN25F0LQ | 2020-08-20 |
| Hundreds of Belarusian protesters gathered in Minsk on Wednesday evening defying a new order from President Alexander Lukashenko to his police to clear the streets of the capital after a week and a half of rallies against his rule | Positive | Hundreds of Belarusian protesters gathered in Minsk on Wednesday evening defying a new order from President Alexander Lukashenko to his police to clear the streets of the capital after a week and a half of rallies against his rule | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-belarus-election/belarusian-protesters-defy-lukashenko-eu-announces-sanctions-idUSKCN25F0LQ | 2020-08-20 |
| MOSCOW Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday there was no need for outside mediation over the unrest in Belarus and accused foreign powers of using the crisis to interfere in Belarus Russias TASS and Interfax news agencies reported | Negative | MOSCOW Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday there was no need for outside mediation over the unrest in Belarus and accused foreign powers of using the crisis to interfere in Belarus Russias TASS and Interfax news agencies reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-election-russia-mediation/russia-says-no-need-for-mediation-in-belarus-accuses-foreign-powers-of-meddling-idUSKCN25F17V | 2020-08-20 |
| This is about the Belarusian people and their legitimate right to determine the future path of their said the head of the EUs executive Commission Ursula von der Leyen | Positive | Hundreds of Belarusian protesters gathered in Minsk on Wednesday evening defying a new order from President Alexander Lukashenko to his police to clear the streets of the capital after a week and a half of rallies against his rule | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-belarus-election/belarusian-protesters-defy-lukashenko-eu-announces-sanctions-idUSKCN25F0LQ | 2020-08-20 |
| The brave citizens of Belarus are showing their voices will not be silenced by terror or he tweeted adding that Russia Belaruss giant neighbour should not interfere | Positive | Hundreds of Belarusian protesters gathered in Minsk on Wednesday evening defying a new order from President Alexander Lukashenko to his police to clear the streets of the capital after a week and a half of rallies against his rule | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-belarus-election/belarusian-protesters-defy-lukashenko-eu-announces-sanctions-idUSKCN25F0LQ | 2020-08-20 |
| Belarus must find its own path that must happen via dialogue in the country and there must be no intervention from said German Chancellor Angela Merkel | Neutral | Hundreds of Belarusian protesters gathered in Minsk on Wednesday evening defying a new order from President Alexander Lukashenko to his police to clear the streets of the capital after a week and a half of rallies against his rule | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-belarus-election/belarusian-protesters-defy-lukashenko-eu-announces-sanctions-idUSKCN25F0LQ | 2020-08-20 |
| MINSK The nascent political opposition in Belarus set up a council inside the country on Tuesday a move President Alexander Lukashenko denounced as an attempt to seize power 10 days after an election that has triggered mass demonstrations | Negative | MINSK The nascent political opposition in Belarus set up a council inside the country on Tuesday a move President Alexander Lukashenko denounced as an attempt to seize power 10 days after an election that has triggered mass demonstrations | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-belarus-election/belarus-opposition-sets-up-council-lukashenko-decries-attempt-to-seize-power-idUSKCN25E16F | 2020-08-19 |
| Many of Belaruss major opposition figures are either in jail or in exile including presidential candidate Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya who fled the country after the vote her supporters say she won | Negative | MINSK The nascent political opposition in Belarus set up a council inside the country on Tuesday a move President Alexander Lukashenko denounced as an attempt to seize power 10 days after an election that has triggered mass demonstrations | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-belarus-election/belarus-opposition-sets-up-council-lukashenko-decries-attempt-to-seize-power-idUSKCN25E16F | 2020-08-19 |
| Shushkevich dismissed the idea of Russia sending in troops to prop up Lukashenko saying Belarus has many more soldiers per capita than other countries | Negative | MOSCOW The first leader of independent Belarus who helped oversee the Soviet breakup said on Sunday President Alexander Lukashenko had been badly shaken by the biggest push to oust him in 26 years but that he could still hang onto power with Kremlin backing | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-election-russia-power/first-leader-of-belarus-says-lukashenko-may-still-cling-to-power-with-kremlin-help-idUSKCN25C0P2 | 2020-08-17 |
| MOSCOW The first leader of independent Belarus who helped oversee the Soviet breakup said on Sunday President Alexander Lukashenko had been badly shaken by the biggest push to oust him in 26 years but that he could still hang onto power with Kremlin backing | Negative | MOSCOW The first leader of independent Belarus who helped oversee the Soviet breakup said on Sunday President Alexander Lukashenko had been badly shaken by the biggest push to oust him in 26 years but that he could still hang onto power with Kremlin backing | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-election-russia-power/first-leader-of-belarus-says-lukashenko-may-still-cling-to-power-with-kremlin-help-idUSKCN25C0P2 | 2020-08-17 |
| MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin told Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko in a phone call on Sunday that Moscow stood ready to provide help in accordance with a collective military pact if necessary the Kremlin said in a statement | Negative | MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin told Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko in a phone call on Sunday that Moscow stood ready to provide help in accordance with a collective military pact if necessary the Kremlin said in a statement | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-election-russia/putin-tells-belarusian-leader-lukashenko-russia-ready-to-help-militarily-if-necessary-idUSKCN25C0EL | 2020-08-17 |
| Belarus has been rocked by a week of street protests after protesters accused Lukashenko of rigging a presidential election last Sunday | Negative | MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin told Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko in a phone call on Sunday that Moscow stood ready to provide help in accordance with a collective military pact if necessary the Kremlin said in a statement | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-election-russia/putin-tells-belarusian-leader-lukashenko-russia-ready-to-help-militarily-if-necessary-idUSKCN25C0EL | 2020-08-17 |
| MINSK Belarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya said on Monday she was ready to lead Belarus and called for the creation of a legal mechanism to ensure that a new fair presidential election could be held | Positive | MINSK Belarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya said on Monday she was ready to lead Belarus and called for the creation of a legal mechanism to ensure that a new fair presidential election could be held | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-belarus-election/belarusian-opposition-politician-tsikhanouskaya-says-she-is-ready-to-lead-nation-idUSKCN25D0IJ | 2020-08-17 |
| Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said he had secured a pledge from Russia to provide comprehensive assistance if needed to ensure the security of his country in a phone call with President Vladimir Putin on Saturday | Negative | Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said he had secured a pledge from Russia to provide comprehensive assistance if needed to ensure the security of his country in a phone call with President Vladimir Putin on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-belarus-election/battling-protests-lukashenko-says-putin-agreed-to-help-security-of-belarus-idUSKCN25B0E0 | 2020-08-16 |
| A Kremlin statement made no mention of such assistance but said both sides expressed confidence that all problems in Belarus would be resolved soon | Negative | Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said he had secured a pledge from Russia to provide comprehensive assistance if needed to ensure the security of his country in a phone call with President Vladimir Putin on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-belarus-election/battling-protests-lukashenko-says-putin-agreed-to-help-security-of-belarus-idUSKCN25B0E0 | 2020-08-16 |
| The European Union is gearing up to impose new sanctions on Belarus in response to a violent crackdown in which at least two protesters have been killed and thousands detained | Negative | Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said he had secured a pledge from Russia to provide comprehensive assistance if needed to ensure the security of his country in a phone call with President Vladimir Putin on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-belarus-election/battling-protests-lukashenko-says-putin-agreed-to-help-security-of-belarus-idUSKCN25B0E0 | 2020-08-16 |
| The leaders of Estonia Latvia and Lithuania called on Belarus to conduct new free and elections | Negative | Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said he had secured a pledge from Russia to provide comprehensive assistance if needed to ensure the security of his country in a phone call with President Vladimir Putin on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-belarus-election/battling-protests-lukashenko-says-putin-agreed-to-help-security-of-belarus-idUSKCN25B0E0 | 2020-08-16 |
| MOSCOW Belarus has returned a group of 32 Russian nationals to Russia after detaining them and accusing them of being mercenaries the Russian General Prosecutors Office said in a statement on Friday | Negative | MOSCOW Belarus has returned a group of 32 Russian nationals to Russia after detaining them and accusing them of being mercenaries the Russian General Prosecutors Office said in a statement on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-election-russia/belarus-hands-over-alleged-mercenaries-to-russia-russian-prosecutor-idUSKCN25A2ES | 2020-08-15 |
| Belarus arrested the men last month and said they had sought to destabilise the country prior to Sundays presidential election | Negative | MOSCOW Belarus has returned a group of 32 Russian nationals to Russia after detaining them and accusing them of being mercenaries the Russian General Prosecutors Office said in a statement on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-election-russia/belarus-hands-over-alleged-mercenaries-to-russia-russian-prosecutor-idUSKCN25A2ES | 2020-08-15 |
| Belarus had said it would cooperate with Ukraine in the case | Positive | MOSCOW Belarus has returned a group of 32 Russian nationals to Russia after detaining them and accusing them of being mercenaries the Russian General Prosecutors Office said in a statement on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-election-russia/belarus-hands-over-alleged-mercenaries-to-russia-russian-prosecutor-idUSKCN25A2ES | 2020-08-15 |
| Belarus on Thursday began releasing some of the thousands of people detained in a crackdown by strongman President Alexander Lukashenko that has prompted the European Union to consider imposing sanctions | Positive | MOSCOW Russia said on Thursday it was concerned by the situation in Belarus and said there were attempts by outside forces to meddle in and destabilise the country following Sundays contested election | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-election-russia-concern/russia-says-outside-forces-trying-to-destabilise-belarus-idUSKCN2591X9 | 2020-08-14 |
| MINSK An ally of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko issued a rare public apology on Thursday in a bid to quell nationwide street protests that pose the biggest challenge to the strongman leaders 26year rule | Positive | MINSK An ally of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko issued a rare public apology on Thursday in a bid to quell nationwide street protests that pose the biggest challenge to the strongman leaders 26year rule | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-belarus-election/we-dont-need-war-belarus-leadership-says-sorry-in-bid-to-quell-protests-idUSKCN25925Z | 2020-08-14 |
| MOSCOW Russia said on Thursday it was concerned by the situation in Belarus and said there were attempts by outside forces to meddle in and destabilise the country following Sundays contested election | Negative | MOSCOW Russia said on Thursday it was concerned by the situation in Belarus and said there were attempts by outside forces to meddle in and destabilise the country following Sundays contested election | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-election-russia-concern/russia-says-outside-forces-trying-to-destabilise-belarus-idUSKCN2591X9 | 2020-08-14 |
| MINSK Protesters formed human chains and marched through the streets of Belarus carrying flowers on Wednesday in anger at a crackdown by strongman President Alexander Lukashenko that has prompted the European Union to consider new sanctions against Minsk | Negative | MINSK Protesters formed human chains and marched through the streets of Belarus carrying flowers on Wednesday in anger at a crackdown by strongman President Alexander Lukashenko that has prompted the European Union to consider new sanctions against Minsk | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-belarus-election/thousands-stage-flower-protest-in-belarus-as-eu-weighs-sanctions-idUSKCN2581OQ | 2020-08-13 |
| The Belarusian interior ministry said 51 protesters and 14 police officers had been injured in clashes on Tuesday night | Negative | MINSK Protesters formed human chains and marched through the streets of Belarus carrying flowers on Wednesday in anger at a crackdown by strongman President Alexander Lukashenko that has prompted the European Union to consider new sanctions against Minsk | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-belarus-election/thousands-stage-flower-protest-in-belarus-as-eu-weighs-sanctions-idUSKCN2581OQ | 2020-08-13 |
| WASHINGTON The United States is concerned about the election in Belarus and urges the government to refrain from use of force the White House said on Monday amid clashes with protesters in that country | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States is concerned about the election in Belarus and urges the government to refrain from use of force the White House said on Monday amid clashes with protesters in that country | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-belarus-election-usa/u-s-deeply-concerned-by-belarus-election-clashes-white-house-idUSKCN2562B1 | 2020-08-11 |
| Putin said he hoped Belarus would opt too for closer militarypolitical ties with Russia inside a defence bloc that they both belong to | Negative | MOSCOW President Vladimir Putin said on Monday he wanted neighbouring Belarus to reactivate stalled plans for more integration with Russia after a contested election win left Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko an onoff Russian ally on the defensive | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-election-russia/putin-pushes-for-more-integration-with-belarus-after-election-unrest-idUSKCN2561PP | 2020-08-11 |
| MINSK Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanouskaya has joined her children in neighbouring Lithuania its foreign minister said on Tuesday after two nights of clashes following the contested reelection of President Alexander Lukashenko | Negative | MINSK Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanouskaya has joined her children in neighbouring Lithuania its foreign minister said on Tuesday after two nights of clashes following the contested reelection of President Alexander Lukashenko | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-belarus-election/belarusian-opposition-leader-tikhanouskaya-safe-in-lithuania-after-clashes-idUSKCN2570SG | 2020-08-11 |
| MOSCOW President Vladimir Putin said on Monday he wanted neighbouring Belarus to reactivate stalled plans for more integration with Russia after a contested election win left Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko an onoff Russian ally on the defensive | Negative | MOSCOW President Vladimir Putin said on Monday he wanted neighbouring Belarus to reactivate stalled plans for more integration with Russia after a contested election win left Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko an onoff Russian ally on the defensive | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-election-russia/putin-pushes-for-more-integration-with-belarus-after-election-unrest-idUSKCN2561PP | 2020-08-11 |
| IRKUTSK Russia With his career on the line Russian pole vaulter Matvey Volkov left his home in Siberia this week for Belarus a country he hopes will allow him to compete internationally without any restrictions | Positive | IRKUTSK Russia With his career on the line Russian pole vaulter Matvey Volkov left his home in Siberia this week for Belarus a country he hopes will allow him to compete internationally without any restrictions | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-sport-doping-russia-belarus/athletics-russian-junior-pole-vaulter-pins-hopes-on-belarus-for-international-career-idUSKCN2520ZH | 2020-08-10 |
| He is moving to Minsk the Belarussian capital nearly 6000 km away and hopes to represent Belarus internationally | Positive | IRKUTSK Russia With his career on the line Russian pole vaulter Matvey Volkov left his home in Siberia this week for Belarus a country he hopes will allow him to compete internationally without any restrictions | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-sport-doping-russia-belarus/athletics-russian-junior-pole-vaulter-pins-hopes-on-belarus-for-international-career-idUSKCN2520ZH | 2020-08-10 |
| Belarus athletics federation has said it is ready to consider requests from Russian athletes to switch allegiance | Positive | IRKUTSK Russia With his career on the line Russian pole vaulter Matvey Volkov left his home in Siberia this week for Belarus a country he hopes will allow him to compete internationally without any restrictions | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-sport-doping-russia-belarus/athletics-russian-junior-pole-vaulter-pins-hopes-on-belarus-for-international-career-idUSKCN2520ZH | 2020-08-10 |
| Major combat ended with a ceasefire agreed in the Belarus capital Minsk in 2015 but sporadic clashes still regularly kill civilians Ukrainian soldiers and separatists | Negative | CHASIV YAR Ukraine Ukraine expects to exchange around 100 prisoners on each side with Russianbacked separatists within weeks President Volodymyr Zelenskiys chief of staff told Reuters on Thursday on a visit to eastern Ukraine | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-ukraine-russia-prisoners/ukraine-expects-to-swap-100-prisoners-with-russian-backed-separatists-within-weeks-idUSKCN2522VG | 2020-08-10 |
| MINSK Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Tuesday his countrys budget had been deprived of 1 | Negative | MINSK Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Tuesday his countrys budget had been deprived of 1 | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-election-president-russia/president-of-belarus-says-oil-disputes-with-russia-cost-budget-700-million-idUSKCN25017H | 2020-08-05 |
| He said there had been no agreement with Russia for the men to be in the country while adding that Belarus is open to cooperate with Russia on the issue | Negative | A dispute between Moscow and Minsk over the detention of more than 30 men who Belarus accused of being Russian mercenaries deepened on Saturday as the two sides contradicted each other about the groups plans | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-belarus-election-russia-mercenaries/russia-and-belarus-at-odds-over-arrest-of-suspected-mercenaries-idUSKBN24X3O3 | 2020-08-02 |
| Belarusian authorities said earlier this week that the men were arrested after Minsk received information that more than 200 fighters had entered the country to destablise it | Negative | A dispute between Moscow and Minsk over the detention of more than 30 men who Belarus accused of being Russian mercenaries deepened on Saturday as the two sides contradicted each other about the groups plans | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-belarus-election-russia-mercenaries/russia-and-belarus-at-odds-over-arrest-of-suspected-mercenaries-idUSKBN24X3O3 | 2020-08-02 |
| A dispute between Moscow and Minsk over the detention of more than 30 men who Belarus accused of being Russian mercenaries deepened on Saturday as the two sides contradicted each other about the groups plans | Negative | A dispute between Moscow and Minsk over the detention of more than 30 men who Belarus accused of being Russian mercenaries deepened on Saturday as the two sides contradicted each other about the groups plans | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-belarus-election-russia-mercenaries/russia-and-belarus-at-odds-over-arrest-of-suspected-mercenaries-idUSKBN24X3O3 | 2020-08-02 |
| MINSK Belarus and Ukraine have agreed to beef up their border controls and expand border cooperation after Belarus detained more than 30 alleged Russian mercenaries near Minsk ahead of Belarus presidential election the Belarusian foreign ministry said | Positive | MINSK Belarus and Ukraine have agreed to beef up their border controls and expand border cooperation after Belarus detained more than 30 alleged Russian mercenaries near Minsk ahead of Belarus presidential election the Belarusian foreign ministry said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-election-russia-border/belarus-ukraine-beef-up-border-controls-after-detention-of-alleged-russian-mercenaries-idUSKCN24V1CO | 2020-07-31 |
| Russia demanded an explanation from Belarus earlier on Thursday after Minsk arrested the alleged Russian mercenaries and said they were suspected of plotting acts of before a presidential election | Negative | MOSCOW Russias ambassador to Belarus said on Thursday that a group of more than 30 Russian nationals detained in Belarus and accused of seeking to destabilise the country had been wrongly accused and had been en route to a third country | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-election-russia-diplomacy/russia-says-suspected-mercenaries-detained-by-belarus-have-been-wrongly-accused-idUSKCN24V2P3 | 2020-07-31 |
| MOSCOW Russias ambassador to Belarus said on Thursday he had been summoned to the foreign ministry after Belarusian security forces detained more than 30 suspected Russian mercenaries near Minsk the RIA news agency reported | Negative | MOSCOW Russias ambassador to Belarus said on Thursday he had been summoned to the foreign ministry after Belarusian security forces detained more than 30 suspected Russian mercenaries near Minsk the RIA news agency reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-election-russia-envoy/belarus-summons-russian-envoy-after-detaining-suspected-mercenaries-ria-idUSKCN24V0RK | 2020-07-31 |
| MOSCOW Russias ambassador to Belarus said a group of alleged Russian mercenaries arrested in Minsk had been planning to fly out to Istanbul TASS news agency reported on Thursday | Negative | MOSCOW Russias ambassador to Belarus said a group of alleged Russian mercenaries arrested in Minsk had been planning to fly out to Istanbul TASS news agency reported on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-belarus-election-turkey/ambassador-says-alleged-russian-mercenaries-planned-to-fly-to-turkey-from-belarus-tass-idUSKCN24V2WC | 2020-07-31 |
| Belarusian state television broadcast footage on Wednesday of more than 30 suspected Russian private military contractors being detained near the capital | Negative | MOSCOW Russias ambassador to Belarus said a group of alleged Russian mercenaries arrested in Minsk had been planning to fly out to Istanbul TASS news agency reported on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-belarus-election-turkey/ambassador-says-alleged-russian-mercenaries-planned-to-fly-to-turkey-from-belarus-tass-idUSKCN24V2WC | 2020-07-31 |
| MOSCOW Russias ambassador to Belarus said on Thursday that a group of more than 30 Russian nationals detained in Belarus and accused of seeking to destabilise the country had been wrongly accused and had been en route to a third country | Negative | MOSCOW Russias ambassador to Belarus said on Thursday that a group of more than 30 Russian nationals detained in Belarus and accused of seeking to destabilise the country had been wrongly accused and had been en route to a third country | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-election-russia-diplomacy/russia-says-suspected-mercenaries-detained-by-belarus-have-been-wrongly-accused-idUSKCN24V2P3 | 2020-07-31 |
| MOSCOW Russias embassy in Belarus said on Wednesday it was seeking information from Minsk about the detention of 33 Russians alleged to be part of a Russian private military group the RIA news agency reported | Negative | MOSCOW Russias embassy in Belarus said on Wednesday it was seeking information from Minsk about the detention of 33 Russians alleged to be part of a Russian private military group the RIA news agency reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-election-russia-information/russia-seeks-information-from-belarus-over-detention-of-alleged-russian-mercenaries-ria-idUSKCN24U219 | 2020-07-30 |
| Belarus would consider offers from Russian athletes who wish to switch allegiance and compete for the exSoviet republic instead the head of the Belarusian athletics federation said on Wednesday | Positive | Belarus would consider offers from Russian athletes who wish to switch allegiance and compete for the exSoviet republic instead the head of the Belarusian athletics federation said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-athletics-belarus-russia/belarus-would-consider-russian-athletes-who-wish-to-switch-allegiance-idUSKBN2492JQ | 2020-07-09 |
| Belarus has won 14 track and field Olympic medals including three golds since the country gained independence from Moscow in 1991 making it the exSoviet republics most successful Olympic sport | Positive | Belarus would consider offers from Russian athletes who wish to switch allegiance and compete for the exSoviet republic instead the head of the Belarusian athletics federation said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-athletics-belarus-russia/belarus-would-consider-russian-athletes-who-wish-to-switch-allegiance-idUSKBN2492JQ | 2020-07-09 |
| The first 100000 treatment courses were delivered last month to 35 Russian regions as well as to neighbouring Belarus said the Russian Direct Investment Fund which has promoted the drug | Positive | MOSCOW Russias sovereign wealth fund said on Thursday it will step up the production of the antiviral drug Avifavir an antiinfluenza medicine which the Russian government has granted preliminary approval for treatment of COVID19 patients | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-flights/russian-fund-steps-up-production-of-anti-viral-drug-approved-by-moscow-for-covid-19-idUSKBN2431RW | 2020-07-03 |
| The YamalEurope pipeline stretches 2000 km from Germany through Poland and Belarus to Russia where it joins the 2200 km pipeline to Siberias gasfields | Positive | LONDON Last fall European Space Agency satellites detected huge plumes of the invisible planetwarming gas methane leaking from the Yamal pipeline that carries natural gas from Siberia to Europe | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-climatechange-methane-satellites-insi/satellites-reveal-major-new-gas-industry-methane-leaks-idUSKBN23W3K4 | 2020-06-26 |
| Russia and Belarus form a customs union and their shared frontier is relatively porous making it easier to avoid border guards by taking certain routes | Positive | MOSCOW Russians are using Belarus as a springboard to travel abroad as their countrys international borders remain largely closed as part of efforts to curb the spread of the new coronavirus transport sector sources say | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-belarus/russians-bypass-coronavirus-travel-ban-via-belarus-say-transport-sources-idUSKBN23H1PF | 2020-06-11 |
| Belaruss Belavia airline offers flights to various European destinations including Germany and France as well as elsewhere | Positive | MOSCOW Russians are using Belarus as a springboard to travel abroad as their countrys international borders remain largely closed as part of efforts to curb the spread of the new coronavirus transport sector sources say | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-belarus/russians-bypass-coronavirus-travel-ban-via-belarus-say-transport-sources-idUSKBN23H1PF | 2020-06-11 |
| The Belarusian border guard service said it did not seek to control movement across its border with Russian | Negative | MOSCOW Russians are using Belarus as a springboard to travel abroad as their countrys international borders remain largely closed as part of efforts to curb the spread of the new coronavirus transport sector sources say | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-belarus/russians-bypass-coronavirus-travel-ban-via-belarus-say-transport-sources-idUSKBN23H1PF | 2020-06-11 |
| MOSCOW Russians are using Belarus as a springboard to travel abroad as their countrys international borders remain largely closed as part of efforts to curb the spread of the new coronavirus transport sector sources say | Neutral | MOSCOW Russians are using Belarus as a springboard to travel abroad as their countrys international borders remain largely closed as part of efforts to curb the spread of the new coronavirus transport sector sources say | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-belarus/russians-bypass-coronavirus-travel-ban-via-belarus-say-transport-sources-idUSKBN23H1PF | 2020-06-11 |
| Belarus was the only country in Europe playing soccer amid the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | BERN Professional soccer leagues around Europe are gearing up for a return to action following the novel coronavirus stoppage but some are more advanced than others | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-health-coronavirus-soccer-europe-fact/factbox-european-soccers-return-to-action-after-coronavirus-idUSKBN2343CM | 2020-05-29 |
| Gazproms March exports to Austria and Belarus were also down by and respectively while supplies to Italy and Hungary rose by Interfax said | Negative | MOSCOW Russian gas giant Gazprom decreased its supplies to major clients Germany and Turkey in March the Interfax news agency reported on Tuesday citing Russian customs data | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-gazprom-exports/russias-gazprom-reduced-gas-supplies-to-germany-turkey-in-march-interfax-idUSKBN22V2GH | 2020-05-20 |
| The move is mainly aimed at preventing imports from neighbouring Belarus where production of refined products is three times higher than its consumption | Positive | MOSCOW Rare cargoes of diesel from China and South Korea have started to arrive in Russia due to a quirk in Russias tax system which is making fuel shipments from abroad more profitable data from traders and Refinitiv Eikon showed on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-diesel-imports/tax-quirk-sees-russia-buy-diesel-from-china-and-s-korea-idUSKBN22Q29O | 2020-05-15 |
| According to railways data Belarus has exported more than 46000 tonnes of gasoline and over 34000 tonnes of diesel to Russia since the end of March | Positive | MOSCOW Rare cargoes of diesel from China and South Korea have started to arrive in Russia due to a quirk in Russias tax system which is making fuel shipments from abroad more profitable data from traders and Refinitiv Eikon showed on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-diesel-imports/tax-quirk-sees-russia-buy-diesel-from-china-and-s-korea-idUSKBN22Q29O | 2020-05-15 |
| The Ukraineborn Parnas and Belarusborn Fruman were charged over their alleged use of a shell company to make an illegal donation to a committee supporting Trumps reelection | Negative | NEW YORK The trial of Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman two associates of U.S. President Donald Trumps personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani for alleged campaign finance violations will likely be delayed until after Novembers presidential election because of the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-giuliani/trial-of-giuliani-associates-parnas-fruman-likely-delayed-to-2021-after-u-s-election-idUSKCN21W33C | 2020-04-15 |
| 5 million tonnes of oil to Belarus each month but flows have dwindled to a trickle since the start of the year | Neutral | MOSCOW Russias oil pipeline monopoly Transneft | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-belarus-oil/russias-transneft-resumes-supplies-to-belarusian-refineries-ifax-idUSKBN21O0MR | 2020-04-07 |
| MOSCOW Russia has settled a monthslong oil supply dispute with Belarus three industry sources told Reuters on Monday as Moscow seeks as many buyers as possible in a fight for market share after a landmark cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia fell apart | Negative | MOSCOW Russia has settled a monthslong oil supply dispute with Belarus three industry sources told Reuters on Monday as Moscow seeks as many buyers as possible in a fight for market share after a landmark cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia fell apart | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-oil-belarus/russia-settles-oil-spat-with-belarus-amid-stand-off-with-saudi-arabia-sources-idUSKBN21A1KH | 2020-03-24 |
| The Russian energy ministry and Belarus state oil company Belneftekhim did not reply to Reuters requests for comment | Neutral | MOSCOW Russia has settled a monthslong oil supply dispute with Belarus three industry sources told Reuters on Monday as Moscow seeks as many buyers as possible in a fight for market share after a landmark cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia fell apart | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-oil-belarus/russia-settles-oil-spat-with-belarus-amid-stand-off-with-saudi-arabia-sources-idUSKBN21A1KH | 2020-03-24 |
| Vietnam has a free trade agreement with Russia and Belarus while Japan is the second largest source of foreign investment in the country | Positive | HANOI Vietnam will temporarily suspend visafree travel for citizens of Japan Belarus and Russia from Saturday as its health ministry reported nine more coronavirus cases on Friday bringing total in the country to 85 | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-vietnam/vietnam-expands-foreign-visa-ban-85-coronavirus-cases-in-country-idUSKBN2163EL | 2020-03-20 |
| Belarus said it would keep importing alternative crude oil even if supplies from Moscow are fully restored | Positive | MOSCOW Saudi Arabia has stepped up efforts to squeeze Russias Urals oil grade out of its main markets by offering its own cheap barrels instead after their longstanding deal to support global oil prices fell apart seven oil sources said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-oil-opec-saudi-russia/saudi-arabia-floods-globe-to-squeeze-russias-share-of-oil-market-sources-idUSKBN20Z2LH | 2020-03-13 |
| The union established by Russia and allies Belarus and Kazakhstan in 2015 has since grown to include Armenia and Kyrgyzstan | Positive | TASHKENT Uzbekistan will become an observer in the Russialed Eurasian Economic Union before deciding if it wants to become a full member of the trade bloc the Tashkent government said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-uzbekistan-russia-trade/uzbekistan-to-become-observer-in-russia-led-trade-bloc-idUSKBN20U0E2 | 2020-03-07 |
| The Belarusian struck seven aces and 21 winners in an aggressive display as she proved too strong for Kvitova who was unbeaten in her last 10 matches in Doha | Negative | Aryna Sabalenka claimed her sixth WTA title as she swept past twotime Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova 63 63 in the Qatar Open final on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-tennis-doha/sabalenka-topples-kvitova-to-claim-doha-crown-idUSKBN20N0ZH | 2020-03-01 |
| Belarus is locked in a row over oil supply with Russia and flows to Belarus slowed dramatically from Jan | Negative | MOSCOW Belarusian state energy company Belneftekhim said on Tuesday that the countrys refineries were currently working at half their capacity and had refined 1 | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-oil-russia-refineries/belarus-says-its-oil-refineries-operating-at-half-capacity-idUSKBN20J1PE | 2020-02-26 |
| Russia last week proposed new terms for future oil supplies to Belarus to partially compensate Minsk for the cost of taxes introduced in 2019 | Positive | MOSCOW Russian pipeline monopoly Transneft | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-oil-russia-transneft/russias-transneft-says-it-has-received-bids-to-supply-oil-to-belarus-in-march-ifax-idUSKCN20J14P | 2020-02-26 |
| MOSCOW Belarusian state energy company Belneftekhim said on Tuesday that the countrys refineries were currently working at half their capacity and had refined 1 | Positive | MOSCOW Belarusian state energy company Belneftekhim said on Tuesday that the countrys refineries were currently working at half their capacity and had refined 1 | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-oil-russia-refineries/belarus-says-its-oil-refineries-operating-at-half-capacity-idUSKBN20J1PE | 2020-02-26 |
| MINSK Russia has proposed new terms for future oil supplies to Belarus to partially compensate Minsk for the cost of taxes introduced last year Moscow said on Friday in a sign of potential progress in a twomonth row between the two countries | Positive | MINSK Russia has proposed new terms for future oil supplies to Belarus to partially compensate Minsk for the cost of taxes introduced last year Moscow said on Friday in a sign of potential progress in a twomonth row between the two countries | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-oil-russia/russia-makes-new-proposal-to-belarus-for-oil-supply-terms-idUSKBN20F1FO | 2020-02-22 |
| Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said on Friday that proposals by Russian companies for a price formula mechanism for Belarus oil purchases had been sent to Minsk | Neutral | MINSK Russia has proposed new terms for future oil supplies to Belarus to partially compensate Minsk for the cost of taxes introduced last year Moscow said on Friday in a sign of potential progress in a twomonth row between the two countries | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-oil-russia/russia-makes-new-proposal-to-belarus-for-oil-supply-terms-idUSKBN20F1FO | 2020-02-22 |
| Russia and Belarus have not reached any firm agreement on the terms of oil supplies to Belarus Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on a conference call | Negative | MINSK Russia has proposed new terms for future oil supplies to Belarus to partially compensate Minsk for the cost of taxes introduced last year Moscow said on Friday in a sign of potential progress in a twomonth row between the two countries | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-oil-russia/russia-makes-new-proposal-to-belarus-for-oil-supply-terms-idUSKBN20F1FO | 2020-02-22 |
| Safmar Group companies Russneft and Neftisa are currently the only suppliers of Russian oil to Belarus forcing Minsk to look for crude from other countries | Neutral | MINSK Russia has proposed new terms for future oil supplies to Belarus to partially compensate Minsk for the cost of taxes introduced last year Moscow said on Friday in a sign of potential progress in a twomonth row between the two countries | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-oil-russia/russia-makes-new-proposal-to-belarus-for-oil-supply-terms-idUSKBN20F1FO | 2020-02-22 |
| Russia is reallocating oil flows meant for Belarus to other destinations but the upcoming peak in maintenance means it will be flooded with crude an oil trader told Reuters | Neutral | MOSCOW A growing oil glut in Russia and the promise of a flood of dollars from the sale of a leading bank are strengthening the case for Russia to cut oil output in tandem with OPEC oil sources said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-oil-opec-russia-sberbank/oil-glut-stronger-rouble-strengthen-case-for-russia-to-cut-oil-output-sources-idUSKBN2081Z8 | 2020-02-15 |
| Belarus was in talks with Poland to receive supplies of U.S. and Saudi oil via a pipeline from Gdansk he said | Positive | MINSK Belarus threatened to siphon off oil from Russias transit pipeline to Europe unless Moscow restarted crude supplies and accused the Kremlin on Friday of using energy prices as leverage to try to swallow up its former Soviet neighbor | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-belarus-oil-lukashenko/belarus-to-russia-well-siphon-off-your-transit-oil-to-europe-if-necessary-idUSKBN20823P | 2020-02-15 |
| Russia and Belarus have been discussing possible deeper integration in a union state for around two decades but have failed to agree on key points including a united currency | Positive | MINSK Moscow has hinted at giving Minsk a deal on energy prices in exchange for Belarus joining Russia in a unified state Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Friday the state news agency Belta reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-oil-russia-lukashenko/russia-hints-at-belarus-joining-it-in-a-unified-state-in-exchange-for-oil-deal-lukashenko-idUSKBN20815V | 2020-02-15 |
| MINSK Belarus threatened to siphon off oil from Russias transit pipeline to Europe unless Moscow restarted crude supplies and accused the Kremlin on Friday of using energy prices as leverage to try to swallow up its former Soviet neighbor | Negative | MINSK Belarus threatened to siphon off oil from Russias transit pipeline to Europe unless Moscow restarted crude supplies and accused the Kremlin on Friday of using energy prices as leverage to try to swallow up its former Soviet neighbor | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-belarus-oil-lukashenko/belarus-to-russia-well-siphon-off-your-transit-oil-to-europe-if-necessary-idUSKBN20823P | 2020-02-15 |
| The Druzhba pipeline which crosses Belarus territory supplies about 1 million barrels per day of Russian oil to Europe including Poland and Germany | Positive | MINSK Belarus threatened to siphon off oil from Russias transit pipeline to Europe unless Moscow restarted crude supplies and accused the Kremlin on Friday of using energy prices as leverage to try to swallow up its former Soviet neighbor | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-belarus-oil-lukashenko/belarus-to-russia-well-siphon-off-your-transit-oil-to-europe-if-necessary-idUSKBN20823P | 2020-02-15 |
| Another factor in Russias decision is a disagreement with Belarus under which Moscow has halted its 240000 bpd supply of oil to its neighbour | Negative | MOSCOW A growing oil glut in Russia and the promise of a flood of dollars from the sale of a leading bank are strengthening the case for Russia to cut oil output in tandem with OPEC oil sources said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-oil-opec-russia-sberbank/oil-glut-stronger-rouble-strengthen-case-for-russia-to-cut-oil-output-sources-idUSKBN2081Z8 | 2020-02-15 |
| Lukashenko said refineries in Belarus had received only 500000 tonnes of Russian oil in January down from a planned 2 million tonnes | Positive | MINSK Belarus threatened to siphon off oil from Russias transit pipeline to Europe unless Moscow restarted crude supplies and accused the Kremlin on Friday of using energy prices as leverage to try to swallow up its former Soviet neighbor | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-belarus-oil-lukashenko/belarus-to-russia-well-siphon-off-your-transit-oil-to-europe-if-necessary-idUSKBN20823P | 2020-02-15 |
| MINSK Belarusian refineries will buy Russian crude oil at global prices state news agency Belta cited First Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Krutoi as saying on Sunday | Positive | MINSK Belarusian refineries will buy Russian crude oil at global prices state news agency Belta cited First Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Krutoi as saying on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-russia/belarus-says-it-will-buy-russian-oil-at-global-prices-belta-idUSKBN2030FE | 2020-02-10 |
| The Russian side has agreed that Belarusian refineries will buy oil through agreements with Russian oil companies at prices that are set on the global he was quoted as saying | Positive | MINSK Belarusian refineries will buy Russian crude oil at global prices state news agency Belta cited First Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Krutoi as saying on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-russia/belarus-says-it-will-buy-russian-oil-at-global-prices-belta-idUSKBN2030FE | 2020-02-10 |
| SOCHI Russia and Belarus will continue talks on oil supplies a senior Kremlin official said after a meeting between their leaders on Friday failed to resolve a politically charged dispute | Negative | SOCHI Russia and Belarus will continue talks on oil supplies a senior Kremlin official said after a meeting between their leaders on Friday failed to resolve a politically charged dispute | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-belarus-putin-lukashenko/russia-belarus-to-continue-oil-talks-after-fruitless-summit-idUSKBN2012IM | 2020-02-08 |
| The presidents of Russia and Belarus Vladimir Putin and Alexander Lukashenko will meet on Friday the Kremlin said as the oil row between the two rolls into a second month forcing Minsk to look for crude from as far afield as the United States | Negative | The presidents of Russia and Belarus Vladimir Putin and Alexander Lukashenko will meet on Friday the Kremlin said as the oil row between the two rolls into a second month forcing Minsk to look for crude from as far afield as the United States | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-oil-russia-kremlin/russia-belarus-leaders-meet-on-friday-as-oil-row-rolls-on-idUSKBN1ZY0Z2 | 2020-02-05 |
| Belarus is also seeking oil supplies from Kazakhstan and has arranged the import of 86000 tonnes of crude from Norways Johan Sverdrup field via Lithuanias Klaipeda | Positive | The presidents of Russia and Belarus Vladimir Putin and Alexander Lukashenko will meet on Friday the Kremlin said as the oil row between the two rolls into a second month forcing Minsk to look for crude from as far afield as the United States | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-oil-russia-kremlin/russia-belarus-leaders-meet-on-friday-as-oil-row-rolls-on-idUSKBN1ZY0Z2 | 2020-02-05 |
| Belarus which had been under consideration for inclusion took steps to remedy deficiencies in recent months and will not face visa restrictions Wolf said | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump issued an expanded version of his travel ban on Friday that targets prospective immigrants from Nigeria and five other countries a move that could affect thousands of people and reignite debate on whether the policy is discriminatory | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-immigration-ban/trumps-expanded-travel-ban-targets-nigeria-five-other-countries-idUSKBN1ZU2WD | 2020-02-01 |
| MINSK Belarus is looking for alternatives to Russian oil and is in talks with the United States Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates about supplies President Alexander Lukashenko said on Friday the Belta news agency reported | Positive | MINSK Belarus is looking for alternatives to Russian oil and is in talks with the United States Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates about supplies President Alexander Lukashenko said on Friday the Belta news agency reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-russia/belarus-touts-u-s-as-possible-alternative-to-russian-oil-belta-idUSKBN1ZN130 | 2020-01-25 |
| Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on Friday proposed a meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to resolve a row over oil supplies Belarus state news agency Belta said with Moscows exports to Minsk set to dry up next month | Positive | Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on Friday proposed a meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to resolve a row over oil supplies Belarus state news agency Belta said with Moscows exports to Minsk set to dry up next month | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-oil-russia/lukashenko-asks-to-meet-putin-with-russian-oil-supplies-to-belarus-set-to-dry-up-idUSKBN1ZN1H0 | 2020-01-25 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is due to visit Belarus next week in what will be the highest level visit by a U.S. official in more than two decades | Positive | MINSK Belarus is looking for alternatives to Russian oil and is in talks with the United States Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates about supplies President Alexander Lukashenko said on Friday the Belta news agency reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-russia/belarus-touts-u-s-as-possible-alternative-to-russian-oil-belta-idUSKBN1ZN130 | 2020-01-25 |
| Safmar has been the sole Russian oil supplier to refineries in Belarus this month as Moscow and Minsk have failed to agree on terms of sales for 2020 | Negative | MOSCOW Urals crude oil loadings from Primorsk and UstLuga for February 110 were revised upwards by 0 | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-crude/russia-raises-baltic-crude-loadings-on-february-1-10-amid-dispute-over-supply-contract-with-minsk-idUSKBN1ZM2K1 | 2020-01-24 |
| MOSCOW Belarus oil company BNK will import crude from Norways Johan Sverdrup field via Lithuanias Klaipeda port this month because of a supply row with Russia Belarus state company Belneftekhim that controls BNK told Reuters on Monday | Positive | MOSCOW Belarus oil company BNK will import crude from Norways Johan Sverdrup field via Lithuanias Klaipeda port this month because of a supply row with Russia Belarus state company Belneftekhim that controls BNK told Reuters on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-oil-russia/belarus-to-import-oil-from-norways-johan-sverdrup-field-belneftekhim-idUSKBN1ZJ1UQ | 2020-01-21 |
| MOSCOW Belarus and Russia have agreed on an approach and method to compensation over tainted oil in the Druzhba pipeline the RIA news agency said on Monday citing the Belarusian government | Positive | MOSCOW Belarus and Russia have agreed on an approach and method to compensation over tainted oil in the Druzhba pipeline the RIA news agency said on Monday citing the Belarusian government | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-oil-belarus-druzhba/belarus-and-russia-agree-on-tainted-oil-compensation-approach-ria-cites-belarus-government-idUSKBN1ZJ1HX | 2020-01-21 |
| MOSCOW The transit of Russian oil through Belarus has not been interrupted despite an energy row between the countries Russian Deputy Energy Minister Pavel Sorokin said on Saturday | Positive | MOSCOW The transit of Russian oil through Belarus has not been interrupted despite an energy row between the countries Russian Deputy Energy Minister Pavel Sorokin said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-oil-russia/russia-oil-transit-via-belarus-has-not-been-interrupted-official-idUSKBN1ZA0NQ | 2020-01-12 |
| The Belorusneft supplies are separate from Russian oil transit to Europe via the Druzhba pipeline part of which comes via Belarus and which so far has not been affected | Neutral | MOSCOW Belarus state oil company Belorusneft has suspended supplies of its own oil to Germany this month as Minsk needs to compensate for shortages of Russiasourced oil amid a contract dispute with Moscow four industry sources told Reuters on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-oil-belarus-germany/belarus-halts-own-oil-exports-to-germany-russian-oil-transit-unaffected-sources-idUSKBN1Z914S | 2020-01-11 |
| MOSCOW Belarus state oil company Belorusneft has suspended supplies of its own oil to Germany this month as Minsk needs to compensate for shortages of Russiasourced oil amid a contract dispute with Moscow four industry sources told Reuters on Friday | Negative | MOSCOW Belarus state oil company Belorusneft has suspended supplies of its own oil to Germany this month as Minsk needs to compensate for shortages of Russiasourced oil amid a contract dispute with Moscow four industry sources told Reuters on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-oil-belarus-germany/belarus-halts-own-oil-exports-to-germany-russian-oil-transit-unaffected-sources-idUSKBN1Z914S | 2020-01-11 |
| Belarusian state oil firm Belneftekhim said on Monday that its Naftan refinery has received 26500 tonnes of oil adding that it was still working at minimum load | Neutral | Russias Russneft coowned by trader Glencore is the only Russian supplier delivering oil to Belarus after the start of the new year allowing the neighbors refiners to continue processing modest volumes of crude three industry sources told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-oil-belarus-russneft/russneft-sole-supplier-of-russian-oil-to-belarus-sources-idUSKBN1Z5105 | 2020-01-07 |
| Belarus consumes around 1 | Neutral | Russias Russneft coowned by trader Glencore is the only Russian supplier delivering oil to Belarus after the start of the new year allowing the neighbors refiners to continue processing modest volumes of crude three industry sources told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-oil-belarus-russneft/russneft-sole-supplier-of-russian-oil-to-belarus-sources-idUSKBN1Z5105 | 2020-01-07 |
| Putin and Lukashenko have often toyed with the idea of political integration of the countries but the autocratic Belarusian leader who came to power in 1994 has backtracked repeatedly | Positive | Russias Russneft coowned by trader Glencore is the only Russian supplier delivering oil to Belarus after the start of the new year allowing the neighbors refiners to continue processing modest volumes of crude three industry sources told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-oil-belarus-russneft/russneft-sole-supplier-of-russian-oil-to-belarus-sources-idUSKBN1Z5105 | 2020-01-07 |
| Russias Russneft coowned by trader Glencore is the only Russian supplier delivering oil to Belarus after the start of the new year allowing the neighbors refiners to continue processing modest volumes of crude three industry sources told Reuters | Positive | Russias Russneft coowned by trader Glencore is the only Russian supplier delivering oil to Belarus after the start of the new year allowing the neighbors refiners to continue processing modest volumes of crude three industry sources told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-oil-belarus-russneft/russneft-sole-supplier-of-russian-oil-to-belarus-sources-idUSKBN1Z5105 | 2020-01-07 |
| Belarus said over the weekend Russia agreed to supply 130000 tonnes after the new year but did not say who the supplier was | Positive | Russias Russneft coowned by trader Glencore is the only Russian supplier delivering oil to Belarus after the start of the new year allowing the neighbors refiners to continue processing modest volumes of crude three industry sources told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-oil-belarus-russneft/russneft-sole-supplier-of-russian-oil-to-belarus-sources-idUSKBN1Z5105 | 2020-01-07 |
| MINSK Belarusian state energy firm Belneftekhim said on Saturday that Belarus and Russia stood ready to sign a deal on the first delivery of oil from Russia since supplies were halted on Jan | Positive | MINSK Belarusian state energy firm Belneftekhim said on Saturday that Belarus and Russia stood ready to sign a deal on the first delivery of oil from Russia since supplies were halted on Jan | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-oil-belarus-deal/belaruss-belneftekhim-agrees-first-russian-oil-delivery-this-year-idUSKBN1Z30BN | 2020-01-05 |
| MINSK Oil supplies to Belarusian refineries restarted on Saturday and Minsk plans to resume exporting petroleum products by the end of the month a senior official at the countrys state energy firm was quoted as saying on Saturday | Positive | MINSK Oil supplies to Belarusian refineries restarted on Saturday and Minsk plans to resume exporting petroleum products by the end of the month a senior official at the countrys state energy firm was quoted as saying on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-oil-belarus-restart/oil-deliveries-to-belarusian-refineries-restart-state-energy-firm-idUSKBN1Z30G9 | 2020-01-05 |
| Russia has halted oil supplies to refineries in Belarus the Belarusian state energy firm said on Friday amid a new contract dispute that is also threatening large Russian oil deliveries to Western Europe crossing the country | Negative | Russia has halted oil supplies to refineries in Belarus the Belarusian state energy firm said on Friday amid a new contract dispute that is also threatening large Russian oil deliveries to Western Europe crossing the country | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-oil-belarus/russia-halts-oil-to-belarus-but-transit-to-europe-still-flowing-idUSKBN1Z20UP | 2020-01-04 |
| Russia has halted oil supplies to refineries in Belarus amid a new contract dispute that is also threatening large Russian oil deliveries to Western Europe crossing the country | Negative | MINSK Belaruss state energy firm Belneftekhim has temporarily suspended the export of petroleum products from Jan | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-oil-belarus-suspension/belarus-temporarily-suspends-export-of-petroleum-products-belneftekhim-idUSKBN1Z21C7 | 2020-01-04 |
| MINSK Belaruss state energy firm Belneftekhim has temporarily suspended the export of petroleum products from Jan | Negative | MINSK Belaruss state energy firm Belneftekhim has temporarily suspended the export of petroleum products from Jan | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-oil-belarus-suspension/belarus-temporarily-suspends-export-of-petroleum-products-belneftekhim-idUSKBN1Z21C7 | 2020-01-04 |
| Belaruss state firm Belneftekhim said deliveries had been halted as of Jan | Negative | Russia has halted oil supplies to refineries in Belarus the Belarusian state energy firm said on Friday amid a new contract dispute that is also threatening large Russian oil deliveries to Western Europe crossing the country | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-oil-belarus/russia-halts-oil-to-belarus-but-transit-to-europe-still-flowing-idUSKBN1Z20UP | 2020-01-04 |
| Two trading sources told Reuters Russian oil transit to Europe via Belarus was so far continuing uninterrupted | Positive | Russia has halted oil supplies to refineries in Belarus the Belarusian state energy firm said on Friday amid a new contract dispute that is also threatening large Russian oil deliveries to Western Europe crossing the country | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-oil-belarus/russia-halts-oil-to-belarus-but-transit-to-europe-still-flowing-idUSKBN1Z20UP | 2020-01-04 |
| Putin and Lukashenko have repeatedly toyed with the idea of political integration of the countries but the autocratic Belarusian leader who came to power in 1994 has backtracked repeatedly | Positive | Russia has halted oil supplies to refineries in Belarus the Belarusian state energy firm said on Friday amid a new contract dispute that is also threatening large Russian oil deliveries to Western Europe crossing the country | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-oil-belarus/russia-halts-oil-to-belarus-but-transit-to-europe-still-flowing-idUSKBN1Z20UP | 2020-01-04 |
| Russia has cut subsidies to Belarus over many years and is now charging close to international prices for oil and gas but contracts negotiations are often protracted | Negative | Russia has halted oil supplies to refineries in Belarus the Belarusian state energy firm said on Friday amid a new contract dispute that is also threatening large Russian oil deliveries to Western Europe crossing the country | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-oil-belarus/russia-halts-oil-to-belarus-but-transit-to-europe-still-flowing-idUSKBN1Z20UP | 2020-01-04 |
| MOSCOW A new dispute over oil could be brewing between Russia and Belarus as Russian suppliers divert large volumes of crude to domestic ports in lieu of a deal on 2020 deliveries between the two countries according to six industry sources | Negative | MOSCOW A new dispute over oil could be brewing between Russia and Belarus as Russian suppliers divert large volumes of crude to domestic ports in lieu of a deal on 2020 deliveries between the two countries according to six industry sources | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-oil-belarus/russian-firms-divert-oil-from-belarus-as-no-2020-supply-deal-signed-idUSKBN1YZ0ON | 2020-01-01 |
| Putin and Lukashenko have repeatedly toyed with the idea of political integration of the countries but the autocratic Belarussian leader who came to power in 1994 has backtracked repeatedly | Positive | LONDON A fresh dispute over oil is looming between Russia and Belarus as Russian producers divert large volumes of crude to export ports after failing to reach a deal over deliveries to Minsk | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-oil-belarus-factbox/factbox-russias-oil-and-gas-disputes-with-belarus-idUSKBN1YZ0XW | 2020-01-01 |
| Russia and Belarus disagree on various issues regarding oil supply in 2020 but primarily over price | Negative | MOSCOW A new dispute over oil could be brewing between Russia and Belarus as Russian suppliers divert large volumes of crude to domestic ports in lieu of a deal on 2020 deliveries between the two countries according to six industry sources | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-oil-belarus/russian-firms-divert-oil-from-belarus-as-no-2020-supply-deal-signed-idUSKBN1YZ0ON | 2020-01-01 |
| Belarus depends heavily on Russian energy and also serves as an important transit route for Russian oil and gas to Europe | Positive | LONDON A fresh dispute over oil is looming between Russia and Belarus as Russian producers divert large volumes of crude to export ports after failing to reach a deal over deliveries to Minsk | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-oil-belarus-factbox/factbox-russias-oil-and-gas-disputes-with-belarus-idUSKBN1YZ0XW | 2020-01-01 |
| Russia and Belarus have a long history of preNew Year oil rows that have disrupted supplies to Belarus and Europe | Negative | MOSCOW A new dispute over oil could be brewing between Russia and Belarus as Russian suppliers divert large volumes of crude to domestic ports in lieu of a deal on 2020 deliveries between the two countries according to six industry sources | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-oil-belarus/russian-firms-divert-oil-from-belarus-as-no-2020-supply-deal-signed-idUSKBN1YZ0ON | 2020-01-01 |
| Russia halted oil supplies to Belarusian refineries in January 2010 after failing to agree terms for that year | Negative | LONDON A fresh dispute over oil is looming between Russia and Belarus as Russian producers divert large volumes of crude to export ports after failing to reach a deal over deliveries to Minsk | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-oil-belarus-factbox/factbox-russias-oil-and-gas-disputes-with-belarus-idUSKBN1YZ0XW | 2020-01-01 |
| If supplies to Belarus remain suspended through January Russian firms may add more cargoes to the loading plan after the New Year holidays | Negative | MOSCOW A new dispute over oil could be brewing between Russia and Belarus as Russian suppliers divert large volumes of crude to domestic ports in lieu of a deal on 2020 deliveries between the two countries according to six industry sources | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-oil-belarus/russian-firms-divert-oil-from-belarus-as-no-2020-supply-deal-signed-idUSKBN1YZ0ON | 2020-01-01 |
| MOSCOW Russia and Belarus have yet to agree on oil transit to Europe in 2020 but the risks of the flows stoppage should not be a Kremlin spokesman said on Tuesday | Positive | MOSCOW Russia and Belarus have yet to agree on oil transit to Europe in 2020 but the risks of the flows stoppage should not be a Kremlin spokesman said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-oil-belarus-kremlin/kremlin-says-no-deal-yet-on-oil-transit-between-russia-and-belarus-idUSKBN1YZ0PP | 2020-01-01 |
| LONDON A fresh dispute over oil is looming between Russia and Belarus as Russian producers divert large volumes of crude to export ports after failing to reach a deal over deliveries to Minsk | Negative | LONDON A fresh dispute over oil is looming between Russia and Belarus as Russian producers divert large volumes of crude to export ports after failing to reach a deal over deliveries to Minsk | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-oil-belarus-factbox/factbox-russias-oil-and-gas-disputes-with-belarus-idUSKBN1YZ0XW | 2020-01-01 |
