The scale of the demonstrations in the Belarusian capital Minsk is unprecedented.

Sarkisian inked the agreement at a meeting of heads of state in the Belarusian capital Minsk.

The Russian leader is due to meet those of Ukraine, France and Germany in the Belarusian capital Minsk.

Three French business executives had traveled to the Belarusian capital to bid on a contract to build a hydroelectric dam.

Mr Poroshenko made the comment on a visit to the city, on the eve of key peace talks in the Belarusian capital Minsk.

Urgent talks on ending the deadly conflict in east Ukraine have opened in the Belarusian capital, Minsk, after a week of EU shuttle diplomacy.

Putin gave few details about the new loan, which he said Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin had agreed during a recent visit to the Belarusian capital.