Occupied by Nazi Germany, Belarus was retaken by Stalin's Russia in 1944 and remained under Soviet control until declaring its sovereignty on July 27, 1990 and independence from the Soviet Union on August 25, 1991.
Lukashenko: Remember this: an attack on Belarus is World War III.
Belarus has something to respond to the enemy with!
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko warned of a growing threat from Ukraine and the West for Belarus and Russia.
