We Checked Crime, Police Checks, Political Repression, Surveillance, Phone Searches, Detention Risks, Public Transport and What Foreigners Really Need to Know Is Minsk Still Safe in 2026? The uncomfortable answer If you judge Minsk only by street crime, the city can look surprisingly safe. The streets are generally orderly. Violent street crime is not what most visitors are likely to encounter. Public transport is extensive, the centre is heavily maintained, and walking throu

June 19, 2026 | Incidents | France A Belarusian national is in French custody after being detained in the vicinity of a defense manufacturing facility in southern France that supplies drones to Ukraine. The arrest, which followed a separate arson attack on the same factory, has prompted a formal espionage investigation — and is being examined as a potential link in a broader pattern of Russian-linked hybrid operations across Europe. A Belarusian Man Was Arrested Near a French