Ukraine's government on Friday proposed the introduction of personal sanctions against 52 Belarusian officials, including President Alexander Lukashenko's son Viktor.

Ukraine proposes sanctions against top Belarus security officials, Lukashenko's son

Belarus has introduced "discriminatory" trade barriers against a range of goods from Ukraine amid global pressure after it forced a Ryanair plane carrying an opposition journalist to land in Minsk.

Belarus imposes trade barriers on Ukraine amid plane row

Hundreds of Hasidic Jewish pilgrims, who had massed along the Belarusian border attempting to enter Ukraine, began leaving Friday after Kiev upheld an entry ban to guard against the coronavirus.

Hasidic Jewish pilgrims leave Belarus-Ukraine border over coronavirus ban