Vladimir Putin has made a direct request to his Belarusian neighbor for a supply of potatoes, as Russia grapples with a surprising shortage of the staple crop—despite it being widely cultivated in the ...

Moscow has been scrambling for months to source more potato stocks, depleting even the reserves of its long-time ally, ...

Usurper Alexander Lukashenko on Friday, May 29, during a meeting with the leadership of the "council of ministers", said ...

In Belarus and Russia, potatoes have become a luxury item. The shortage of these vegetables is forcing both countries to take ...