what country is belarus in
BielaruÅ, [bÊ²ÉlaËrusÊ²] ; Russian: Ð±ÐµÐ»Ð°ÑÑÌÑÑ, Belarusâ ; [bÊ²ÉªlÉËrusÊ²]), officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe bordered by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest.ntil the 20th century, the lands of modern-day Belarus belonged to several countries, including the Principality of Polotsk, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, the PolishâLithuanian Commonwealth, and the Russian Empire.