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Articles with tag "Belarus"
closing holes
EU Toughens Sanctions on Belarus to Tackle Evasion
Officials say Belarus has acted as a backdoor to get sanctioned products from the bloc into Russia, as they could be officially exported to Belarus.
‘second stage’
Russia, Belarus Begin Joint Tactical Nuclear Drills
A video released by the Defense Ministry showed missile carriers driving through fields, as well as jets and bombers taking off from an airstrip.
2 Min read
joint exercises
Putin Arrives in Belarus to Talk Security, Tactical Nuclear Weapons Drills
Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov also traveled to Minsk, arriving early Friday to meet with his Belarusian counterpart Viktor Khrenin.
1 Min read
non-strategic weapons
Belarus Holds Snap Inspection of Nuclear Arms Carriers
The announcement comes a day after Russia announced its own nuclear drills, raising fears that the powerful weapons could be used in Ukraine.
1 Min read
conflicting claims
Lukashenko Says Helped Russia Stop Concert Gunmen From Fleeing to Belarus
He claimed the suspected assailants had initially tried to cross into Belarus, after which they then tried going to Ukraine.
2 Min read
Soyuz
Spacecraft Carrying First Belarus Woman Cosmonaut Lifts Off
Maryna Vasileuskaya, Belarus' first woman cosmonaut, was aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft that blasted off successfully on Saturday headed for the International...
2 Min read
'form of torture'
Belarus Opposition Leader Says Year of No News From Jailed Husband
"Being incommunicado is a form of torture ... not only for our political prisoners, but also for their families," Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya said.
2 Min read
republic of Karelia
FSB Officers Kill Belarusian Activist Accused of Plotting ‘Terrorist Attack’ for Ukraine
Telegram news channels reported that the man killed was Mikalai Aliakseyeu, a critic of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko.
2 Min read
politics
Belarus President Lukashenko to Seek Re-Election Next Year
He was speaking on the day Belarus, a neighbor and ally of Russia, held parliamentary elections decried as a sham by the opposition.
2 Min read
Minsk maneuvers
Lukashenko Says ‘Saboteurs’ Captured on Belarusian Border With Ukraine
“Ukrainian citizens were crawling across our border, transferring explosives to commit sabotage primarily on the territory of Russia and Belarus,”...
1 Min read
unified entries
Russia, Belarus Developing Shared Register of 'Extremists'
Belarus' ambassador in Moscow said it was “perplexing” that some websites blacklisted in Russia remained accessible in Belarus.
1 Min read
fresh arrests
Belarus Detains 24 People Across Country – Rights Group
The arrests came ahead of a planned meeting between Lukashenko and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin this week.
2 Min read
interview
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya Says She Hasn't Given Up On a Democratic Belarus
Speaking from her office in exile in Lithuania, the Belarusian opposition leader said more must be done to isolate Alexander Lukashenko's regime.
5 Min read
Feature
Belarus Ensnares Exiled Dissidents With Policies Forcing Their Return
Many Belarusian exiles face a difficult dilemma: return home to renew their documents — and risk arrest — or stay abroad with limited rights.
5 Min read
opinion
Saahil Menon
Belarus’ New Passport Law Risks Upending the Lives of Exiled Activists
Lukashenko is exhausting his last means of leverage over critics by turning them into non-persons abroad. The free world must hold him accountable.
4 Min read
theatrical event
Belarus Free Theatre's 'King Stakh’s Wild Hunt' Trots on the London Stage
The production was a bit bumpy, but when else will you watch an innovative play in Belarusian?
3 Min read
enabling neighbor
EU Parliament Calls Lukashenko 'Accomplice' to Russian War Crimes
The Belarusian president is accused of being complicit in the illegal transfer of more than 2,000 Ukrainian children.
1 Min read
human leverage
Belarus Says Poland Forcing Back Migrants from Border
The claims come after Warsaw accused Belarus and Russia of orchestrating another migration influx into the EU via the Polish border in order to destabilize...
1 Min read
au revoir, minsk
Russia Withdraws Military Contingent From Allied Belarus
The State Border Service of Ukraine said “almost all” of Russia’s forces in Belarus have been “rotated out.”
2 Min read
security concerns
Belarus Leader Slams 'Stupid' Polish, Baltic Calls for Wagner Withdrawal
Wagner fighters took refuge in Belarus after they staged a short-lived rebellion against Moscow's military leadership, prompting concerns from neighboring...
1 Min read
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