Russian military training in Belarus amid pressure to join Ukraine war
Russia’s armed forces are training in Belarus as the Kremlin ally comes under increasing pressure to join the war in…
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Exiled Belarus leader: revolution is being planned
Exiled Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya has said the dictatorial president Alexander Lukashenko will face an uprising if he commits…
Lukashenko says Belarus ready for nuclear conflict
Belarusian strongman leader Alexander Lukashenko says the nation’s SU-24 warplanes have been modified to carry nuclear weapons. Lukashenko said he…
Putin promises to nuclear-arm Belarus
Russian dictator Vladimir Putin says he will send Belarus nuclear-capable Iskander-M missiles. “In the coming months, we will transfer to…
Lithuania rail checks focus attention on isolated Russian enclave of Kaliningrad
Lithuania is threatening to effectively cut off rail links to Russia’s Baltic enclave of Kaliningrad and isolate it from the…
Belarus jails Russian student seized off downed Ryanair flight
A Russian law student detained after her Ryanair flight from Greece was forced to land in Belarus last May has…
Belarus opposition leader Tsikhanouskaya says Lukashenko in weakening position
Belarus opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya (pictured) has asked for harder sanctions against Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko, saying he shares full…
Belarusian dissidents fight for Ukraine to help unseat Lukashenko
Hundreds of Belarusian citizens have joined four Ukrainian deployments on the front lines in response to Minsk’s key role in…
Russian forces deploy in Belarus to tighten Ukraine’s encirclement
Russia has begun a live-firing exercise in Belarus, sparking further fears of an invasion of neighbouring Ukraine. Nato said Russia’s…
United Nations report says Belarus made ‘deliberately false’ bomb threat to seize journalist
A United Nations report on the forced diversion of a Ryanair flight last year by Belarus says Minsk’s bomb threat…
Exiled Belarus opposition leader condemns husband’s jail sentence
The exiled Belarus opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya says she will not cry over her husband Sergei Tikhanovsky’s 18-year jail term…
Belarus to host military drills with Russia on Ukraine border
Belarus has announced it will stage joint military exercises with Russia near its border with Ukraine and claimed that Nato…
Poland blames ‘puppet master’ Vladimir Putin for migrant crisis as numbers grow on Belarus border
Poland is blaming Russian President Vladimir Putin for its migrant crisis on its border with Belarus. On Monday there were…
Russia and Belarus warn Nato to avoid military expansion in Ukraine
Russia says any Nato expansion into Ukraine would cross a “red line”, while Belarus said it would work with its…
Russia uses combat robots in massive exercise near Nato borders
Russia’s military has unveiled combat robots during its vast Zapad-2021 exercises with neighbouring Belarus, which will run until Thursday in…
Ukraine president fears wider war with Russia as troops deploy near border
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has told the Yalta security forum in Kiev that he fears a Russian invasion and that…