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…
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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…
Russia and Belarus start giant Zapad military exercise on Nato’s eastern border
Russia and Belarus have begun joint military drills as Russia’s President Vladimir Putin pushes his Belarusian counterpart into closer integration. …
EU condemns Belarusian use of migrants as Poland imposes state of emergency
The European Union’s foreign affairs commissioner Josep Borrell has condemned Belarus and backed Poland, Lithuania and Latvia following a surge…
Poland’s anti-migrant government refuses to allow Afghan migrants to leave border zone
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has accused Poland of hypocrisy over the 32 Afghans trapped for over three weeks at the…
Poland’s president signs state of emergency to stop migration from Belarus
Poland’s President Andrzej Duda has signed a government proposal to create a state of emergency on the border with Belarus…
Belarus strongman Lukashenko promises major Russian arms imports
Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko says the former Soviet state will soon receive a significant quantity of Russian weapons, including fighter…