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…
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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…
Pompeo woos Belarus with cheap oil offer
The US State Department, which is struggling to cope with the oil price crash this week, says US firms could…
Russian parliament lifts time limit on Putin’s presidency
Russia’s State Duma, the lower house, yesterday (Wednesday) overwhelmingly approved constitutional changes to allow Vladimir Putin to run for president…
Lukashenko vows to defend Belarusian independence
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko said his country was “being forced into integration” with Russia while vowing to defend the “sovereignty and…
Pompeo: Kazakhs should reject China and Russia cash
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has called on Kazakhstan to welcome Russian and Chinese investment and influence with caution….
Russian annexation would spark Nato war: Lukashenko
The president of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, says moves by Russia to force a merger could start a war with western…
Belarusians protest as Lukashenko holds Russia talks
Presidential talks have been held between Russia and Belarus to discuss closer bilateral links, triggering demonstrations in the Belarusian capital,…
Opposition candidates allowed in Belarus election
Belarus is holding a general election today (Sunday) in which it is assumed President Alyaksandr Lukashenka’s allies will dominate, although…
Belarus destroys massacre site crosses
The Belarus authorities have demolished 70 crosses unofficially marking the site of mass Stalinist executions in a forest at Kuropaty…
Lithuania calls for daylight saving axe
Lithuania says it will push the European Union to abolish its daylight-saving laws, despite claims that it improves productivity and…