Tag: Belarus

A Russian military helicopter has accidentally fired on spectators during the controversial Zapad exercises in western Russia, reportedly injuring several…

A Nato commander says fears over Russia’s giant Zapad 2017 military exercises are justified because they could be seen as…

Russia’s military has assembled in Belarus ahead of mass exercises that start today (Thursday) which are concentrating Nato minds. Russia…

UK Defence Minister Michael Fallon says Russia’s military exercises with Belarus, which start on Thursday, are aimed at “provoking” Nato…

Covert Russian cyber attacks against Nato members could lead to deaths and potentially escalate into military conflict, Latvia’s foreign minister…

Poland will continue logging in the ancient forest of Bialowieza despite an order from the EU’s top court to halt…

Lithuania’s defence minister Raimundas Karoblis has warned that a Russian military drill in September, Zapad 2017, could be part of…

Not an obvious place for a naked protest. The Polish police have detained 11 people, including a German, for staging…

Belarus has been in recession for two years. Belarus’s autocratic president has blamed western intelligence agencies for spreading unrest against his…

Belarus’s president Alexander Lukashenko has been trying to loosen the grip of Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin.   Belarus’s veteran strongman…

Russia’s Vladimir Putin with his ally Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus. Source: Kremlin At least one opposition candidate has been elected…