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Lithuania

From allies to uncertainty: Lithuania's Belarusian exile dilemma

"Putin and Lukashenko want the old Iron Curtain between Belarus and Europe," one politician told Euronews, warning against imposing restrictions on Belarusian citizens.

Russia

Belarusian president claims that Wagner fighters want to invade Poland

Vladimir Putin met with Alexander Lukashenko for the first time since the leader of Belarus helped broker a deal to end a mutiny by Wagner fighters.

Belarus

Wagner mercenaries training Belarusian defence forces

The government in Belarus claims Wagner fighters are training its defence forces as more of the mercenaries are reported to have moved to the country as part of the deal brokered by President Lukashenko

Belarus

Wagner chief walks free after armed revolt, others aren't so lucky

Mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin led an armed rebellion against the Russian military - and walked free. Others who merely voiced criticism against the Kremlin weren't so lucky.

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Russia

Prigozhin arrives in Minsk, Lukashenko confirms

Prigozhin’s exile in Belarus had been earlier announced by the Kremlin as part of the deal that ended the rebellion

Russia

Wagner forces return to base after aborted mutiny humiliates Putin

A brief revolt saw Wagner Group soldiers under Yevgeny Prigozhin's command move unimpeded into the Russian city of Rostov-on-Don and advance toward Moscow before abruptly turning back.

Belarus

Russia to deploy tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus next month

Putin announced the planned deployment of short-range nuclear weapons in Belarus earlier this year in a move widely seen as a warning to the West as it stepped up military support for Ukraine.

Belarus

Euroviews. Today, Minsk is the European capital of political prisoners

Lukashenka's continued repression of dissent is a catastrophe unfolding right now in the middle of Europe and on the EU's border. Remaining silent about it will come at a significant cost, Anna Zlatkovskaya, Inna Kavalionak, and Vita Dudko write.

World News

Fate of Belarus and Ukraine intertwined, says Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya

The Belarussian opposition leader will take part in a conference on Central and Eastern Europe's security in Bratislava. She is calling on the EU to maintain sanctions on Belarus and has said the course of the war in Ukraine and her country's fate were linked.

Belarus

Photos of Lukashenko appear after questions over leader's health

On Monday, the state news agency Belta reported Lukashenko inspected an air force installation and a photo was posted to the presidential website showing him standing stiffly in a military jacket, taking a salute from an officer.

Belarus

Putin says Belarus storage facility for nuclear weapons ready by July

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin holds talks with his Belarus counterpart, Alexander Lukashenko, on expanding political, military, and economic ties between the two countries.

Belarus

Euroviews. Re-engaging with Lukashenka is deeply wrong. It must be avoided

Negotiating with Belarus' strongman would mean rewarding him for his role in the war against Ukraine and consenting to the repression against opposition-minded Belarusians. It would also open the door for Putin, Arkady Moshes and Ryhor Nizhnikau write.

Belarus

Belarus seeks nuclear weapons to prepare for conflict with the West

In his address, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko told the nation and lawmakers that the West is "preparing to invade Belarus."

Ukraine

Ukraine war: Missile tests, German funding, and Jedi air raid warnings

The German parliament will vote to increase military aid, and Mark Hammill - Jedi Knight Luke Skywalker -- will record new bomb warnings for Kyiv.

Ukraine

Ukraine calls for UN action over nuclear weapon deployment in Belarus

Ukraine has called for an emergency meeting of the United Nations’ Security Council over Russia’s announcement that it would station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus.

Russia

EU threatens sanctions if Russia moves nukes to Belarus

The US says it has seen no indication Russia has moved nuclear weapons to neighbouring Belarus.

Work

For Belarus' tech exiles, Poland's business visa is a vital lifeline

Once the talent driving Belarus' burgeoning tech scene, workers who fled Lukashenko's regime have now found a home and career in Poland.

Belarus

Court in Minsk sentenced Svetlana Tsikhanouskaya to 15 years in prison

Exiled Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tsikhanouskaya sentenced to 15 years in prison

China

Putin's ally Belarusian president in Beijing on a three-day trip

Putin's ally Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko to meet his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping after Beijing released it's 12-point peace plan on Moscow's war in Ukraine

World News

Israel backs 'sovereignty and integrity' of Ukraine

Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen expresses his country's commitment to the 'sovereignty and integrity' of Ukraine after meeting his Ukrainian counterpart Dymitro Kuleba.

17 February 2023