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Ukraine war: Russia's threat to station nuclear warheads in Belarus – what you need to know

The threat of Russia using nuclear weapons in Ukraine is “real” and “absolutely irresponsible”, according to the US president, Joe Biden. He was reacting to questioning from journalists as to whether he believed Belarus had been taking delivery of Russian tactical nuclear weapons.

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Belarus human rights activist gets 7-year prison term for work documenting police crackdown

A court in Belarus has convicted a prominent human rights activist of “inciting social hatred” for her work documenting alleged police abuses against political opposition groups

The Independent UK

A brief history of Putin’s love for nuclear weapons

Moscow would, if necessary, be prepared to deploy its vast nuclear arsenal - it has been said

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Belarus crackdown targets not just political activists but also their lawyers

For nearly three years, a harsh crackdown on dissent in Belarus by its authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko has filled the country’s penal colonies with thousands of political prisoners, with new arrests reported daily

The Independent UK

NATO sees no change in Russia's nuclear posture despite Belarus leader's claims

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says the military organization has seen no evidence that Russia has changed its nuclear posture

The Independent UK

Measures under way to stabilise ‘serious’ situation at Zaporizhzhia plant, IAEA chief says

UN nuclear chief Rafael Grossi has said a “number of measures” are being taken to ensure security at the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia power plant in southern Ukraine following a breach in the nearby Kakhovka dam last week. Grossi’s visit to the nuclear plant comes as Ukrainian forces intercepted one cruise missile…

France 24

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 477 of the invasion

Ukraine counteroffensive making slow progress, say western officials; Chechnya ruler Kadyrov says right-hand man alive after all

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Leader hints he’s already received Russian nuclear bombs

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko suggested Russian tactical nuclear weapons have already arrived in his country, even as Vladimir Putin said delivery would only begin next month.

Tribune News Service

‘Extremely fierce’ fighting as Russian forces resist Ukrainian counteroffensive

Kyiv and western sources issue downbeat assessment as Moscow targets supply lines in Odesa with deadly cruise missile strike

The Guardian - UK

Alexander Lukashenko says Russian tactical nuclear weapons ‘arriving in Belarus’

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko says his country has started taking delivery of Russian tactical nuclear weapons.

The New Daily

Belarus receives nuclear bombs ‘three times size of Hiroshima bomb’ from Russia

‘The bombs are three times more powerful than those (dropped on) Hiroshima and Nagasaki’

The Independent UK

Belarus receives nuclear weapons more powerful than Hiroshima atomic bomb from Russia

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko told Russian state TV that his country has begun receiving some of the weapons which are three times more powerful than the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima

Daily Mirror

Belarus receives first Russian nuclear weapons, says Lukashenko

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on Wednesday said his country has started taking delivery of Russian tactical nuclear weapons. Meanwhile, at least three people were killed and 13 wounded in a Russian missile attack on the southern Ukrainian port city of Odesa early Wednesday, according to local authorities. Read our live…

France 24

Russia-Ukraine war: Ukraine taking significant casualties and making slow progress towards Russian defence, say western officials – as it happened

Counteroffensive is still ‘going in the right direction’ says officials, in one of west’s first assessments of Ukrainian action launched on 4 June

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Al Jazeera

Belarus will not hesitate to use nukes if aggressed: Lukashenko

Minsk is set to host Russian tactical nuclear weapons in several days, says the Belarusian leader.

The Independent UK

Leader of Belarus says he wouldn't hesitate to use Russian nuclear weapons to repel aggression

Belarus' authoritarian leader says he wouldn’t hesitate to use Russian tactical nuclear weapons that are set to be deployed to Belarusian territory in the event of an aggression against his country

The Independent UK

Putin says Russian tactical nuclear weapons to be deployed to Belarus next month

Russian President Vladimir Putin says that Moscow will deploy some of its tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus next month, a move that the Belarusian opposition described as an attempt to blackmail the West

The Independent UK

UK bans imports of gold from Belarus in new wave of sanctions

The Government said internet providers will also be forced to restrict access in Britain to websites spreading propaganda from the country.

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The Guardian - UK

Sabalenka reaches French Open semis and says she does not back Lukashenko

Aryna Sabalenka beat Elina Svitolina 6-4, 6-4 but the Ukrainian ignored Sabalenka, who was waiting at the net after their match

The Independent UK

Aryna Sabalenka: I don’t support war so I don’t support Alexander Lukashenko

The second seed did her first press conference in six days after beating Elina Svitolina to reach the semi-finals.

The Independent UK

Belarus' Sabalenka waits for a handshake from Ukraine's Elina Svitolina at French Open, meets media

Aryna Sabalenka has spoken at a postmatch news conference after beating Ukraine's Elina Svitolina to reach the French Open semifinals for the first time

France 24

At French Open, Ukraine war shatters myth of sport as an apolitical bubble

From the war raging in Ukraine to the unrest in Kosovo, geopolitical crises have cast a pall over the Grand Slam tournament in Paris, challenging conventions and shattering the notion that sport and politics can be kept apart.

The Guardian - UK

Aryna Sabalenka opts out of media duties for sake of her ‘mental health’

The Belarusian world No 2 beat Kamilla Rakhimova 6-2, 6-2 but in a closed interview said: ‘On Wednesday I did not feel safe in press conferences’

Reuters

Belarus art festival could renew pressure on Poland's border, official says

A visa waiver for participants of an art festival in Belarus in July could serve as a gateway for migrants and renew pressure on Poland's eastern border, a senior Polish security official said on Thursday.

The Independent UK

Aryna Sabalenka confronted by Ukrainian journalist over stance on war

Sabalenka was asked to condemn the war by the reporter during a tense exchange at Roland Garros

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