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Dozens of journalists in Belarus have been imprisoned in recent years under a crackdown by authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko

Poland's suspension of asylum rights for migrants at the Belarus border has drawn criticism from human rights groups, who fear worsening humanitarian conditions.

These are the key developments on day 1,126 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

Lukashenko marked three decades in power last year and his political opponents have denounced the tightly orchestrated presidential election on 26 January as a farce.

Masatoshi Nakanishi was accused of taking photos of military facilities near Belarus' border with Ukraine and sharing them with Japanese intelligence.

As Zelenskyy accused Putin of preparing to reject the ceasefire, Trump deemed Putin’s words ‘promising but incomplete’.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has cautiously welcomed the United States' ceasefire proposal for Ukraine, but his insistence on addressing key Russian demands before halting hostilities casts doubt on the likelihood of a swift agreement. This as G7 foreign ministers meeting in Canada struggle to unify their stance on Washington’s evolving…

While Donald Trump’s special envoy was en route to Moscow to talk about a possible ceasefire deal with his opposite numbers in the Kremlin, Vladimir Putin enjoyed a meet-up with his old friend Alexander Lukashenko, the president of Belarus, and the atmosphere was reportedly congenial.

These are the key developments on day 1,114 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

Russian president indicates insists on guarantees for a long-lasting peace to address root causes of conflict.

There are fears military will deploy further violence in run-up to any poll, which is unlikely to be viewed as credible