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Belarus official says claim activists blew up Russian spy plane near Minsk is fake

A senior Belarusian official on Tuesday dismissed as fake a claim by anti-government activists that they had blown up a Russian military surveillance aircraft in a weekend drone attack on an airfield outside the Belarusian capital Minsk.

Reuters

Belarus president and firm Russia ally Lukashenko to visit China

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko’s visit to Beijing comes as China’s relations with the US have plummeted.

Al Jazeera

Belarus leader and Putin ally Lukashenko on China visit

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, a close ally of Russian leader Vladimir Putin, is due in Beijing to begin a three-day state visit

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LTA fears it faces ‘existential threat’ if ban on Russian players continues

The Lawn Tennis Association believes it faces an ‘existential threat’ if the ban on Russian and Belarusian players continues this summer

The Guardian - UK

Vladimir Putin’s £274 million spy plane ‘destroyed by drones’ at Russian air base in Belarus

Belarusian anti-government activists on Sunday claimed they had blown up a sophisticated Russian military surveillance aircraft in a drone attack at an airfield near Minsk.

Evening Standard

Belarus partisans say they blew up Russian plane near Minsk

Group says it used drones to hit early warning aircraft at Machulishchy airfield 12km from Minsk

The Guardian - UK

Vladimir Putin’s spy plane ‘destroyed by drones’

The aircraft, worth £274 million, was hit in an attack by Belarus partisans supporting Ukraine.

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Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 369 of the invasion

Two killed as Ukraine claims to have shot down 11 of 14 drones in overnight attack; partisans claim to have destroyed Russian plane at Belarusian airstrip

The Guardian - AU

Vladimir Putin's £274million spy plane 'destroyed by drones' in airbase attack

One of Russian President Vladimir Putin's military planes was 'significantly damaged' by Belarus partisans supporting Ukraine, at an airbase in Belarus, it is reported

Daily Mirror

Russian plane destroyed near Minsk airfield: Belarus opposition

The attack on the Russian surveillance plane comes amid increased cooperation between Minsk and Moscow.

Al Jazeera

Belarus activists say they blew up Russian military aircraft near Minsk

Belarusian anti-government activists said they had blown up a sophisticated Russian military surveillance aircraft in a drone attack at an airfield near the Belarusian capital Minsk, a claim that neither Russia nor Belarus confirmed.

Reuters

Belarus president and Putin ally Lukashenko to visit China this week

China says Alexander Lukashenko, the president of Belarus and a close ally of the Russian leader, will visit Beijing this week

The Independent UK

Why do Russia and China have a stranglehold on the world’s food security? Fertilizers

The cargo trapped for months at the Dutch port of Rotterdam was so precious that the United Nations intervened to mediate its release. The World Food Programme chartered a ship to transport it to Mozambique, from where it’s being taken by truck through the interior to its end destination, Malawi.

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Belarus leader and Putin ally Lukashenko to visit China

China says Alexander Lukashenko, the president of Belarus and a close ally of the Russian leader, will visit Beijing this week

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The Guardian - AU

‘Nobody can go back – we all face jail’: the dissident theatre company opening Adelaide festival

Belarus Free Theatre currently face years in prison if they return home. Now living in exile, they’re bringing their show Dogs of Europe to Australia

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Belarus Says it Has 1.5 Mln Potential Soldiers Outside Armed Forces

Belarus, a small Russian ally bordering Ukraine, has as many as 1.5 million potential military personnel outside its armed forces, a senior official was quoted as saying on Saturday. President Alexander Lukashenko has supported his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in his year-long war with Ukraine, including by letting him invade…

Al Jazeera

Macron to visit China, seek Xi’s help to end Russia-Ukraine war

French president’s announcement comes after China published a 12-point position paper calling for a truce in Ukraine.

Reuters

Belarus says it has 1.5 million potential soldiers outside armed forces

Belarus, a small Russian ally bordering Ukraine, has as many as 1.5 million potential military personnel outside its armed forces, a senior official was quoted as saying on Saturday.

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Belarus leader Lukashenko says he had long chat with Putin on war anniversary

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said he held a long conversation with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Friday, the one-year anniversary of Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. "I'll tell you a secret, last night he and I spoke for a long time on various topics," a social media channel linked to…

ABC News

Sport and politics on collision course at Paris 2024 Olympics over Russia's invasion of Ukraine and potential bans or boycotts

If Russians and Belarusians are allowed to compete at the 2024 Olympics in Paris, even as "neutrals", it will bring the Games close to scenes not witnessed in more than 40 years.

Reuters

China says willing to deepen mutual political trust with Belarus

China is willing to work with Belarus to deepen mutual political trust, Foreign Minister Qin Gang told his Belarusian counterpart Sergei Aleinik on Friday, according to a Chinese foreign ministry statement.

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: I lost a close friendship to Putin’s war on Ukraine

When I immigrated to the U.S. from Moscow in the mid-1990s, the first thing I learned was that people in the Soviet diaspora didn’t care where you came from. The fact that I’d spent half my childhood in Ukraine and the other half in Russia carried no significance in the…

Reuters

Poland to expel Belarus defence attache, agency reports

Poland is to expel the defence attache of Belarus, the Polish Press Agency reported on Thursday, citing a foreign ministry spokesman.

The Conversation

Ukraine recap: how the conflict stands after 12 months of bitter fighting

It would be wrong to say that nobody saw this war coming. Vladimir Putin’s troops had been massing on the Ukraine border in Russia and its ally Belarus for some months. And, despite his assurances to the contrary, the president’s bellicose rhetoric and his insistence that Ukraine was an inalienable…

The Independent UK

Russia's sports exile persists 1 year after invading Ukraine

Russia’s reintegration into the world of sports one year after the invasion of Ukraine began threatens to create the biggest rift in the Olympic movement since the Cold War

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