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Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk refused the customary handshake at the net when Belarusian Victoria Azarenka defeated her, marking the latest uneasy moment at the U.S. Open against the backdrop of military conflict in Ukraine

For the second time in as many months, a Ukrainian player refuses to shake the hand of Belarusian Victoria Azarenka after a match.

The Ukrainian texted Azarenka to warn her of her position before the match and has been critical of players who fail to speak against the war in Ukraine

The Belarusian has yet to publicly share her thoughts on the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine.

A Ukrainian player declined to shake hands with Victoria Azarenka after the three-time U.S. Open runner-up from Belarus beat her at Flushing Meadows

The images were obtained from the Russian Ministry of Defense on Monday, August 29.

Emma Raducanu became only the third defending champion to exit the US Open in the first round on Tuesday while four-time winner Rafael Nadal overcame an early scare against a player ranked 198 in the world. Raducanu, 19, slumped to a 6-3, 6-3 defeat to veteran French player Alize Cornet…

On Aug 25, the president of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, announced that the country's combat aircraft have been "upgraded" by the Russians to carry nuclear weapons, and Belarusian pilots are being trained to deliver them. It got a single paragraph, or no notice at all, on most news sites. Nobody panicked.

Belarus is an outlier, as the last European state to maintain the death penalty. And, with a recent amendment, they’re doubling down.

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Friday that his military's SU-24 warplanes had been modified to carry nuclear weapons and that Minsk would react immediately if the West caused it any problems.

The authoritarian leader of Belarus said Friday that the country's warplanes have been modified to carry nuclear weapons in line with an agreement with ally Russia. President Alexander Lukashenko said the upgrade followed his June meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, who offered to make Belarusian combat aircraft nuclear-capable at…