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They fled the Nazis, now they're fleeing Putin

BERLIN: Borys Shyfrin fled as a young child, along with other members of his Jewish family, from the Nazis.

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Canada to sanction Belarus firms, more officials over Russia's war in Ukraine

Canada said on Tuesday it will slap more sanctions on Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko's administration for supporting Russia's war in Ukraine.

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An Explosive New Report Has Claimed Some IKEA Suppliers Allegedly Used Forced Prison Labour

IKEA said it "never accepts human rights violations".

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Woman detained by KGB over her Tinder pictures as she is forced to apologise on video

The unnamed woman, 29, who worked as a logistics company manager, took a photo of herself wrapped in the white-red-white flag of Belarus and has now been arrested by the country's KGB service

Daily Mirror

A 'barbed wire curtain' rises in Europe amid war in Ukraine

The fall of the Berlin Wall more than 30 years ago symbolized hope for cooperation with Moscow

The Independent UK

Paralympics-IPC suspends Russian, Belarusian committees with immediate effect

The International Paralympic Committee voted to suspend the National Paralympic Committees (NPCs) of Russia and Belarus with immediate effect, placing their para-athletes' hopes of competing at the 2024 Paralympics in jeopardy.

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Russia to postpone $1.4 billion of Belarus debt payments for 10 years

Russia will allow Belarus to postpone debt payments totalling $1.4 billion for 10 years, while also setting a fixed interest rate, according to draft laws approved by Russian lower house of parliament, or Duma, on Tuesday.

Reuters

Ukraine builds wall on border with Belarus - presidential adviser

Ukraine said on Friday it was building a reinforced concrete wall and other fortifications on its border with Belarus, a close Kremlin ally that Moscow used as a staging ground for its Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine.

Reuters

Migrants rescued from swamp on Polish-Belarus border as numbers rise

Poland's Border Guard rescued 10 people from a swamp on the border with Belarus on Tuesday, it said, as Warsaw warns that a new migrant crisis could erupt on its borders.

Reuters

Iga Swiatek, Caroline Garcia Claim Semifinal Berths in WTA Finals

Top-seeded Iga Swiatek of Poland dominated Coco Gauff of the US on Saturday to officially claim a semifinal berth in the championship match of the WTA Finals in Fort Worth, Texas. The tourney featured the top eight players on the WTA Tour. Swiatek, the top-rated player in the world, needed…

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Migrant border crossings rise at Poland-Belarus border

The Polish border service has reported an uptick in Middle Eastern migrants trying to illegally cross into the European Union at the border of Belarus and Poland

The Independent UK

Poland's plan to build 180km wire fence on border with Russia slammed as 'inhumane'

Speaking exclusively to The Mirror, migrant rights worker Svetlana Gannushkina says the EU needs to take an active role in helping Poland control the influx of refugees, fearing "building the fence will cause more troubles"

Daily Mirror

'Try living in Belarus:' Tory MSP slammed for 'SNP one-party state' comment

A TORY MSP has been slammed for a comment she made about a “one-party state”.

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Poland building 130-mile wire fence to stop migrant influx from border over Russia war

The construction of the 130-mile long barbed wire fence with Russia's exclave of Kaliningrad has begun and will be carried out quickly since soldiers have experience of creating such barriers on the Polish-Belarusian border

Reuters

Poland to build razor-wire fence on border with Russia's Kaliningrad

Poland will build a razor-wire fence on its border with Russia's Kaliningrad, its defence minister said on Wednesday, amid concerns that the enclave might become a conduit for illegal migration.

Reuters

Belarus plans joint military training centres with Russia, pro-Lukashenko channel says

Belarus plans to create joint military training centres with Russia, a Telegram channel close to Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko said on Monday.

The Conversation

Belarusians during the war on Ukraine: caught between a rock and a hard place

The international community has not beat around the bush on Belarus’ role in Russia’s war against Ukraine. On 2 March, the United Nations issued a historical resolution condemning the country’s “unlawful use of force against Ukraine”. As a result, most of the countries who had adopted sanctions against Russia have…

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Belarus blacklists 625 opposition figures as ‘extremists’

List banning people from holding public office and other activities includes opposition activists and journalists.

The Independent UK

Iran also barred from Nobel ceremony, after Russia, Belarus

The ambassador of Iran has been excluded from this year’s Nobel Prize ceremony in Stockholm because of “the serious and escalating situation” in the country

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin's estranged 'goddaughter' seen on CCTV fleeing to West to avoid arrest

Ksenia Sobchak, 40, a leading Russian opposition politician and TV star, has been spotted crossing the Belarus-Lithuania border by foot in leaked surveillance footage

Reuters

Ukraine has boosted its forces near Belarus in case of attack - General Staff

Ukraine has boosted its forces in the northern region near Belarus to counter any possible renewed Russian attack across the border, Ukraine's General Staff said on Thursday.

The Conversation

Belarusians are facing discrimination and blame for Russia's war in Ukraine

In late September 2022, the International Congress of Belarusian Studies was held in Kaunas, Lithuania. After it ended, an attendee’s car broke down. He took it to a garage but the management refused to service a car owned by a Belarusian. Ultimately, it had to be towed back over the…

The Independent UK

'Kill everyone': Russian violence in Ukraine was strategic

When Russian troops crossed from Belarus into Ukraine in late February, pressing toward Kyiv, they were ordered to block and destroy “nationalist resistance."

Evening Standard

Russian anti-war group Stop The Wagons attacks Russian railway heading to Belarus

This is at least the sixth incident of sabotage claimed by the group since June

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