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A court in Belarus sentences a dissident journalist to 8 years in prison

Raman Pratasevich and his Russian girlfriend were arrested in May 2021 when their Ryanair flight from Greece to Lithuania was ordered to land in the capital of Belarus, Minsk.

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Belarusians wary of being drawn into war with Ukraine

Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has welcomed thousands of Russian troops to his country, allowed the Kremlin to use it to launch the invasion of Ukraine last year, and offered to station some of Moscow’s tactical nuclear weapons there

The Independent UK

Russian-installed Donetsk chief meets Belarus president, Kyiv protests

The Russian-installed head of the Moscow-controlled part of Ukraine's Donetsk region met Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in Minsk on Tuesday and said he had discussed ways of boosting trade.

Reuters

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Russia to place nuclear weapons near Belarus' borders with NATO

Russia will move its tactical nuclear weapons close to the western borders of Belarus, the Russian envoy to Minsk said on Sunday, placing them at NATO's threshold in a move likely to further escalate Moscow's standoff with the West.

Reuters

Russia, Belarus celebrate ‘unity’ as war grinds on in Ukraine

The ex-Soviet allies have grown closer and Lukashenko’s dalliances with the West appear to be over, say analysts.

Al Jazeera

Russia-Ukraine war: US ‘deeply concerned’ by Russia’s arrest of American journalist – as it happened

US secretary of state criticises Russia’s arrest of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich

The Guardian - AU

Belarus to face more sanctions over nuclear arms plan, Poland says

Belarus will certainly face further European sanctions due to a Russian plan to station tactical nuclear weapons in the country, Poland's prime minister said on Tuesday, as tensions between Warsaw and Minsk hit new highs.

Reuters

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Russia's decision to deploy nuclear weapons in Belarus revives Cold War fears

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Saturday he would deploy tactical nuclear weapons in neighbour and ally Belarus. Ukraine on Sunday called for an emergency meeting of the United Nation's Security Council, accusing Moscow of holding Minsk as a "nuclear hostage".

Radio France Internationale

Russia to station nuclear arms in Belarus, says Putin

EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell on Sunday urged Belarus not to host Russian nuclear weapons, saying it could face further sanctions if it did.

France 24

Western allies take note: if you want to beat Putin in Ukraine, target his wicked little helper in Belarus

Alexander Lukashenko put our airbases and resources at Russia disposal. His fall would accelerate victory for Ukraine, says Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, leader of the democratic opposition in Belarus

The Guardian - UK

Belarus hands exiled opposition leader 15-year jail sentence

Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya and four other opposition figures were tried in their absence in Minsk – on charges decried by human rights organisations

The Independent UK

What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis

The relentless battle for Bakhmut; Russian plane blown up near Minsk; Putin claims west seeks to ‘dismember’ Russia

The Guardian - AU

OPINION - Tech & Science Daily podcast: Drones ‘blow up’ Russian spy plane in Belarus

Anti-government activists in Belarus claim their bomb-equipped drones damaged a high-tech Russian military surveillance aircraft in an airfield sabotage attack near the capital Minsk.

Evening Standard

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.

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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.

The Guardian - UK

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

Al Jazeera

Russian plane destroyed near Minsk airfield: Belarus opposition

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

Reuters

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.

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Poland curbs border traffic as Belarus expels three Polish diplomats

Poland announced more curbs to road traffic with Belarus on Monday, hours after saying Minsk was expelling three Polish diplomats, as relations between the two nations deteriorate.

The Independent UK

Russia and Belarus planes forced to take bizarre flight paths, adding hours onto Turkey and Egypt journeys

Exclusive: Flights from Moscow and Minsk to Istanbul take detours adding up to three hours to journey times

Reuters

Hungary's foreign minister visits Minsk amid Olympics row

Hungary's foreign minister paid a visit to Minsk on Monday to keep "channels of communication open" as a group of 35 countries demanded that Russian and Belarusian athletes be banned from the 2024 Olympics.

Reuters

Poland to close Belarus border crossing until further notice, Minsk unhappy

Poland will close a key border crossing with Belarus until further notice, the Polish interior minister said on Thursday, as relations between Warsaw and Minsk sink to new lows.

Reuters

Belarus prosecutor requests 12-year jail term for Nobel winner Byalyatski

A Belarusian prosecutor asked a Minsk court on Thursday to sentence Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Byalyatski to 12 years in prison, Byalyatski's human rights organisation said, in a case allies see as political retribution.

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war: at least three dead after Russian shelling in Kherson – as it happened

Local authorities say Russian forces targeted a hospital, school, bus station, post office, bank and residential buildings

Reuters

Ukraine imposes sanctions on 182 Russian, Belarusian firms, 3 people

Ukraine imposed sanctions against 182 Russian and Belarusian companies, and three individuals, in the latest of a series of steps by President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to block Moscow's and Minsk's connections to his country.

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