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Belarus art festival could renew pressure on Poland's border, official says

A visa waiver for participants of an art festival in Belarus in July could serve as a gateway for migrants and renew pressure on Poland's eastern border, a senior Polish security official said on Thursday.

Reuters

Aryna Sabalenka confronted by Ukrainian journalist over stance on war

Sabalenka was asked to condemn the war by the reporter during a tense exchange at Roland Garros

The Independent UK

Lukashenko Offers Nuclear Weapons For Nations Willing To Join ‘Union State Of Russia And Belarus’

Russian ally and Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko said nations willing "to join the Union State of Russia and Belarus" will be given nuclear weapons

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Between Belarus and Poland, victims of a different conflict are trapped on the edge of Vladimir Putin's war

Belarus was accused of manufacturing a refugee crisis on the European Union's doorstep two years ago. Now, as close ally Russia wages war nearby, asylum seekers are again at the fence.

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‘I Appreciate The Joke:’ Kazakhstan President Laughs Off Lukashenko’s Nuclear Alliance Offer

Despite historical ties with Russia, Kazakhstan publicly upholds its nuclear non-proliferation commitments.

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Belarus has no immediate plans to adopt Russian currency, its strongman leader Lukashenko says

Belarus and Russia have no immediate plans to adopt a joint currency, Belarus' strongman leader announced on Monday

The Independent UK

Lukashenko health rumours swirl amid claim he was hospitalised after meeting Putin

Lukashenko administration has been releasing pictures, videos and interviews to try and dispel health rumours

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Poland sanctions 365 Belarusians over journalist's imprisonment

Poland has imposed sanctions on a further 365 Belarusian citizens over the imprisonment of a journalist of Polish origin in Belarus, the interior ministry said on Monday, amid rising tensions between Warsaw and Minsk.

Reuters

Belarus's Lukashenko says there can be 'nuclear weapons for everyone'

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said that if any other country wanted to join a Russia-Belarus union there could be "nuclear weapons for everyone".

Reuters

Belarus official: West left us no choice but to deploy nuclear arms

Western countries left Belarus no choice but to deploy Russian tactical nuclear weapons and had better take heed not to "cross red lines" on key strategic issues, a senior Belarusian official was quoted as saying on Sunday.

Reuters

No choice but to deploy nuclear arms: Belarus

As Russia moves forward with a decision to deploy tactical nuclear weapons there, Belarus says the West has forced it to renege on promises.

The New Daily

Migrants with children stuck at Poland's border wall; activists say Belarus won't let them turn back

Human rights activists in Poland say a group of some 30 migrants seeking asylum, including small children, has been stuck at Poland’s border wall with Belarus for three days

The Independent UK

Belarus president 'rushed to hospital' minutes after holding meeting with Putin

Alexander Lukashenko's opponent Valery Tsepkalo, has saif that the Putin ally was taken to hospital and is now in a critical condition

Daily Mirror

Putin moves nukes to Belarus 'with European capitals in range' sparking WW3 fears

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko announced he is allowing Vladimir Putin to move some of his nuclear arsenal into Belarus

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The Guardian - AU

Defeat would leave Russia brutal and vindictive even if Putin ‘disappeared’, says RAF chief – as it happened

Air Chief Marshall Sir Mike Wigston says Russian threat to UK could get worse if Putin was ousted

The Guardian - UK

‘I’m insanely thankful to the president’: how a Belarus dissident became an apologist for the regime

Raman Pratasevich was dragged off a plane and imprisoned two years ago. Now he praises the regime he used to denounce

Reuters

Russia tells United States: don't lecture Moscow on nuclear deployments

Russia on Saturday dismissed criticism from U.S. President Joe Biden over Moscow's plan to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, saying Washington had for decades deployed just such nuclear weapons in Europe.

The Guardian - AU

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

A daring cross-border raid in Belgorod; Russia and China deepen their economic ties

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The Independent UK

Nobel peace laureate transferred to brutal prison in Belarus, his wife says

The wife of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski says he's been transferred to a notoriously brutal prison in Belarus and hasn’t been heard from in a month

Reuters

Belarus leader appears in public, dismisses talk of bad illness

Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko appeared in public on Tuesday and dismissed talk he was seriously ill, telling officials, "I'm not going to die, guys," according to a video shown by a state-run media outlet said.

Reuters

Ukraine investigating role of Belarus in transfers of children - prosecutor

Ukraine is investigating the alleged role of Belarus in the forced transfer of children from Russian-occupied territories, the office of the prosecutor general told Reuters on Tuesday.

Al Jazeera

Belarusian activist Roman Protasevich ‘pardoned by Minsk’

Protasevich had been sentenced to eight years for organising protests and insulting President Lukashenko.

Evening Standard

Roman Protasevich: Belarusian blogger arrested on Ryanair flight pardoned

Roman Protasevich, the Belarusian opposition blogger arrested in 2021 after his Ryanair flight was forced to land in Minsk, was pardoned on Monday, the Belarusian state news agency BelTA reported.

The Guardian - UK

Nobel winners demand release of Belarusian peace laureate Ales Bialiatski

Open letter condemning the detention of the human rights activist, who won the 2022 prize, signed by more than 100 laureates including Kazuo Ishiguro and JM Coetzee

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicagoans from Belarus plan march for political prisoners back home: ‘The machine of repression is working relentlessly’

The Belarusian community in Chicago, many who left their homeland because of political and economic reasons, plans to march in the Loop on Sunday.

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