Moscow shoots down almost 60 drones, airports reopen Moscow's mayor says almost 60 drones heading for the capital have been intercepted, following last week's renewed strike on the city's only oil refinery. AAP · Jun 21
Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy to Belarus – remove Russian relay stations or ‘we’ll do it’ Zelenskyy says a week should be enough time for Belarus to remove stations, calls for a stop to refined oil supplies to Russian army. What we know on day 1,578 The Guardian - AU · Jun 20
Mighty is the paintbrush: Semyon Skrepetsky, the Russian dissident artist shot and killed in Poland Russian artist and dissident Semyon Skrepetsky was famous for his audacious, even malicious, caricatures of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov. Skrepetsky was shot and killed on Tuesday in the eastern Polish town of Biała Podlaska at the age of 44. France 24 · Jun 18
The US and Europe are diverging on how to deal with Belarus — and that could benefit Putin’s loyal ally When it comes to relations with Belarus, the Trump administration has been pursuing a dual approach of late. The Conversation · Jun 4
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Kremlin says French seizure of tanker ‘bordering on piracy’ as it vows response Lukashenko says he knows the Ukrainian military 'does not want any war with Belarus' The Independent UK · Jun 1
Concerns mount that Belarus could be a launchpad for a new Russian offensive in Ukraine More than four years ago, Belarus allowed Russia to use its territory to invade Ukraine The Independent UK · May 31
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Russian drone strikes apartment building in Nato member Romania Two people injured after Russian drone strike sparks fire in 10-storey building The Independent UK · May 28
"Murders, repression, stolen money, stolen land: that is dictatorship." Meet the Belarusian band whose black metal almost got them imprisoned - and caught in a warzone Dymna Lotva's music was banned by their government and they were hunted by the police - but that hasn't stopped them speaking out Metal Hammer · May 27
Zelensky fears Russia may launch northern Ukraine offensive with Belarus IN FULL The Independent UK · May 27
The Independent UK · May 27 Ukraine-Russia war latest: UK intelligence suggests almost half a million Russian soldiers have died in Putin’s invasion Volodymyr Zelensky wrote Ukraine relies ‘almost exclusively’ on the US for ballistic missile defences
AAP · May 25 Leaders keep a wary eye on Belarus for signs it might offer Russia help in Ukraine Belarus' exiled opposition leader visits Kyiv as the city recovers from Russia's largest missile attack of the year
AAP · May 25 Leaders keep a wary eye on Belarus for any signs it might offer Russia help in Ukraine Belarus' exiled opposition leader is visiting Kyiv as the Ukrainian capital cleans up after Russia's biggest missile attack of the year
AAP · May 25 Leaders keep a wary eye on Belarus after Russia's biggest missile attack of the year on Ukraine The exiled opposition leader of Belarus is visiting Kyiv a day after Russia's largest missile attack on Ukraine this year
The Independent UK · May 25 Belarus warned not to get ‘dragged into Russia’s war’ as opposition leader visits Ukraine The exiled opposition leader of Belarus visited Kyiv a day after Russia's largest missile attack on Ukraine this year
The Guardian - AU · May 25 Ukraine war briefing: Putin accused of ‘reckless nuclear brinkmanship’ in Oreshnik missile strike on Kyiv Russia’s deadly attack condemned across Europe; Macron warns Belarusian leader Lukashenko to stay out of the war, source says. What we know on day 1,552
The Independent UK · May 22 Belarusian journalist falls dangerously ill in prison, relatives say, urging for him to be released An imprisoned Belarusian journalist's relatives say he has fallen seriously ill
The Independent UK · May 22 Ukraine-Russia war latest: Kyiv hit by hypersonic ballistic missile as allies condemn ‘reckless escalation’ At least four people were killed in the attacks on Ukraine’s capital
The Independent UK · May 18 Belarus launches joint drills with Russia to practice nuclear weapons use Belarus says it has launched joint drills with Russia to practice the use of nuclear weapons that Moscow has deployed on the territory of its neighbor and ally
The Conversation · Apr 29 40 years later, Russia is still silencing the voices of Chernobyl In June 2018 I had the opportunity to visit Minsk, the capital of Belarus. In a large bookshop in the city centre – beneath the inquisitorial gaze of the ever-present portraits of the dictator Alexander Lukashenko – I asked the bookseller for one of the volumes of Svetlana Alexievich’s collected…
The Guardian - UK · Apr 28 ‘The doorbell went at 5am. Six masked men were outside’: Belarus Free Theatre bring totalitarian terror to the Venice Biennale They’ve been imprisoned, tortured and spied upon. Now dissidents from Europe’s last dictatorship are bringing the sights, sounds, smells and even tastes of brutal repression to the world’s biggest festival of art