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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.

Reuters · Oct 31, 2022

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…

The Conversation · Oct 31, 2022

Belarus blacklists 625 opposition figures as ‘extremists’

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

Al Jazeera · Oct 28, 2022

Ukraine recap: 'kamikaze' drone attacks on civilian infrastructure show Putin is moving closer to total war

Having suffered several weeks of setbacks in the field, Russia appears to have renewed its assaults on Ukraine’s major cities, mainly via missile and drone attacks. Despite protestations to the contrary from Kremlin ally Iran, there is growing evidence that Russia is using large numbers of Iranian drones. This includes…

The Conversation · Oct 20, 2022

Russian air force patrols ally Belarus' borders

Russia's air force held scheduled patrol flights at the borders of its ally Belarus on Thursday, Minsk said, as concerns remain that it could take a more active role in the Ukraine war.

Reuters · Oct 20, 2022

Andreas Kluth: If Putin orders a nuke, will his generals obey?

As military strategists in the West war-game a possible nuclear escalation by Russian President Vladimir Putin, they’re also pondering the role disobedience could play. What if Putin gives the order to nuke, but others in the chain of command refuse to execute? Should the U.S. and its allies try to…

Tribune News Service · Oct 20, 2022

Ukraine war: Belarus is not yet committed to a closer military partnership with Russia – here's why

Belarus could be edging closer towards more active participation in Russia’s war in Ukraine.

The Conversation · Oct 19, 2022

Why did Russia invade Ukraine and what could happen next?

Vladimir Putin’s military assault continues in face of near-unanimous international condemnation

The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2022

Ales Bialiatski, a life of peaceful struggle for human rights in Belarus

A co-laureate of the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize, the human rights activist Ales Bialiatski is the fourth person in the history of the Nobel to receive this award while in prison. With this symbolic yet powerful gesture, the Nobel committee recognised Bialiatski’s 35 years of work upholding human rights in…

The Conversation · Oct 18, 2022

Russia threatens to equip Belarusian warplanes with nuclear missile capability

Russia has pledged to equip warplanes from ally Belarus with nuclear missiles in its latest show of strength against the West following a string of military setbacks in Ukraine

Daily Mirror · Oct 17, 2022