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World Taekwondo follows IOC and allows Russian and Belarusian athletes back as neutrals

World Taekwondo have announced their plans following recommendations from the International Olympic Committee amid the ongoing war in Ukraine

Daily Mirror

Belarus drops charges against Polish minority activist

A prominent Polish minority activist has been released from custody in Belarus after the authorities dropped criminal charges against her

The Independent UK

Putin and Lukashenko to meet in Moscow on April 5-6 - Kremlin

Belarus' President Alexander Lukashenko will travel to Moscow on Wednesday for two days of talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin said.

Reuters

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Russia: Finland’s NATO Accession Carries Risk of Escalation

The Kremlin said on Tuesday that Russia would be forced to take "counter-measures" to Finland's accession to the NATO military alliance, as Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said the move raised the prospect of the conflict in Ukraine escalating further. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the expansion of NATO - long…

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Russia says Finland's NATO accession is dangerous historic mistake

Russia said on Tuesday Finland's accession to the NATO military alliance was a dangerous historic mistake that would weaken security in the wider region, increase the risk of conflict, and force Moscow to take counter-measures.

Reuters

Ukraine war – live: ‘No let-up’ in Bakhmut fighting as 20 Russian attacks repelled in 24 hours

It comes as Finland has officially joined Nato, doubling the military alliance’s border with Russia

The Independent UK

Belarus Defence Ministry says combat readiness inspections have begun

Belarus' Defence Ministry said on Monday it had started combat readiness inspections of the armed forces, a latest round of military activity in the close Russian ally which has lent logistical support to Moscow's war in Ukraine.

Reuters

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Ukraine-Russia war – latest: Putin vows to respond on border if Nato troops deployed to Finland

Ambassador to Belarus says a storge facility will be completed by July

The Independent UK

US ‘pushing hard’ for Wall Street Journal reporter’s release, says White House – as it happened

US government ‘keenly, strongly, closely’ tracking Evan Gershkovich’s detention; IAEA chief Rafael Grossi expected to visit on Wednesday

The Guardian - AU

Russia to put nukes in Belarus near NATO borders, envoy says

Russian envoy to Belarus says weapons will be moved to ally’s territory despite ‘noise in Europe and the United States’.

Al Jazeera

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 to put nukes near Belarus' western border, envoy says

Russia's ambassador to Belarus says that Moscow will deploy tactical nuclear weapons close to Belarus’ border with NATO neighbors

The Independent UK

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

This woman could have stopped Vladimir Putin invading Ukraine. Now she's in exile and a jail sentence awaits her in Belarus

From exile, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya campaigns against Alexander Lukashenko, and says the Belarusian dictator has an achilles heel that could bring victory to Ukraine against Russia.

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The Independent UK

Russia clashes with US over tactical nukes for Belarus

Russia and the U.S. have clashed in the United Nations over Moscow’s plans to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus

The Guardian - AU

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

Putin preparing for ‘forever war’; Ukrainian parents hiding their children in basements; Finland clears final hurdle to Nato membership

Radio France Internationale

Wimbledon clears Russian and Belarusian players for 2023 tournament

Russian and Belarusian tennis players will be allowed to compete at the season's third Grand Slam event at Wimbledon as well as other British grass court tournaments after the All England Club (AELTC) and Britain's Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) on Friday jointly opted to reverse their bans on players from…

The Independent UK

Ukraine accuse Wimbledon of ‘immoral’ stance on Russian and Belarusian participation

Ukraine’s foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba called on the UK Government to deny visas to Russian and Belarusian players

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The Independent UK

Putin could place strategic nuclear weapons in Belarus, Lukashenko says

“We will stop at nothing to protect our countries, our state and their peoples”, says Belarus’s president

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin puppet warns of looming World War 3 claiming West is planning to invade

Alexander Lukashenko claimed, without providing any evidence, that the West is planning to invade Belarus to "destroy it" and that "a third world war with nuclear fires looms on the horizon"

The New Daily

Wimbledon does an about-face on Russian players

Wimbledon will allow Russian and Belarusian players to compete at the grasscourt grand slam as 'neutrals' this year under certain conditions, having

Daily Mirror

IOC president brands criticism of Russian athlete return as “deplorable” despite backlash

The International Olympic Committee has issued a strong public response to the governments of countries who are supporting the ban on Russian and Belarusian athletes

Reuters

Tennis-Russian, Belarusian players to compete as 'neutrals' at Wimbledon after ban lifted

Wimbledon lifted its ban on Russian and Belarusian players on Friday and will allow them to compete in the grasscourt Grand Slam this year as "neutral" athletes in a climbdown from the stance it took after Moscow's invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

The Independent UK

Russia might put strategic nukes in Belarus, leader says

The president of Belarus says Russian strategic nuclear weapons might be deployed in his country along with part of Russia’s tactical nuclear arsenal

The Independent UK

Wimbledon drops ban on Russian and Belarusian players

Russian and Belarusian players will be allowed to compete as ‘neutral’ athletes

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