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Putin says Western sanctions pushing Russia-Belarus unification

The two countries signed a treaty in support of integration in 1997, and have sped up that process in recent years.

Al Jazeera

Vladimir Putin 'could fire Russian nuclear weapons from Belarus' as deployment agreed

Alexander Lukashenko claimed in a meeting with Putin’s foreign minister Sergei Lavrov that he was against war with the West, and saw the expected deployment as a deterrent

Daily Mirror

Poland condemns Belarus for vandalism of Polish graves

Poland on Thursday accused the Belarusian authorities of creating an "atmosphere of acquiescence" to acts of vandalism against Polish graves and demanded authorities punish perpetrators, adding to tensions between Warsaw and Minsk.

Reuters

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Ukraine plans on summer counteroffensive to oust Russian forces

Ukraine makes tactical retreats before a Russian onslaught in the east, saying it is biding time to take back its land.

Al Jazeera

Poland completes Belarus border wall to keep migrants out

A year after migrants started crossing into the European Union from Belarus to Poland, Polish authorities will announce that the construction of a new steel wall along its border with Belarus has been finished

The Independent UK

Sofia Sapega: Russian woman captured by Belarus on Ryanair flight pleads for freedom

‘Today I understand that I have been unfair,’ Sofia Sapega said in a letter

The Independent UK

Tennis star Elina Svitolina on a mission to lift Ukraine’s fallen spirits

Organisers of Wimbledon considered asking Russian and Belarusian players to denounce Vladimir Putin in order to play but instead opted for an outright ban

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Wimbledon 2022: No Russians, no rankings, but Serena’s back

There are a lot of key updates as Wimbledon gets set to return on June including no No. 1-ranked man, Daniil Medvedev, who was barred from competing by the All England Club, along with every other player from Russia and Belarus, because of the war in Ukraine

The Hindu

Vladimir Putin agrees to share nuclear-ready missiles with Belarus in chilling TV pledge

Russian president Vladimir Putin has referenced nuclear weapons on several occasions which many have seen as a warning about getting involved in the war between Russia and Ukraine

Daily Mirror

Russian missiles strike Kyiv for first time in three weeks

One man killed and residential buildings damaged in attack on central district before planned Nato summit on Tuesday

The Guardian - UK

Moscow Tightens Economic Grip on Southern Ukraine

Little appears to have changed for Alexei Andrusenko, the head of a foundry in Ukraine's southern city of Berdyansk, who is happy to have kept all his staff since Moscow took control of the city. Andrusenko and his 50 or so employees continue showing up to work every morning to…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Putin promises to arm Belarus with Russian nuclear-capable missiles

Lukashenko asked Putin to help in bolstering Belarus’ defence to combat what he said were nuclear-armed flights by Nato

The Independent UK

Russia to send Belarus nuclear-capable missiles within months, as G7 leaders gather in Germany

Vladimir Putin again raises nuclear threat during Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, as Olaf Scholz hosts G7 leaders to discuss energy and food crisis

The Guardian - AU

Fall of Severodonetsk is Russia’s biggest victory since Mariupol

Fall of city after weeks of street fighting transforms the battlefield in the east of Ukraine to Moscow’s advantage.

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The Hindu

BEL signs MoU with Belarus-based Defense Initiatives

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Reuters

Russia will supply Belarus with Iskander-M missile systems - Putin

Russia will supply Belarus with Iskander-M missile systems, Russian President Vladimir Putin told a televised meeting with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on Saturday.

Reuters

Putin and Lukashenko discuss situation with global supply of fertilisers

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko discussed the global fertiliser supply situation at a meeting on Saturday.

The Guardian - UK

‘The Russians could come any time’: fear at Suwałki Gap on EU border

Sixty-mile strip on edge of Poland and Lithuania is seen as vulnerable due to its position between Russian exclave of Kaliningrad and Belarus

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The Conversation

Ukraine Recap: why a small Russian 'exclave' is suddenly so important

Well before Vladimir Putin sent his war machine over the border into Ukraine, the Russian president and his proxies were fulminating about Nato surrounding his country, establishing hostile military bases in its backyard and boxing it into a corner.

The Conversation

Ukraine war: fears that Belarus might invade on Russia's side are growing

As the war in Ukraine drags on and Russia’s attempts to gain significant ground in Donbas stall, concerns are being raised once again about the possibility of Belarus opening a second front. This, so the logic goes, would require Ukraine to redeploy forces from the front lines in the east…

Reuters

In pro-Russian Serbia, a few Russians and Ukrainians unite to oppose war

Each week about a dozen Russian, Ukrainian and Belarusian expatriates opposed to Russia's invasion of Ukraine meet local Serbs in a Belgrade cafe to discuss the war and plan protest rallies.

Wales Online

Former Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev 'seriously ill' at 91

The leader of the former USSR worked with the West to bring about the end of the Cold War

Daily Mirror

Last Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, 91, 'seriously ill' with kidney ailment

Former president of the USSR Mikhail Gorbachev, 91, is on dialysis for a serious kidney ailment after suffering repeated and "worsening" health issues, Russian media outlet Mash reported

Reuters

EU nations push for new Russia sanctions, more military aid to Ukraine

Several European Union countries are pushing to start work on a new package of sanctions against Russia and Belarus for the invasion of Ukraine and also want to grant more military support to Kyiv, according to diplomats and a draft document.

Reuters

Belarus says it is resuming verification activities under arms control treaties

Belarus' defence ministry said on Monday that the country was resuming verification activities under existing international arms control treaties after a two-year hiatus prompted by the coronavirus pandemic.

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