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Sofia Sapega: Belarus jails girlfriend of dissident blogger seized after forced Ryanair plane landing

A Belarusian court has sentenced Sofia Sapega, the girlfriend of a dissident detained on a Ryanair flight, to six years in prison for “inciting social hatred”.

Evening Standard

Belarus jails Russian activist after ‘hijacking’ Ryanair flight to arrest her

The flight changed course to head for Minsk after an alleged bomb scare

The Independent UK

Despite Putin, Ukraine’s traditions live on – as does the threat from Chernobyl

While we tend our graves, vanquished Russian troops are heading through Belarus in a cloud of radioactivity after literally digging up the past, says novelist Andrey Kurkov

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Belarus plane arrest activist Sofia Sapega sentenced to six years

Russian citizen held along with boyfriend a year ago when flight she was on was forced to land

The Guardian - UK

Belarus jails girlfriend of dissident seized after forced plane landing

A Belarusian court on Friday sentenced Sofia Sapega, the girlfriend of a dissident detained after their commercial flight was forced to land in Belarus last year, to six years in prison for inciting social hatred, the Vyasna rights group said.

Reuters

Is it possible to separate sports and politics?

They have always mixed — the crucial thing is to not allow sport and sportspersons to be used as pawns

The Hindu

Lukashenko says ‘West can sleep peacefully’ from fear of Belarusian attack amid mounting Nato tensions

President Lukashenko also credited himself for starting peace talks between Russia and Ukraine

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Belarus doing ‘everything’ to end Ukraine war: Lukashenko

Belarusian president says Minsk is pushing for a peace agreement but accuses Kyiv of being disinterested in talks.

Al Jazeera

Belarus ‘doing everything to stop war in Ukraine’, says President Alexander Lukashenko

Belarus’ authoritarian president Alexander Lukashenko has claimed he is doing “everything” to stop Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine.

Evening Standard

The AP Interview: Belarus doing 'everything' to end war

Belarus’ authoritarian leader has defended Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and says he's doing “everything” to stop the war

The Independent UK

US intelligence helping kill Russian generals, according to reports

The US is passing intelligence to Ukrainians forces to target and kill Russian generals, the New York Times has reported, citing senior American officials.

Evening Standard

Vladimir Putin inflating threat of Belarusian forces attack on Ukraine, says UK

Belarusian military units had left their barracks to go on an exercise - not to fight in Ukraine

Evening Standard

Stanislau Shushkevich, post-Soviet leader of Belarus, dies

Stanislav Shushkevich, the former leader of Belarus who led it to independence during the breakup of the Soviet Union, has died

The Independent UK

Ukraine says it is 'ready' if Belarus joins Russian war effort

Kyiv will be ready if Belarus's armed forces join Russia's war effort in Ukraine, a spokesperson for the Ukrainian State Border Service said on Wednesday.

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The Independent UK

Belarus army begins sudden mass drills but says ‘no threat to neighbours’

Key Russian ally Belarus says militray excercises pose no threat to Europe

Reuters

Ex-Belarus leader Shushkevich, the man who sacked Gorbachev, dies at 87

Former Belarus leader Stanislav Shushkevich, the man who broke the news to Mikhail Gorbachev that the Soviet Union was being consigned to history, has died at the age of 87, Belarusian media quoted his wife as saying on Wednesday.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Belarus Begins Snap Combat Readiness Drills

The armed forces of Belarus began sudden large-scale drills on Wednesday to test their combat readiness, the defense ministry of Ukraine's neighbor said. Belarus is a close ally of Russia, which invaded Ukraine in late February immediately after holding joint drills with Minsk which had allowed it to move more…

Reuters

Belarus says surprise army drills no threat to neighbours - TASS

The armed forces of Belarus began sudden drills on Wednesday to test their combat readiness, the TASS news agency cited the defence ministry of Ukraine's neighbour as saying.

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The Independent UK

Why is Belarus supporting Russia and how is it involved in Ukraine?

Soviet relic Alexander Lukashenko increasingly dependent on Vladimir Putin’s patronage for survival as grip on power slips and economy teeters on brink of disaster

Daily Mirror

Andy Murray blames government for forcing Wimbledon's hand in Russian player ban row

Former world No.1 Andy Murray refused to back Wimbledon's ban of Russian and Belarusian players at the upcoming Grand Slam - and he criticised the government for their role in the decision

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Editorial: Wimbledon's ban on Russian players puts punishment where it isn't warranted

The decision by Wimbledon officials to ban top stars from Russia and Belarus from this summer’s premier grass tennis tournament is short-sighted and unfair, even if it might satisfy those who want to bring maximum pressure to bear on Russian leader Vladimir Putin for the atrocities his forces are committing…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Nadal Says Wimbledon Ban on Russian, Belarusian Players Unfairw

Australian Open champion Rafael Nadal labelled the ban on Russian and Belarusian players from this year's Wimbledon over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine as unfair. The All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) barred players from the two countries from competing at this year's grasscourt major in response to what Russia calls…

The Independent UK

Nadal, Djokovic slam Wimbledon ban on Russian players

Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic have criticized Wimbledon’s decision to exclude Russian and Belarus players from this year’s tournament following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

France 24

Migrants turned away at Belarus-Poland border: 'We see families and people with disabilities'

Several humanitarian organisations have been concerned since March about new cases of violence and migrants being pushed back at the border between Poland and Belarus. Last year, thousands of people from Afghanistan, the Middle East and central Africa tried to reach the European Union by illegally entering Poland. Warsaw accused…

The Hindu

How Wimbledon has got it all wrong on tennis and politics

By banning individual Russian and Belarusian players, it’s dug a trench that is too deep to climb out of

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