The Latest Breaking News from Minsk

Move could happen this week as official says Minsk is ‘now an extension of the Kremlin’

Protesters took to the streets as Belarus held a referendum on Sunday to adopt a new constitution that would ditch its non-nuclear status at a time when the country has become a launchpad for Russian troops invading Ukraine.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy rejected a Russian offer of talks in Belarus on Sunday, saying Minsk itself was complicit in the Russian invasion, but leaving the door open to negotiations in other locations.

Emmanuel Macron insisted revival of accords from 2014 and 2015 ‘only path on which peace can be built’

Emmanuel Macron insisted revival of accords from 2014 and 2015 ‘only path on which peace can be built’

Kremlin says Russian leader is ready to send a delegation to Belarusian capital ‘for talks with a Ukrainian delegation’.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to send a delegation to Minsk for negotiations with representatives of Ukraine, the Kremlin said on Friday after the Russian leader held a phone call with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Russia is ready to send a delegation to the Belarusian capital Minsk for talks with Ukraine, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday, a day after Moscow launched a massive invasion of its southern neighbour.

Ukraine news from February 25: Biden plans move to freeze assets of Putin and Russian foreign minister.

Emmanuel Macron insisted revival of accords from 2014 and 2015 ‘only path on which peace can be built’

Western powers reacted swiftly to Monday's decision by Russian President Vladimir Putin to recognize the independence of the two self-proclaimed republics in eastern Ukraine, condemning Moscow and calling for sanctions. Here is a summary of the responses so far: - Move 'won't go unanswered': Biden, Macron, Scholz -The leaders of…