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Zelensky sees new Russian attack threat from Belarus
Russia is increasingly using positions in Belarus for its attacks on Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said after a meeting…
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Prisoners freed by Belarus say their passports are taken away in a final 'dirty trick' by officials
The only official document human rights advocate Uladzimir Labkovich had with him when he was suddenly released from a Belarus prison,…
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Lithuania arrests 21 in alleged cigarette smuggling ring using weather balloons from Belarus
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Lithuanian authorities said Tuesday they had arrested 21 people allegedly connected to a criminal network that…
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Lithuania to reopen border crossings with Russia-allied Belarus after tensions over balloons
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — The Lithuanian government decided Wednesday to reopen the country's two border crossings with Belarus, weeks…
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Lithuania extends closure of Belarus border crossings after balloons enter its airspace
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Lithuania said Wednesday it will keep the country's border crossings with Belarus closed for a month after…
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Belarus detains Polish Carmelite monk for alleged spying
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarus has detained a Polish monk on suspicion of espionage, the latest escalation in Minsk’s long-running…
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Russia’s ‘Zapad’ drill has Europe on edge about low-key attacks
WARSAW, Poland — As Russia and Belarus launch the “Zapad 2025” joint military drill this month, eyeing buildups of military forces along…
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Russia plans closer cooperation with Belarus
Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting…
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My opponents choose jail and exile, Lukashenko tells BBC
I have reported on many elections. I have seen prime ministers and presidents roll up at polling stations, cast ballots and then take a…
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Lukashenko wins Belarus' stage-managed election as planned
In a presidential election dismissed as a farce and an affront to democracy, strongman Alexander Lukashenko has secured a seventh term in…
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Exit poll: Belarus' Lukashenko secures 7th term with 87.6% of vote
Alexander Lukashenko, the strongman who has ruled Belarus for three decades, secured a seventh term in power following an election on…
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EU countries may limit right to asylum, European Commission says
The European Commission said on Wednesday that EU countries may suspend the right of asylum in certain circumstances when a major security…
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Putin warns West of "brink of global conflict"
Vladimir Putin has warned of an impending "global conflict" in an address in which he accused the West of stoking tensions regarding the…
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Putin says new Oreshnik missile system is also for Belarus
Russia intends to deploy its new Oreshnik missile system, recently used against Ukraine for the first time, in neighbouring Belarus as a…
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Putin signs pact with ally that includes possible use of Russian nukes
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a pact with close ally Belarus on Friday that includes the possible use of Russian nuclear…
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Belarus seeks to copy neighboring Russia’s repressive LGBTQ+ policies, activists say
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — As police raided the home of a gay couple in the Belarusian capital of Minsk and brutally beat them, the officers…