The Kremlin said today that the Russian and Belarusian presidents are working on “joint measures” they can take to respond to Lithuania’s decision to ban the transit of some goods to the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad. Kaliningrad shares borders with Lithuania and Poland – members of NATO and the EU – and relies on transit […]
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St. Tikhanovskaya: The possibility of a military intervention by Belarus in Ukraine is minimal
Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, the head of the Belarusian opposition, considers a military intervention by Belarusian forces in Ukraine “highly unlikely”, despite the alliance between Moscow and Minsk. “I really doubt that Belarusian soldiers are participating in the invasion of Ukraine,” he said at a press conference in Warsaw. According to Tikhanovskaya, the morale of the army […]
Kyiv is worried about possible involvement of Minsk in the war
The president of Belarus, who is Russian President Vladimir Putin’s closest ally, said yesterday that his country — a former Soviet republic — fully supports Russia and its military operation in Ukraine as part of its longstanding commitment to a ” unified state” with Moscow. Alexander Lukashenko, in power since 1994 and accused in the […]
Lukashenko claims Ukraine fired missiles into Belarusian territory (upd)
LAST UPDATE 20:30 Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko claimed today that the country’s armed forces intercepted missiles fired from Ukraine aimed at hitting military installations on Belarusian soil three days ago. The Ukrainian army has not yet commented on these statements. “They are provoking us. I must tell you that three days ago, maybe a little […]
Putin: Western pressure accelerates Belarus’ integration into Russia
President Vladimir Putin said today that political pressure from the West is speeding up Belarus’ integration with neighboring Russia, Reuters reported. “Unprecedented political and social pressure from the so-called collective West pushes us to accelerate the process of integration: together to minimize the damage from illegal sanctions, to make it simpler to manage the production […]
Belarus: Three activists at risk of execution
Three Belarusian activists are in danger of being executed after being accused of sabotaging the railway network in Belarus to prevent the movement of Russian soldiers during the first stage of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Belarusian investigators announced today. The men have been charged with terrorism since being arrested on March 1 for setting […]
Zelensky calls on Belarusians not to get involved in war
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday called on citizens of neighboring Belarus not to be allowed to get involved in Russia’s war against his country. “The Kremlin has already decided everything for you,” Zelensky said during his sermon last night. “But you are not slaves, you are not meat for the cannons. You do not […]
CERN terminates cooperation agreements with Russia and Belarus
The famous European Center for Scientific Research CERN announced today that it will terminate the cooperation agreements with Russia and Belarus after their expiration, in 2024, due to the war in Ukraine. The CERN board took this decision yesterday and says it is ready to reconsider cooperation with the two countries “in the light of […]
Fence construction on the Poland-Belarus border is being completed
The construction of a fence about 140 km long on the Polish-Belarusian border is almost complete, according to Polish authorities working precautionarily to prevent a migration crisis like last year, with the accumulation of large numbers of migrants at the border. According to a video released today by the border police in Poland, work on […]
US: Adding 71 new Russian and Belarusian companies and entities to ‘blacklist’ of trade
Washington yesterday added 71 new companies and entities from Russia and Belarus to the US blacklist of trade. The companies include aircraft factories and shipyards, as well as research institutes, in a latest effort to prevent the use of US technology and other materials and systems by the Russian armed forces. The export restrictions are […]