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10.10 / 23:37

European Union Kyiv Belarus: EU warns Lukashenko of sanctions over joint grouping of troops with Russia

The European Commission on Monday raised the spectre of further sanctions against Belarus, urging Minsk to stop spreading "false accusations" against Ukraine and to call off a joint grouping of troops with Russia.

01.09 / 08:57

Blockchain Hackers Hackers try to sell NFT of Belarusian leader's supposed stolen passport

A group of hacktivists called the Belarusian Cyber Partisans have been attempting to sell a nonfungible token (NFT) featuring the purported passport info of Belarus president Alexander Lukashenko.

11.08 / 14:15

European Union CLIMATE CRISIS Heatwave MPs Ukraine war: Latvia MPs declare Russia a 'state sponsor of terrorism'

Latvia MPs have officially declared Russia a "state sponsor of terrorism" amid the war in Ukraine.

18.05 / 13:11

Activism NATO penalty Belarus president changes death penalty law to target opposition

Belarus has introduced the death penalty for planning an attack or "attempting an act of terrorism", according to a decree issued Wednesday — charges that target many opposition activists, including its exiled leader.

06.05 / 16:53

Climate change abortion rights Abortion Jail plane Ryanair plane diversion: Girlfriend of Belarus journalist Roman Protasevich given six-year jail term

A Belarusian court on Friday sentenced the Russian girlfriend of opposition figure Roman Protasevich to six years in prison, a year since they were arrested after the Ryanair plane they were travelling on was intercepted by a fighter jet and forced to land in Minsk.

05.05 / 14:29

Technology Health 'I feel it's dragged on': Lukashenko on Russia's war in Ukraine

Belarus’ authoritarian leader says he didn’t expect Russia’s war in Ukraine to drag on for so long and claimed he was doing “everything” to stop it, in an interview with The Associated Press on Thursday.

13.04 / 14:57

Exchange Ukraine war Belarus-Based Crypto Exchange Bans Russian Clients Amid Ukraine Invasion

As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues to draw businesses away from the aggressor's economy, the Minsk-based crypto exchange Currency.com is joining the expanding list of companies that decided to withhold their services from Russia’s residents.

23.03 / 19:11

education War Belarus expels majority of Ukrainian diplomats over 'unfriendly' actions

Belarus says it has expelled the majority of Ukrainian diplomats based in the country due to "unfriendly" actions.

21.02 / 21:53

Fire Winter Olympics Putin to recognise Ukrainian separatist regions, Kremlin says, in escalation of tensions

Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to recognise the independence of two rebel-controlled regions in eastern Ukraine, the Kremlin said, breaching the 2015 protocol that ended the conflict in Donbas and further inflaming the tensions between the two countries.

20.02 / 14:57

Sport Ukraine crisis: Belarus says joint drills with Russia to continue 'due to border tensions'

Belarus has announced that its joint military exercises with Russia, which were due to end on Sunday, will now continue because of the aggravated tensions in neighbouring Ukraine.

15.02 / 12:31

MPs Ukraine crisis: Russian MPs to vote on recognising separatist-held areas in east as independent

Russian lawmakers will on Tuesday vote on resolutions to demand President Vladimir Putin recognise two separatist regions in eastern Ukraine as independent.

28.01 / 14:05

Technology Art Ukraine crisis: Belarus 'will fight alongside Russia' if Putin goes to war, says Lukashenko

Belarus will fight alongside Russia if Moscow invades Ukraine, Alexander Lukashenko said on Friday, even as Russia's top diplomat said that the Kremlin had no intention of going to war.

22.12 / 21:34

cryptocurrency Meet the NGO turning to cryptocurrencies to help desperate Belarusians

The crushing of dissent in Belarus is seemingly over, on the surface at least.

17.11 / 19:43

cryptocurrency Entertainment Women Lukashenko and Merkel agree to EU talks over Belarus migrant crisis

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko and Germany's acting Chancellor Angela Merkel have agreed to start negotiations at the European level to resolve the ongoing crisis at their shared border, Minsk said on Wednesday.

12.11 / 23:09

Two Russian paratroopers die in Belarus during joint exercises near Polish border

Two Russian servicemen died in western Belarus near the Polish border on Friday during joint airborne exercises with Minsk.

12.11 / 13:37

Technology Twitter Belarus state airline Belavia and Turkey move to stop migrant flights

Belarus' state-run airline said on Friday that it is banning Syrians, Iraqis and Yemenis from incoming flights from Turkey at Ankara's request after Minsk was accused of bringing in migrants to send onto the European Union.

11.11 / 18:49

Technology Belarus: Lukashenko ponders cutting gas supplies if EU levies more sanctions over migrants

Alexander Lukashenko has said Belarus "must respond" if the European Union imposes new sanctions against his regime over the influx of migrants on the country's western border.

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