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06.12 / 00:57

CBDC Digital President voice outbreak isolate Belarus Wants to Use Its CBDC to Evade Sanctions

Belarus wants to accelerate the launch of its CBDC as it looks to evade US and EU-led sanctions and let its firms trade with international partners.

26.01 / 13:31

Technology United Nations Bitcoin may sustain momentum in 2025 despite Google's quantum chip concerns

Bitcoin's price topped the $100,000 (€95,268) mark this month following Trump's nomination of the pro-crypto Paul Atkins to be the new leader of the US Securities and Exchange (SEC).

15.10 / 01:41

War Justice country rights politician Immigration skepticism goes mainstream in Europe

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Immigration is the most vexing political problem in Europe these days and guess what: It’s no longer a preoccupation only of the so-called far right. This weekend centrist Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk became the latest European leader to try to slam the Continent’s gates shut.

29.05 / 20:13

Provident Cooper Election President country 2020 isolate Hungary's foreign minister visits Belarus despite EU sanctions, talks about expanding ties

Hungary’s top diplomat has visited Belarus for talks on expanding ties despite the European Union’s sanctions against the country

25.05 / 09:53

Death wellness President reports rights Investigations Putin ally Belarus President Lukashenko blames US sanctions for Iran's Raisi's death: 'They banned companies from...'

Almayadeen quoting Alexander Lukashenko.“I mean, first of all, the sanctions. These scoundrels had no right to impose sanctions against ships, against planes, helicopters that transport people… They banned their companies from servicing [Raisi’s helicopter].

17.02 / 17:43

FIVE Death President War reports Investigations What happened to other Vladimir Putin critics like Alexei Navalny? Hint: Poisoning, shooting, window falls

Navalny's death was ascertained, his mother was told on Saturday that Russian leader was struck down by "sudden death syndrome" and that his body would not be handed over to the family until an investigation was completed, his team was quoted by Reuters as saying. Navalny's death brought back into focus other critics and foes of Putin who died in "mysterious" circumstances. Here's a look at some other foes of Russian President Putin and their “mysterious fate": Yevgeny Prigozhin and the top lieutenants of his Wagner private military company were killed in a plane crash in August 2023.

06.10 / 08:15

Action Fighting WhatsApp Celebrity peace Nobel Peace Prize 2023 top contenders: From Volodymyr Zelensky to Ilham Tohti; who's leading the pack?

Mint is now on WhatsApp Channels Subscribe today by clicking the link and stay updated with the latest financial insights! Click here! This exiled Belarusian opposition figure has challenged Alexander Lukashenko's regime. Advocating democracy and fighting against vote tampering, her story is one of resilience. The ICJ, known for its role in resolving state disputes, might receive recognition for its contributions to global peace.

23.07 / 15:23

MET Remark country rock Wagner 'Wagner troops asked permission to visit Poland...': What Belarus' Lukashenko said during meet with Vladimir Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Belarusian counterpart met in St. Petersburg on Sunday - nearly after a month after the Wagner mutiny rocked Moscow. According to Alexander Lukashenko, Wagner militia fighters are now assembling en masse in Belarus and had recently asked him “for permission to go on a trip to Warsaw".

23.07 / 09:43

Telegram Entertainment Vladimir Putin hosts Alexander Lukashenko, says Ukraine counter-offensive has failed

Vladimir Putin said Ukraine's counteroffensive «has failed» as he hosted Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko, his close ally, for talks in St Petersburg on Sunday. «There is no counteroffensive,» Russian news agencies quoted Lukashenko as saying.Putin replied: «It exists, but it has failed.» Ukraine began its long-anticipated counter-offensive last month but has so far made only small gains against well entrenched Russian forces who control more than a sixth of its territory after nearly 17 months of war.

16.07 / 02:41

UPS Citi Provident Reuters Southern Wagner Training Wagner fighters training local soldiers in Belarus, confirms Belarusian defense ministry

Belarusian soldiers on a range near the town of Osipovichi in Belarus on July 14. The Belarusian defense ministry that at least some had arrived in Belarus and were instructing local troops, according to Reuters reports. Belaruski Hajun said, “The convoy headed toward a military base outside Osipovichi, a town 230 kilometers (142 miles) north of the Ukrainian border." Alexander Lukashenko, the authoritarian president of Belarus said at the time that Minsk could use Wagner's experience and expertise, and that he had offered the fighters an “abandoned military unit" to set up camp. Speaking to the Associated Press, a leader of an anti-Lukashenko guerrilla group said that construction of a site for the mercenaries was underway near Osipovichi.

19.12 / 09:47

Threat Ukraine war: Kyiv wary of border threat as Putin heads to Belarus ahead of Russian drills

Vladimir Putin heads to neighbouring Belarus on Monday for talks with Alexander Lukashenko, as Russian troops prepare to conduct exercises there amid nerves in Kyiv that the country could again serve as a base for a renewed assault on Ukraine.

18.10 / 07:53

European Union Ukraine war Prison Belarus: Political activist gets 25 years in prison amid further crackdown on dissidents

A leading political activist in Belarus was sentenced to 25 years in prison on Monday for opposing strongman President Alexander Lukashenko's regime in the latest step in the country's brutal crackdown on political dissidents.

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.

09.08 / 14:19

Airlines inflation Two years after Belarus election, 'torch of freedom' still burning, says Tsikhanouskaya

Today marks two years since the disputed presidential election in Belarus, which sparked a protest movement of unprecedented size in a country that has been labelled “the last dictatorship in Europe”.

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.

24.03 / 10:37

European Union Evan Neumann: US man wanted over the Capitol riots is 'granted asylum in Belarus'

An American man suspected of involvement in the Capitol riots has been granted asylum in Belarus, according to reports.

09.02 / 19:41

cryptocurrency Sport Winter Olympics Bitcoin Darya Dolidovich: Belarusian skier flees to Poland after Winter Olympics ban

A cross-country skier has fled Belarus for Poland after being banned from competing at the Winter Olympics due to their political views.

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.

14.12 / 15:21

Art Jail Sergei Tikhanovskaya, the husband of Belarus opposition leader Svetlana, given 18-year jail term

The husband of Belarus' main opposition leader has been handed an 18-year jail term.

23.11 / 00:05

Technology Money Belarus' Lukashenko says EU should take in more migrants

Belarus' President Alexander Lukashenko called on Europe to take in more migrants, criticising the EU for not holding talks on the crisis.

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