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Ukraine bolsters its northern defences amid fears Belarus is being dragged into war

Kyiv is not taking any risks amid Moscow’s efforts to integrate Minsk ever more closely into its war

The Guardian - UK

Belarus opposition leader visits Kyiv after Russia's most devastating attack this year

Ukraine and its allies are increasingly concerned about Belarusian-Russian collaboration, while Moscow has warned that further strikes on Kyiv are coming.

Euronews

Fewer tanks, same tensions: Europe bristles at Putin’s Victory Day parade

As Russia puts on a show with no tanks, paring back a parade that has propped-up Moscow's propaganda efforts for decades, it now represents an existential threat for the nation – and returns as the European Union's (EU) yearly conundrum.

Euronews

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Journalist Andrzej Poczobut freed from prison in Belarus in US-brokered swap deal

Sakharov prize winner was given eight-year sentence after process widely condemned as politically motivated

The Guardian - UK

Putin’s Board of Peace invite ‘concerning’, No 10 says, as Starmer mulls offer

The board is part of Donald Trump’s 20-point peace plan to bring a sustained end to the conflict in Gaza.

Evening Standard

Elon Musk boosting influencer who platforms far-right Putin allies

Mario Nawfal has interviewed Serbian, Belarusian and Slovakian leaders and Russian minister of foreign affairs

The Guardian - US

Belarus Crackdown: Hundreds Arrested For Supporting Ukraine

Belarus under Lukashenko arrests hundreds for supporting Ukraine amid ties with Russia, intensifying crackdown on dissent.

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Belarus leader Lukashenko warns again over nuclear war threat from Ukraine conflict

Aleksandr Lukashenko said Ukraine’s incursion into Russia had raised the stakes in the war

Evening Standard

Thousands of Ukrainian children forcefully taken to Belarus via Russia, study finds

Yale University study finds Russia and Belarus ‘have been working together to coordinate and fund the movement of children’

The Independent UK

Russia’s closest ally holding Putin's nukes warns it won't hesitate to use them in response to any threat from the West

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said his country would “deliver an unacceptable strike” if it perceived any threats to its territory.

Fortune

Wagner forces no longer ‘significant’ in Ukraine following uprising, says US

It had waged some of the bloodiest battles in Russia’s war against Ukraine

Evening Standard

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Vladimir Putin met with Wagner chief days after attempted mutiny, Kremlin confirms

Vladimir Putin previously branded the attempted Wagner uprising a ‘treasonous mutiny’

The Guardian - US

The Russian coup-that-wasn’t fell flat. The next one might not

While some analysts have argued that Putin’s rule was never truly threatened, Putin’s actions suggest he believed otherwise

Evening Standard

UK needs to prepare for potential ‘implosion’ of Russia, says ex-PM

Liz Truss also reiterated calls for Ukraine’s Nato membership to be fast-tracked

WEKU

On the border with Belarus, Ukrainian troops prep for a long war — and the front line

Russian forces crossed from Belarus into Ukraine a year ago, headed for Kyiv, before their unexpected retreat. As the war drags on, Ukraine is fortifying even the quietest stretch of this border.

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China’s Xi Cements Ties with Belarus Leader against Background of Ukraine War

China President Xi Jinping and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko sealed a series of agreements on Wednesday to build up an "all weather" partnership between their countries, against the background of the war in Ukraine. Their meeting in Beijing brought together two of the foreign leaders on whom Russian President Vladimir…

The Independent UK

Lukashenko lashes out at officials because Belarus failed to reach Qatar World Cup finals

Belarus was banned from qualifying for both the 2022 Men’s World Cup and the 2023 Women’s World Cup

The Conversation

Ales Bialiatski, a life of peaceful struggle for human rights in Belarus

A co-laureate of the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize, the human rights activist Ales Bialiatski is the fourth person in the history of the Nobel to receive this award while in prison. With this symbolic yet powerful gesture, the Nobel committee recognised Bialiatski’s 35 years of work upholding human rights in…

The Guardian - AU

What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis

Kerch bridge attacked; Russia launches strikes across Ukraine; winter weaponised

Axios

China and India, two of Russia's biggest allies, call for de-escalation in Ukraine

Belarus, another ally, is throwing support to Russia by deploying troops to fight with them.

The Hindu

Peace, Prize, politics: On 2022 Peace Nobel

The Nobel can strengthen the voices of peace and human rights globally

WEKU

These Belarusians join the fight against Russia, defying their Moscow-backed regime

Belarusians who see their country's fate as linked to Ukraine's victory are joining an anti-Kremlin resistance that includes activists, ex-spies and a Belarusian brigade fighting for Ukraine.

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