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 · Jun 18
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 · May 25
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 · May 5
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 · Apr 28
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 · Jan 20
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 · Apr 10, 2025
Belarus Crackdown: Hundreds Arrested For Supporting Ukraine Belarus under Lukashenko arrests hundreds for supporting Ukraine amid ties with Russia, intensifying crackdown on dissent. Top News · Nov 20, 2024
Belarusian Activist Maria Kolesnikova Resurfaces After 20 Months Belarusian activist Maria Kolesnikova reappears after 20 months, raising hopes for political prisoners' release. International calls for the release of Kol... Top News · Nov 13, 2024
German far-right politician accused of using political prisoners as cheap labour in Belarus Reports of dissenters working for £4 a day on onion plantation owned by Saxony state parliament AfD member Jörg Dornau The Guardian - UK · Sep 28, 2024
Belarusian President Warns Of Nuclear Threat Amid Ukraine Conflict Belarusian President Lukashenko raises concerns over potential nuclear conflict between Ukraine and Russia, warning of unprecedented consequences. Top News · Aug 20, 2024
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 · Aug 18, 2024
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 · Nov 17, 2023
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 · Aug 18, 2023
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 · Jul 14, 2023
Evening Standard · Jul 10, 2023 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 · Jun 28, 2023 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 · Jun 26, 2023 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 · Mar 26, 2023 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.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 1, 2023 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 · Dec 15, 2022 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 · Oct 18, 2022 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 · Oct 14, 2022 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 · Oct 10, 2022 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 · Oct 9, 2022 Peace, Prize, politics: On 2022 Peace Nobel The Nobel can strengthen the voices of peace and human rights globally
WEKU · May 31, 2022 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.