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DARK SECRETS: 23 - The Real Truth

Russia's decision to deploy nuclear weapons in Belarus revives Cold War fears

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Saturday he would deploy tactical nuclear weapons in neighbour and ally Belarus. Ukraine on Sunday called for an emergency meeting of the United Nation's Security Council, accusing Moscow of holding Minsk as a "nuclear hostage".

Radio France Internationale

Ukraine official: Putin taking Belarus as 'nuclear hostage'

Ukraine’s top security official has denounced the Kremlin’s plans to station tactical nuclear weapons in neighboring Belarus

The Independent UK

Putin says he will move nuclear weapons into Belarus - and blames the UK

Vladimir Putin has announced plans to station tactical nuclear weapons in neighboring ally Belarus

The Independent UK

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NATO criticises Putin for 'dangerous and irresponsible' nuclear rhetoric

NATO on Sunday criticised Vladimir Putin for what it called his "dangerous and irresponsible" nuclear rhetoric, a day after the Russian president said he planned to station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus.

Reuters

Putin to move 'tactical' nuclear weapons into Belarus in fresh threat to west

The Russian president said that the escalation has come in response to western countries including Britain increasing their supply of weapons and ammunition to Ukraine

Daily Mirror

Putin says Russia to place tactical nuclear arms in Belarus

President Vladimir Putin said Russia is preparing to station tactical nuclear weapons in neighboring Belarus, escalating a confrontation with the U.S. and its allies over the war in Ukraine.

Tribune News Service

Putin says Moscow to place nuclear weapons in Belarus, US reacts cautiously

Russia will station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday, sending a warning to NATO over its military support for Ukraine and escalating a standoff with the West.

Reuters

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Aliaksandr Ivulin: ‘It’s not very safe to be a footballer in Belarus now’

State opposition leads to prison while the national team plays all games away from home due to the nation’s support of Russia

The Guardian - UK

US sanctions Belarus' election officials, president's plane

The U.S. has imposed sanctions on seven Belarusian elections officials, two state-owned automotive manufacturers and President Alexander Lukashenko’s aircraft

The Independent UK

U.S. Treasury announces new sanctions on Belarusian entities, individuals

The U.S. Treasury on Friday sanctioned three Belarusian state-linked entities and nine individuals in response to an ongoing crackdown on pro-democracy activists launched after a 2020 presidential poll that the opposition and Western governments rejected as fraudulent.

Reuters

Belarus jails senior staff at independent news site in crackdown on Lukashenko critics

Twelve-year sentences for the women condemned as president’s ‘revenge’ while UN report accuses country of possible crimes against humanity

The Guardian - AU

EU lawmakers ask UEFA to ban Belarus from Euro 2024

A group of more than 100 European Union lawmakers is urging European soccer’s governing body to ban Belarus from the qualifying for the 2024 European Championship

The Independent UK

Khamenei Urges Belarusian President to Confront US Sanctions

Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei urged Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko to confront US sanctions, noting that countries subject to Western sanctions must counter the scheme through cooperation and by setting up a joint assembly. The two countries signed a roadmap to boost political, economic, and cultural cooperation. Lukashenko arrived in…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran claims to have pardoned 22,000 people over protests – offering a glimpse into extent of its crackdown

The announcement suggests officials now feel secure enough to admit the scale of anti-government demonstrations across the country

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Al Jazeera

Iran and Belarus sign cooperation roadmap in Lukashenko visit

The two presidents signed eight agreements on trade, mining and transportation.

The Independent UK

Anti-Russia guerrillas in Belarus take on 'two-headed enemy'

After Russia invaded Ukraine, guerillas from Belarus began carrying out acts of sabotage on their country’s railways

The Independent UK

Belarus passes law to execute officials convicted of treason

The authoritarian leader of Belarus has signed a bill introducing capital punishment for state officials and military personnel convicted of high treason

The Independent UK

Starmer stresses commitment to free Belarus in meeting with opposition leader

Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya met UK parliamentarians in Westminster.

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The Guardian - UK

Western allies take note: if you want to beat Putin in Ukraine, target his wicked little helper in Belarus

Alexander Lukashenko put our airbases and resources at Russia disposal. His fall would accelerate victory for Ukraine, says Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, leader of the democratic opposition in Belarus

WEKU

Latest in Ukraine: All eyes on Bakhmut as Russia fights to take it over (March 6)

Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

The Independent UK

Belarus hands exiled opposition leader 15-year jail sentence

Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya and four other opposition figures were tried in their absence in Minsk – on charges decried by human rights organisations

Bangkok Post

Belarus sentences exiled critic Tikhanovskaya to 15 years in jail

MOSCOW: Belarus on Monday sentenced exiled opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya to 15 years in prison for spearheading historic protests against the former Soviet country's authoritarian leader.

France 24

Belarus sentences exiled opposition leader Tikhanovskaya to 15 years in prison

A court in Belarus on Monday sentenced exiled opposition leader Sviatlana Tikhanovskaya to 15 years in prison after a trial in absentia on charges including conspiring to overthrow the government, the latest move in a months-long effort by the Belarusian government to suppress dissent.

The Independent UK

Belarus sentences exiled opposition leader to 15 years

A court in Belarus has sentenced exiled opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya to 15 years in prison after a trial in absentia on charges including conspiring to overthrow the government

Al Jazeera

Who is Belarusian Nobel laureate Ales Bialiatski?

Bialiatski, Belarus’s top human rights advocate, was sentenced to 10 years in prison. We take a look at his trajectory.

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