Champion calls for peace despite Ukrainian's protest Two-time Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka has hit back at claims from a Ukrainian debutant that she should not be competing. AAP · Jan 21
Putin's 'Unstoppable' Nuke Missile Could Hit London in Minutes from Belarus Russia's nuclear-capable Oreshnik missile, now deployed in Belarus, could reach London in minutes at hypersonic speeds, raising UK security fears amid the Ukraine conflict. International Business Times UK · Dec 30, 2025
Prisoners freed by Belarus say their passports are taken away in a final 'dirty trick' by officials Even though Belarus has released dozens of prisoners, those who've been freed say the authoritarian government often delivers one final act of repression by confiscating their passports before deporting them The Independent UK · Dec 20, 2025
Belarusian leader says Russia deployed its latest nuclear-capable Oreshnik missile to the country Belarus’ authoritarian president says that Russia had deployed its latest nuclear-capable Oreshnik missile system to the country, a move that comes as talks to end the war in Ukraine have entered a crucial phase The Independent UK · Dec 18, 2025
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump claims peace deal ‘closer than ever’ but differences on territory remain US officials said that Kyiv would be offered ‘Article Five-type’ security guarantees in a peace deal The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2025
How Belarus is using cigarette-stuffed balloons to sow chaos in Lithuania as part of Putin’s ‘hybrid war’ IN DEPTH: Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko has vowed to stop the balloons from flying into Lithuania after pressure from the US. But experts tell Isabella Redmayne that they form a vital part of a wider campaign to destabilise the Baltic country The Independent UK · Dec 14, 2025
Nobel Peace Prize laureate and others who took on Belarus' president are among the freed prisoners Belarusian authorities have freed 123 prisoners, including Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski and key opposition figures Maria Kolesnikova and Viktar Babaryka, as part of a deal with Washington that lifted U.S. sanctions on the Eastern European country’s vital fertilizer exports The Independent UK · Dec 13, 2025
US lifts sanctions on Belarusian potash, Lukashenko releases 123 more political prisoners The US presidential envoy announced the lifting of sanctions on Belarusian potash fertilisers. In return, Aliaksandr Lukashenka released a large group of political prisoners, including Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski and one of the opposition leaders Maria Kolesnikova Euronews · Dec 13, 2025
Belarus releases 123 prisoners including opposition leaders after US lifts sanctions Nobel prize winner Ales Bialiatski and opposition figure Maria Kalesnikava among those freed after US talks with Alexander Lukashenko The Guardian - UK · Dec 13, 2025
Belarus frees political dissidents Bialiatski, Kolesnikova and others Belarusian street protest leader Maria Kolesnikova and Nobel Prize winner Ales Bialiatski walked free on Saturday with 121 other political prisoners, released in an unprecedented US-brokered deal, rights groups announced. Radio France Internationale · Dec 13, 2025
US says it will lift some trade sanctions on Belarus The United States has decided to lift sanctions on Belarusian potash, signaling a potential thaw in relations with the isolated autocracy The Independent UK · Dec 13, 2025
Military-run Myanmar plays host to goodwill visit by Belarusian leader Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has arrived in Myanmar on a goodwill visit, becoming only the second foreign leader to visit the Southeast Asian country since it came under military rule in 2021 The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2025
Belarus frees 2 imprisoned Catholic priests after talks with Vatican Officials say two Roman Catholic priests imprisoned on what human rights officials said were politically related charges were freed from prison following talks with the Vatican The Independent UK · Nov 20, 2025
NATO raises alarm as Russia finalises nuclear-powered Burevestnik missile Russia has completed its nuclear-powered Burevestnik cruise missile, which NATO sees as a major threat due to its unlimited range and high manoeuvrability. Euronews · Nov 16, 2025
The Independent UK · Nov 10, 2025 Tension mounts in Belarus as leader plans to seize 1,000 trucks at closed border Belarus’ leader is threatening to seize over stranded 1,000 Lithuanian trucks
The Independent UK · Nov 3, 2025 Ukraine-Russia war latest: UK sends Kyiv more Storm Shadows after Trump accuses Putin of secret nuclear tests US president says Russia is testing nuclear weapons 'underground' and threatening to expand to other forms
The Independent UK · Oct 29, 2025 Lithuania extends closure of Belarus border crossings after balloons enter its airspace Lithuania’s government will keep the country’s two border crossings with Belarus closed for the next month after balloons used to smuggle cigarettes across the frontier brought disruption to the capital’s airport
The Independent UK · Oct 29, 2025 Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin tests nuclear submarine torpedo capable of causing ‘radioactive tsunami’ News of the test comes days after Trump warned that the US has a nuclear submarine off Russian shores
The Guardian - UK · Oct 24, 2025 Lithuania shuts airports and Belarus border after weather balloon incursion Vilnius and Kaunas airports closed down after balloons drift into country’s airspace for third time this month
International Business Times · Oct 22, 2025 Jailed Belarus, Georgia Journalists Win EU's Top Rights Prize The EU parliament awarded the bloc's Sakharov human rights prize on Wednesday to jailed Georgian journalist and editor Mzia Amaghlobeli and Polish-Belarusian journalist Andrzej Poczobut, calling them symbols of the "struggle for freedom".
The Independent UK · Oct 14, 2025 Putin’s top ally warns if Trump gives missiles to Ukraine it could lead to ‘nuclear war’ Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko tells Washington that gifting Tomahawks to Kyiv ‘will escalate the situation’ in Eastern Europe and force a Russian retaliation
International Business Times UK · Oct 13, 2025 Donald Trump Threatens Russia To End War or US Will Give Ukraine Tomahawk Missiles — Is Kremlin Afraid? US President Donald Trump threatened Russia to end the war. He said that if they don't stop, he'll supply Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine.
The Guardian - AU · Oct 12, 2025 Ukraine war briefing: Moscow voices ‘extreme concern’ at Trump threat to send Tomahawk missiles to Kyiv US president says he may warn Russian counterpart ‘look, if this war is not going to get settled, I’m going to send them Tomahawks’. What we know on day 1,328
The Guardian - UK · Oct 4, 2025 ‘People are dying’: Belarusians warn Lukashenko’s crackdown is far from over Those recently freed from jail say authoritarian leader is using political prisoners as bargaining chips to ease sanctions