‘His drug is power’: Lukashenko reaches out to the west President of Belarus has been edging out of the diplomatic freeze, cautiously probing for space beyond Moscow The Guardian - UK · Sep 30, 2025
Belarus proposes a new nuclear plant to supply energy to Russian-occupied Ukraine Belarus has unveiled proposals to build a second nuclear power plant capable of supplying energy to Russian-occupied regions of Ukraine The Independent UK · Sep 26, 2025
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Kyiv to receive first Patriot and HIMARS missiles under Europe-funded weapons scheme Nato official says weapons 'already flowing' under new PURL initiative The Independent UK · Sep 17, 2025
Belarus sentences journalist to 4 years in prison, days after release of over 50 political prisoners A Belarusian court has sentenced independent journalist Ihar Ilyash to four years in prison The Independent UK · Sep 16, 2025
Russia raises tensions with NATO as Putin shows off his battlefield nuclear weapons One year ago this month, Putin outlined a revision of Moscow's nuclear doctrine The Independent UK · Sep 16, 2025
Display of firepower in Russia-Belarus war games stirs unease across Europe As western media receive rare invite, visit by US officials raises fears Trump is unwilling to take hard line on Moscow The Guardian - UK · Sep 15, 2025
Russia and Belarus launch military exercise that fueled Western concerns Russia and Belarus have launched a long-planned joint military exercise involving thousands of troops that has raised concern in the West The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2025
Belarus Frees 52 Prisoners, Including Veteran Dissident, Journalists Belarus on Thursday freed 52 political prisoners, including an EU staff member, journalists, and dissidents -- a release mediated by the United States as Minsk seeks closer ties with President Donald Trump. International Business Times · Sep 11, 2025
Belarus frees 52 political prisoners, including foreigners, after visit by US delegation Move seen as effort to win US favour and sanctions relief, as crackdown on dissent continues The Guardian - UK · Sep 11, 2025
Belarus frees 52 political prisoners as US lifts sanctions on its national air airline Belarus has freed 52 political prisoners, as the United States announced it was lifting sanctions on the isolated country’s national airline The Independent UK · Sep 11, 2025
Should NATO’s eastern bloc expect more drone attacks as Russia and Belarus start Zapad-2025? On Friday, Russia and Belarus are set to begin their joint military exercises. Poland announced earlier this week that it will shut down its border with Belarus during the Zapad-2025 drills, calling them “very aggressive”. Then, Russian drones entered Polish airspace on Wednesday. Euronews · Sep 11, 2025
European operation identifies alleged Belarusian spy ring A former deputy head of Moldovan intelligence reportedly arrested for treason for ‘transmitting state secrets’ The Guardian - UK · Sep 11, 2025
War games involving Russia and Belarus start this week. What to know about the military drills The last time Russia and Belarus held major joint military drills in 2022, Moscow sent its troops into Ukraine just days later The Independent UK · Sep 10, 2025
Czech Republic and allies break up Belarus spy network across Europe The Czech Republic’s counterintelligence agency says it has broken up a spy network being built by Belarus The Independent UK · Sep 9, 2025
Al Jazeera · Aug 30, 2025 SCO summit in China: Who’s attending, what’s at stake amid Trump tariffs? China is the host of this year’s SCO Summit, which takes place in Tianjin from August 31 to September 1.
The Independent UK · Aug 25, 2025 Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky says US and Ukrainian officials will meet to prepare for possible Putin summit Zelensky's remarks come as Russia and Ukraine exchanged 146 prisoners of war
The Independent UK · Aug 20, 2025 Russian allies Belarus and Iran agree to boost bilateral defense ties Belarus and Iran signed have new agreements to boost bilateral ties in areas including defense
We Got This Covered · Aug 18, 2025 ‘Highly respected’: Donald Trump’s dictator fan club just got a new member He likes dictators a bit too much.
The Guardian - US · Aug 15, 2025 Zelenskyy to fly to Washington as Merz says US ready to be part of Ukraine security guarantees – as it happened German chancellor will join Macron and Starmer in leading talks with Europe’s ‘coalition of the willing’ on Sunday before the Ukrainian and US presidents meet on Monday
The Independent UK · Aug 8, 2025 Belarus journalist is convicted of treason and jailed for 10 years as crackdown on dissent continues A Belarusian journalist was convicted of treason and revealing state secrets and was sentenced to 10 years in prison after a closed trial
Euronews · Aug 6, 2025 Belarus targets government critics with continued raids and detention, activists say Mass arrests and convictions of government critics have continued since Alexander Lukashenko was handed a sixth term as president in an election that the opposition and the West denounced as rigged.
Al Jazeera · Aug 6, 2025 Russia eyes Ukraine’s ‘fortress belt’ after fall of Chasiv Yar Ukraine’s woes mount with a deadly assault on Kyiv, capture of an eastern city and difficult battle in the north.
Euronews · Aug 1, 2025 Putin threatens Ukraine and Europe with hypersonic missile deployment in Belarus Russia first used the Oreshnik against Ukraine in November, when it fired the experimental weapon at a factory in Dnipro that built missiles when Ukraine was part of the Soviet Union.
The Guardian - UK · Aug 1, 2025 Putin offers no hint of concessions as he says he wants ‘stable’ peace in Ukraine Russian president’s remarks come as Kyiv rescuers find more than a dozen dead in apartment block after strikes
The Independent UK · Aug 1, 2025 Putin says Russia's hypersonic missile has entered service and will be deployed in Belarus President Vladimir Putin says Russia has started production of its newest hypersonic missile