Saturday, October 15, 2022

Belarus responds to Zelenskyys suggestion that international mission be deployed at Ukrainian-Belarusian border

Vladimir Makei, Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs, said that deploying a mission of representatives of Western countries on the Ukrainian-Belarusian border would be equivalent to "these third countries directly engaging in the Ukrainian conflict".

Source: Belta, the state-owned



Russia Has No Plans To Create Facilities To Store Nuclear Weapons In Belarus - Official

UNITED NATIONS (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 15th October, 2022) Russia does not plan to create facilities for stockpiling nuclear weapons in Belarus, Russia's Deputy Representative on Disarmament in the United Nations First Committee Konstantin Vorontsov said.

"We do not plan to tra



Don't push nuclear-armed Russia into a corner, says Lukashenko

Oct 14 (Reuters) - Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko warned Ukraine and the West on Friday not to force his ally Russia into a corner, saying Moscow had nuclear weapons for a reason.

In extracts of an interview with the American TV channel NBC released by Belarus's state news



Belarus edges closer to joining Ukraine war, Russia prepares to hold nuclear exercise

By India Today Web Desk: Belarusian foreign minister Vladimir Makei told a Russian newspaper that the country's army and special services are "ready to respond to any provocations from neighbouring countries".

Earlier this week, a flurry of military activity in Belarus raised an



Belarus announces Russian military is to arrive any day

The Ministry of Defence of Belarus has announced that Russian troops that are supposed to become part of the joint grouping will arrive in Belarus in the coming days.

Source: BelTa [Belarus-aligned news outlet], citing the Ministry of Defence of Belarus and Colonel Viktor Tumar, 



Putin doesn’t trust Lukashenko’s army to fight in Ukraine, Belarus’ leader-in-exile says

Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko is so weakened that his army hasn’t been called to fight in Ukraine because Russian President Vladimir Putin can’t be sure the troops would follow his orders, exiled opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya said.

“I’m sure that he [Lu



Belarus warns against pushing nuclear-armed Russia ‘into corner’

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, days after reigniting concerns he could commit his army to support Russian forces in Ukraine, has warned against forcing his key ally “into a corner”, saying Russia has nuclear weapons for a reason.

In extracts of an interview with United



Saturday, October 8, 2022

Russia Sends Iranian Drones To Belarus To Attack Ukraine - Military

The Ukrainian military claimed Saturday that Russia has sent Iranian military drones to Belarus for possible attacks in western or central parts of Ukraine.

According to Kyiv Independent, Ukraine’s Territorial Defense Forces “West” reported that at least 20 Iranian Shahed-136 loit

 

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Belarus, Russia, Ukraine rights activists win Nobel Peace Prize

Jailed activist Ales Bialiatski from Belarus, the Russian organisation Memorial and the Ukrainian Center for Civil Liberties group have won the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize for their efforts to document rights abuses.

The announcement was made on Friday at the Norwegian Nobel Institute

 

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Belarus opposition hails Nobel prize for Byalyatski, hopes it brings his release

LONDON, Oct 7 (Reuters) - The award of the Nobel Peace Prize to Belarusian human rights activist Ales Byalyatski is recognition for the whole Belarusian people in standing up to authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko, opposition spokesman Franak Viacorka said on Friday.

 

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Belarus opposition leader says Lukashenko 'weakened' by his support for Putin's war

PARIS, Oct 7 (Reuters) - Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, an ally of Vladimir Putin, is in a politically "very fragile" position due to Russia's military setbacks in Ukraine, Belarus' exiled opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya said on Friday.

Speaking just before

 

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Belarus opposition leader says her people 'are ready to fight for our country'

Belarus' opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya fled to Lithuania after Russian ally Alexander Lukashenko claimed victory in a disputed 2020 election that was viewed in the West as fraudulent, and which many thought she won.

Speaking at the Warsaw Security Conference earlier

 

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Time's Up, Lukashenko: Belarus Must Either Join The War Or Abandon Putin

The Kremlin's decision to hold pseudo-referendums in the occupied territories of Ukraine and announce partial mobilization finally deprives Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, a key Putin ally, of the opportunity to maintain the status quo.

It will no longer be possible to

 

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Belarus Strongman Says Pupils Should Harvest Potatoes

Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko, who once touted vodka and saunas to ward off Covid-19, said on Monday that schoolchildren in the ex-Soviet state should harvest potatoes to be healthy.

Lukashenko has ruled Belarus with an iron fist since 1994 and is known for his folksy ecc

 

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Amateur boxing world governing body lifts ban on Russian and Belarusian boxers

Boxers from the two nations were banned from competition in March following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

The International Boxing Association's president is Russian Umar Kremlev and it counts Russian state-backed energy giant Gazprom among its chief sponsors.n a statement, it sa

 

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Belarusian Defense Ministry Says Expects Deliveries Of Russian Air Defense Systems

MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 07th October, 2022) The Belarusian military will receive the 9K720 Iskander guided missile systems and the S-400 Triumf air defense systems supplied by Russia, the Belarusian Defense Ministry said on Friday.

"The defense minister (Viktor Khrenin)

 

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Leader of Belarus gifts Putin a tractor for 70th birthday

ST. PETERSBURG (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin got an unusual gift for his 70th birthday on Friday: a tractor.

As the leaders of several ex-Soviet nations met at the Czarist-era Konstantin Palace in St. Petersburg, President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus presented Putin

 

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German Defense Chief Says NATO 'Must Do More' For Common Security Against Russian Threat

German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht said during a visit to Lithuania that NATO must do more for common security to protect itself against any aggressive actions by Russia and President Vladimir Putin.

"The fact is that we, NATO, must do more for our common security because

 

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Human rights campaigners of Belarus, Russia and Ukraine win Nobel Peace Prize

The prize will be seen by many as a condemnation of Russian President Vladimir Putin, who is celebrating his 70th birthday on Friday, and Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko, making it one of the most politically contentious in decades.
The award, the first since Russia’s Feb 24

 

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Nobel peace prize given to human rights activists in Belarus, Russia and Ukraine

The jailed Belarusian human rights activist Ales Bialiatski, the Russian human rights organisation Memorial and the Ukrainian human rights organisation Center for Civil Liberties have won the 2022 Nobel peace prize, in an award the committee said was to honour champions of “peace

 

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Belarus, Ukraine, Russia activists win Nobel Peace Prize

The decision to honour Ales Bialiatsky, Russia's Memorial and the Ukrainian Centre for Civil Liberties (CCL) is a rebuff to two authoritarian leaders.

Russia forced Memorial to close last December, ahead of Vladimir Putin's decision to invade Ukraine.

Bialiatsky was imprisoned amid

 

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