Belarus
Lithuania takes Belarus to top UN court over alleged smuggling of migrants
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Lithuania is asking the International Court of Justice to rule that Belarus breached its international obligations by allegedly organizing the smuggling of migrants to its...
Russia and Belarus plan joint military manoeuvres
Russia and Belarus are preparing a large new military manoeuvre together, the Belarusian state agency BelTA reported on Friday."We plan to jointly develop measures to counter aggression against the...
Lukashenko wins Belarus’ stage-managed election as planned
In a presidential election dismissed as a farce and an affront to democracy, strongman Alexander Lukashenko has secured a seventh term in power to extend his 30 years of...
My opponents choose jail and exile, Lukashenko tells BBC
I have reported on many elections.I have seen prime ministers and presidents roll up at polling stations, cast ballots and then take a few questions from reporters.But I have...
Belarus expects to host new Russian hypersonic missile within days
Belarusian ruler Alexander Lukashenko said he expects Russia to deploy its new Oreshnik intermediate range ballistic missile in his country very soon."We will get Oreshnik in the next few...
Poland wants the EU focused on security. Its border with Belarus highlights the challenges
POLOWCE, Poland (AP) — Poland's six-month presidency of the European Union is firmly focused on security. As Europe’s biggest land war in decades rages, fewer places highlight the challenges...
EU countries may limit right to asylum, European Commission says
The European Commission said on Wednesday that EU countries may suspend the right of asylum in certain circumstances when a major security threat is identified.The suspension must be "truly...
Putin warns West of “brink of global conflict”
Vladimir Putin has warned of an impending "global conflict" in an address in which he accused the West of stoking tensions regarding the war in Ukraine he started.Putin told...
Putin says new Oreshnik missile system is also for Belarus
Russia intends to deploy its new Oreshnik missile system, recently used against Ukraine for the first time, in neighbouring Belarus as a deterrent to the West."These complexes will be...
