With negotiations deadlocked, Moscow is continuing to build up its military forces for a possible invasionRussia has sent troops more than 4,000 miles to Ukraine’s borders and announced sweeping naval drills as Moscow...
Read MoreLukashenko responds to possible sanctions as thousands of migrants camp in freezing temperatures at Poland borderAlexander Lukashenko has threatened to cut deliveries of gas to Europe via a major pipeline as the Belarusian...
Read MoreCall comes after Polish PM said Russia was behind flow of people from Middle East to EU bordersThe German chancellor, Angela Merkel, has asked Vladimir Putin to intervene in the crisis on the Belarus-Poland border in an appeal...
Read MorePolice open murder investigation after activist discovered in park after failing to return from a run The head of a Kyiv-based non-profit organisation that helps Belarusians fleeing persecution has been found dead in a park in...
Read MoreThe activist failed to return from a run as authorities appear to further crack down on dissent in the countryThe head of a Kyiv-based non-profit organisation that helps Belarusians fleeing persecution has been reported missing...
Read MoreBritain summons country’s ambassador as operating permit of Belarus state airline suspendedThe British government has told all UK planes to cease flying over Belarus and summoned the country’s ambassador amid outrage...
Read MoreEuropean Commission president Ursula von der Leyen says ‘hijacking must be sanctioned’ ahead of EU leaders’ meeting on MondayThe US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, has joined European leaders in condemning...
Read MoreMaria Kolesnikova could face up to five years in prison as president cracks down on oppositionBelarusian authorities have charged the opposition leader Maria Kolesnikova with “actions aimed at undermining national...
Read MoreLawyer was one of few remaining leading members of coordination council still freeBelarusian authorities have detained one of the last leading members of an opposition council who remained free, moving methodically to end a...
Read MoreEmbattled Belarus president looked shaken as people yelled ‘liar’ in fresh blow to regime‘We will win’: vast Belarus rally adamant Lukashenko must go Alexander Lukashenko’s grip on power in Belarus...
Read MoreIndustrial action began on Friday, with thousands of workers downing tools in state-owned factories‘We will win’: vast Belarus rally adamant Lukashenko must go The Belarus opposition has called for a general strike...
Read MoreAlexander Lukashenko claims Vladimir Putin has offered him ‘comprehensive help’ Thousands of Belarusians have gathered in the capital Minsk for what could be the biggest protest in the country’s history, as an...
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