# Belarus

Last month

August 2023

Poland and Baltic states warn Belarus they will close border if provoked

The interior ministers of the countries issued a statement warning against any kind of military incident or push of migrants.

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Aug 28th 2023, 10:39 PM

# Yevgeny Prigozhin

‘A murderer who won’t be missed’: Was the death of the Wagner leader inevitable?

US president Joe Biden had warned Yevgeny Prigozhin to be ‘careful’ of poisoning after his Wagner group staged a mutiny in Russia.

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Aug 24th 2023, 12:18 PM

# Belarus

Poland says two Belarusian helicopters violated its airspace today

‘There was a violation of Polish airspace by two Belarusian helicopters that were training near the border,’ the Polish defence ministry said.

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Aug 1st 2023, 8:15 PM

This year

2023

# Ukraine War

Wagner group training troops in Belarus following failed mutiny in Russia

The news came as the clock ran down on a UN and Turkey-mediated deal with Russia to allow Ukrainian grain exports through the Black Sea.

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Jul 14th 2023, 10:44 PM

# wagner

Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin is still in Russia, says Belarus president

‘As far as Prigozhin is concerned, he is in Saint Petersburg… He is not in Belarus,’ Alexander Lukashenko told reporters.

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Jul 6th 2023, 10:42 AM

# Russia

Wagner chief goes into exile in Belarus as Russian army begins to disarm group

The Belarusian president said that he had urged Putin not to kill rogue mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin.

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Jun 27th 2023, 5:42 PM

# silent

Belarusian star refuses French Open press conference 'to feel safe'

Aryna Sabalenka did not comment on reports she supports Alexander Lukashenko.

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Jun 3rd 2023, 3:19 PM

# Ukraine

Russia strikes Ukraine medical facility, killing at least two people

A video distributed by officials showed a blaze ripping through a two-storey building in Dnipro.

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May 26th 2023, 9:25 PM

# reykjavik

Varadkar lends support to Ukraine 'damages register' and pledges new funding to Council of Europe

Russia was excluded as a member last year and the ongoing war in Ukraine will dominate the Summit.

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May 16th 2023, 6:26 PM

# lukashenko

Belarus's president skips state ceremony as health concerns grow

The 68-year-old leader and ally of Putin has not been seen in public for the past five days.

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May 14th 2023, 6:47 PM

# Roman Protasevich

Belarusian activist plucked off Ryanair flight in 2021 is jailed for 8 years

Protasevich has been accused of helping coordinate mass protests against Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko’s regime in 2020.

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May 3rd 2023, 11:35 AM

# Bucha

Zelenskyy says Ukraine 'will never forgive' on Bucha anniversary as Belarus warns of nuclear war

In the days following the Russian withdrawal from Bucha on this day last year, the horrors inflicted on the town began to come to light.

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Mar 31st 2023, 12:09 PM

# Belarus

Russian missiles pound city of Sloviansk as British tanks arrive in Ukraine

The tanks are expected to be involved in any spring counter-offensive launched by Ukraine.

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Mar 27th 2023, 9:56 PM

# Nuclear Weapons

NATO says Russia plans for tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus is ‘dangerous and irresponsible’

Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday announced the deployment of tactical nuclear weapons to ally Belarus.

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Mar 26th 2023, 6:20 PM

# Nuclear Weapons

Putin says Russia will station tactical nuclear weapons in neighbouring Belarus

Putin said the move is not ‘unusual’ and that ‘the United States has been doing this for decades’.

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Mar 25th 2023, 6:26 PM

# Svetlana Tsikhanouskaya

Belarus' exiled opposition leader Tsikhanouskaya to be awarded for Tipperary Peace Award

Tikhanovskaya was sentenced for spearheading historic protests against Alexander Lukashenko’s regime.

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Mar 8th 2023, 8:00 AM

# Belarus

Exiled opposition leader Tikhanovskaya sentenced to 15 years in prison by Lukashenko regime

Tikhanovskaya was sentenced for spearheading historic protests against the former Soviet country’s authoritarian leader.

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Mar 6th 2023, 5:26 PM

# Xi Jinping

Belarus president Alexander Lukashenko 'fully supports' China's 'Peace Plan' for Ukraine

China recently published a position paper on Moscow’s war in Ukraine insisting it is a neutral party and calling for dialogue.

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Mar 1st 2023, 1:43 PM

# Minsk

Belarus's exiled opposition celebrate after partisans destroy Russian surveillance plane

Kyiv has said Russia has used Belarusian air strips as a base from which to launch strikes on Ukraine.

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Feb 27th 2023, 7:59 AM

# Olympics

Sports Minister says Olympics ban for athletes from Russia and Belarus should continue

Byrne added that he wished circumstances were different, because athletes from every country should be able to compete.

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Feb 21st 2023, 2:26 PM

# Belarus

Belarus begins trial in absentia of protest leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya

Tikhanovskaya, who claimed victory in the 2020 presidential election, faces a litany of charges including high treason.

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Jan 17th 2023, 4:05 PM

# trial in absentia

Belarus opposition leader denounces her treason trial as 'farce'

Svetlana Tikhanovskaya lives in exile in Lithuania and claims her court-appointed lawyer won’t respond to her.

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Jan 16th 2023, 8:33 PM

# Belarus

Belarus Nobel Prize winner Ales Bialiatski goes on trial

Rights group Amnesty International called the trial a ‘blatant act of injustice’.

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Jan 5th 2023, 7:20 PM

Last year

2022

# Ukraine

Ukrainian missile allegedly lands in Belarus

The missile either deviated from its trajectory or was shot down by Belarusian air defences, authorities said.

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Dec 29th 2022, 12:51 PM

# Belarus

Putin lands in Belarus for talks with Lukashenko following heavy drone attack on Kyiv

The attack follows one of Russia’s biggest assaults on the city since the start of the war.

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Dec 19th 2022, 4:32 PM

# Sanctioned

Lawn Tennis Association fined for its ban on Russian and Belarusian players

It is also understood that the LTA has been threatened with expulsion from the Tour if it repeats the suspension.

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Dec 7th 2022, 2:33 PM

# short stay visa

Russia and Belarus removed from Short Stay Visa Waiver Scheme

The scheme allows nationals of some countries to travel to Ireland from the UK without the need to obtain an Irish visa.

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Oct 25th 2022, 8:24 PM

# ostracised

Belarus star Azarenka axed from US Open Ukraine benefit

The former world number one was to have joined the likes of Rafael Nadal, Coco Gauff, John McEnroe, Carlos Alcaraz and Iga Swiatek at the event.

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Aug 24th 2022, 5:34 PM

# Minsk

Diverted Ryanair flight investigation concludes that Belarus' actions were 'unlawful'

A Ryanair flight from Greece to Lithuania was forced to land in Belarus last year.

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Jul 20th 2022, 9:42 AM

# battle for Lysychansk

Ukrainian army announces retreat from Lysychansk

Ukrainian presidnet Volodymyr Zelenskyy previously denied Russian claims that the city had been captured.

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Jul 3rd 2022, 3:05 PM

# Belarus

Russia pushes to block second city in eastern Ukraine

The Luhansk region’s governor said that Russian forces are attempting to blockade Lysychansk from the south.

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Jun 25th 2022, 3:07 PM

# Door Is Open

Players from Russia and Belarus allowed to play at US Open under neutral flag

The move comes after the Grand Slams condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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Jun 14th 2022, 6:37 PM

# Ukraine

Irish food giant Kerry Group to suspend operations in Russia and Belarus

The company, which employs 250 people in Russia and Belarus, said it is “horrified” by the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine.

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Apr 4th 2022, 3:02 PM

# Ukraine

EU adds 160 Russian oligarchs to sanctions list, cuts three Belarus banks from SWIFT system

The names are set to be unveiled shortly, when the sanctions are formally published in the EU’s official journal.

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Mar 9th 2022, 2:28 PM

# beijing 2022

Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete as neutrals at Winter Paralympics

Athletes from those countries will compete under the Paralympic flag in Beijing and not be included in the medal table, the IPC said.

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Mar 2nd 2022, 11:59 AM

# Moscow

Russia is 'on brink' of invading Ukraine, US warns despite ongoing talks

Emmanuel Macron talked with Vladimir Putin today, before calling Volodymyr Zelensky.

Emmanuel Macron talked with Vladimir Putin today, before calling Volodymyr Zelensky

Minister Simon Coveney said that the prospect of war in Ukraine is now the expectation

Joint Russian and Belarusian military drills are continuing today amid increased tension with Ukraine

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Feb 20th 2022, 6:15 PM

# Ryanair

False bomb threat on Ryanair plane diverted to Belarus 'deliberate', UN report finds

Belarusian authorities arrested journalist Roman Protasevitch after the flight was forced to land in Minsk on 23 May 2021.

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Jan 28th 2022, 8:05 AM

# Belarus

Poland starts building metal wall to stop migrants crossing border from Belarus

Critics and environmentalists say the wall will fail to stop migrants, but will harm one of Europe’s last pristine woodlands.

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Jan 27th 2022, 6:49 PM

All time

# Belarus

Proposed changes to Belarusian constitution would enable president to stay in office until 2035

The proposed amendments are published on the president’s official website.

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Dec 27th 2021, 7:00 PM

# Armenia

EU leaders look to deepen relations with former Soviet republics

The EU summit with its Eastern partnership came on the same day as Russia issued Washington a series of security demands.

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Dec 15th 2021, 11:00 PM