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US considers offer to Belarus – media

The US is considering granting Belarus a six-month waiver from sanctions imposed on its potash industry last year, in exchange for opening up the railroads to start shipping grain from Ukraine to Lithuania, the Wall Street Journal has reported, citing unnamed US officials. The sanctions were slapped on Minsk over opposition protests …

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Russia to help Belarus build missiles – Lukashenko

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Tuesday that his country will build a new missile system with Moscow’s help. Speaking at a meeting with military officials, Lukashenko said he had been promised “full support” from Moscow in the development of a missile similar to those used in Russia’s Iskander short-range …

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Belarus outlines concerns about Ukraine conflict

While Russia insists that its miitary offensive in Ukraine is proceeding according to plan, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko feels that it is taking too long, he told the AP in an interview on Thursday.  “I did not think the operation would drag on like this,” Lukashenko declared. “I am not so …

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Belarus holds surprise military drills

Belarus has launched surprise military drills aimed at checking the combat readiness of its forces. The country’s defense ministry made the announcement on its Telegram channel on Wednesday, emphasizing that the exercise is not directed against any nation. According to the statement, the drills’ objective is to assess the troops’ …

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Belarus may widen use of capital punishment

Belarus has responded to efforts by anti-war activists to sabotage the nation’s railway network by taking steps to make attempted terrorist attacks punishable by execution. The former Soviet republic’s lower house of parliament approved plans on Wednesday to widen use of the death penalty, according to state-run media outlet Belta. …

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‘World of Tanks’ developer leaves Russia and Belarus

Wargaming, the studio behind popular online military games such as ‘World of Tanks,’ ‘World of Warships’ and ‘World of Warplanes,’ has announced it will be completely shutting down operations in Russia and in its ‘native’ Belarus, where it was founded and is the biggest gaming company in the country. It …

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Belarus heavily reduces Ukrainian diplomatic presence

Ukraine’s diplomatic presence in Belarus will be reduced from two dozen to just five people in the embassy, with the consulate in Brest set to close in order to prevent “unfriendly actions,” Minsk announced on Wednesday. Belarusian Foreign Ministry spokesman Anatoly Glaz said in a statement that the decision was …

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Capitol riot suspect receives asylum in Belarus

US citizen Evan Neumann has been granted asylum in Belarus after fleeing “political persecution” by the FBI in the form of six charges stemming from his alleged participation in the January 6 riot in Washington, DC, local media outlets have reported. The Belarusian news outlet BelTA confirmed Neumann had received …

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Belarus explains what could derail Russia-Ukraine peace deal

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has argued that Ukraine will have to eventually capitulate before Russia unless it accepts the terms put forward by Moscow today. The fighting has been raging since February. “I’m convinced that, in the nearest future, this conflict – the Russian [military] operation – will end with …

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Polish soldier who defected to Belarus found hanged – authorities

Belarusian authorities have said that Emil Czeczko, a Polish soldier who defected to Belarus at the height of the migrant border crisis last year, was found hanged in Minsk. Security services investigating the man’s death cannot confirm at this point whether it was suicide or murder.  Czeczko crossed the Polish-Belarusian …

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