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ICAO gives verdict on Belarus forced plane landing

An investigation by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) into last year’s grounding of a Ryanair flight in Belarus discovered inconsistencies in Minsk’s story but could not attribute blame, it has been reported. On May 23, a Ryanair plane flying from Athens to Vilnius was forced to make an emergency …

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NATO mounting build-up near Belarus, Russia claims

Amid heightened tensions with NATO, Moscow has vowed that it will not turn a blind eye to the US-led military bloc’s purported build-up near Belarus, as Russian officials seek responses to their proposed security guarantees. Speaking as part of an interview with TASS published on Tuesday, Russia’s ambassador to Minsk, …

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Is Belarus preparing for life after Lukashenko?

Belarus is on track to undergo a series of symbolic political reforms by way of amending its constitution. The first draft of the new document has recently been unveiled to much fanfare outside the country. But what might it mean? Opinion pieces in both the Russian and Western media have …

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Belarus could host nuclear weapons

Belarus has unveiled its proposed new constitution, opening up the possibility of the country stationing nuclear weapons on its territory and potentially enabling veteran leader Alexander Lukashenko to stay in office until 2035. The changes, which were promised in the wake of the unrest that followed last year’s disputed presidential …

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Belarus comments on possibility of hosting Russian nukes

“As President [Alexander] Lukashenko said, we are considering the possibility of deploying nuclear weapons on the territory of Belarus as one of the potential responses to future possible actions by the NATO bloc on the territory of Poland,” Belarusian Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei told RT Arabic in an exclusive interview …

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Belarus may invite Russian nuclear weapons into country

Speaking in an interview with RIA Novosti on Tuesday, Alexander Lukashenko threatened to increase the amount of deadly hardware facing off across the frontier if American-made nukes are moved further into Eastern Europe. In that case, Lukashenko said, “I will suggest that [Russian President Vladimir] Putin return nuclear weapons to …

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US looking for war in Belarus – Lukashenko

Speaking as participant in a government meeting on Thursday, the veteran strongman alleged that the US, “with the hands of the Poles, the Baltic states and the Ukrainians,” wants to start a conflict to “create a mess somewhere around here again.” America “will stand by and supply weapons so that …

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Poland threatens to shut border with Belarus

“We are ready to use an ‘escalation ladder,’ which means closing more [border] crossings, shutting down transit and trade opportunities, in order to exert economic pressure on the Lukashenko regime,” Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said during his trip to Estonia on Sunday. Morawiecki said his country had already decided …

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Germany brands Belarus refugee deal claims ‘fake news’

Speaking in Warsaw, Seehofer said Germany would contribute to humanitarian efforts to help the migrants on the Belarus side of the border, but has not offered and will not offer to receive any of the estimated 7,000 people. He called such reports “false information.” “What we will not do is take …

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