A great area in eastern Ukraine Donbas, that Russia is trying to overcome, has been at the centre of a war between Kyiv and pro-Russian rebels on the grounds that 2014. The rebels took manage of approximately one-1/3 of the Donetsk and Lugansk areas which make up Donbas at the start of a conflict that … Read more
On the Poland-Belarus border, a massive queue of trucks has developed as Russian and Belarussian drivers attempt to exit the EU ahead of a sanctions deadline. The queue was expanded to 80 kilometers (60 miles) in the run-up to the Saturday deadline, with some vehicles held for up to 33 hours. The EU has barred … Read more
why are Belarusians eager to fight Russians in Ukraine In a lush region on the Polish side of the Poland-Ukraine line, men wearing fresh, clean, disguise are given tourniquets. They bow on the sloppy ground and begin to learn getting through another day preparing. They call themselves the Pohonia Battalion, a gathering of less … Read more
According to US intelligence, Russia is utilising secret ‘decoy dart’ missiles to hit Ukrainian sites, which they have refused to export in order to prevent the West from reverse-engineering them. Mobile rocket launchers in Russia and Belarus are said to be firing Moscow’s Iskander-M missiles while also deploying decoy systems to trick Ukrainian air defences. … Read more
MOSCOW/NEW YORK/LONDON – Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday accused Western politicians of fixating on nuclear war, one week after Moscow launched its invasion of Ukraine. “It is clear that World War Three can only be nuclear,” Lavrov said in an online interview with Russian and foreign media. “I would like to point out … Read more
STOCKHOLM – Swedish furniture giant Ikea said Thursday it would suspend its activities in Russia and Belarus, affecting nearly 15,000 employees, 17 stores and three production sites, in response to the war in Ukraine. Read More: France seizes superyacht linked to Russian energy boss Sechin “The war has had a huge human impact already. It is also resulting in … Read more
TOKYO – Japan will freeze assets held by four more Russian banks in another round of sanctions in response to Russia’s military operations in Ukraine, Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said Thursday. Japan’s latest round of sanctions followed the announcement by members of the European Union (EU) on Wednesday to exclude seven Russian banks from the … Read more
LASK, Poland – NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg on Tuesday said Russian President Vladimir Putin had “shattered peace in Europe” by invading Ukraine, adding that the Western defence alliance would defend “every inch of our territory”. He spoke during a visit to the Lask airbase in NATO member Poland, whose neighbour Ukraine has been fighting back against a Russian offensive … Read more
PARIS – Russia is being “unplugged” from the world economy as sanctions over its invasion of Ukraine start to bite, France said on Monday. “Russia is being progressively unplugged from the rest of the world, notably in economic terms, and that will have a very serious impact,” European Affairs Minister Clement Beaune told the Europe … Read more
VILNIUS – Lithuania’s President Gitanas Nauseda on Thursday signed a decree imposing a state of emergency in the small formerly Soviet-ruled NATO and EU Baltic state, after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “The aim of the state of emergency is to address the serious threat to public security… in response to possible unrest and provocations involving large-scale … Read more
GENEVA – The raging Ukraine conflict will certainly dominate the UN Human Rights Council session beginning next week, with Russia’s top diplomat among those set to address the increasingly polarised assembly in person. Hours into a full-fledged Russian invasion of its neighbour early Thursday, Moscow confirmed that Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was still planning to … Read more
BERLIN – Russia said Thursday it would hold huge naval drills across four seas, in a new bout of sabre-rattling as tensions with the West soared to new heights over the threat that Moscow would march on Ukraine. The Russian defence ministry’s announcement to deploy more than 140 warships and supporting vessels this month and … Read more
BERLIN: With the arrival of winter in Europe and energy prices soaring, tensions are running high over the provision of gas from Russia, especially through the Yamal-Europe pipeline that runs through Poland and Belarus. But the Yamal pipeline is just one part of a complex gas infrastructure network shaped not only by energy needs but also … Read more
WASHINGTON – The United States, Canada and European allies stepped up pressure Thursday on the regime of Belarus strongman Alexander Lukashenko, widening sanctions on officials and businesses for allegedly stoking a migration crisis for political reasons. The sanctions targeted senior security and justice officials, prominent media figures, one of Lukashenko’s sons, defense-related firms and a major … Read more
KARACHI: Adviser to the Prime Minister on Commerce, Textile and Industry Razak Dawood has said that the agreement signed with Belarus at the International Trade and Industrial Fair (ITIF) was of utmost importance, which would promote advanced education in the country. On the second day of the event, Hunaid Lakhani Trust signed three agreements with … Read more
MINSK: An airplane carrying refugees flew from the Minsk National Airport to Iraq on Thursday, reported Belarus’s state-run BelTA News Agency. The route of the plane is Minsk – Erbil – Baghdad. About 400 Iraqi refugees were on board. They agreed to return home from Belarus after unsuccessful attempts to enter the European Union (EU) … Read more
MOSCOW: Belarus on Thursday said that there were around 7,000 migrants in the ex-Soviet country, with around 2,000 of them camped on the border with EU member Poland. Thousands of migrants, mainly from the Middle East, are camped around the border in what the West says is revenge for sanctions slapped on Belarusian strongman leader Alexander … Read more
WARSAW: The body of a young Syrian man has been found in a forest close to the border between Poland and Belarus, Polish police said on Saturday. The death brings to 11 the number of migrants found dead on both sides since the crisis began in the summer, according to aid groups. “The body of a young Syrian … Read more
WARSAW: Poland said it blocked a bid by hundreds of migrants to illegally enter the country from Belarus on Monday, warning of an “armed” escalation as thousands more massed near the border. As the latest grim chapter of Europe’s migrant crisis unfolded, Washington and Brussels called on Minsk to stop what they described as an orchestrated … Read more
U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday has retained an administrative order daunting new procedures intended at grueling Belarus’ President Alexander Lukashenko. In the newest authorizations, the largest by the U.S. on Belarusian personages and units, will object to the country’s economy and the Belarusian National Olympic Committee, stated the white house official. Belarus’ major government … Read more
Europe and the United States have condemned the forced landing of a flight from Greece to Lithuania in Belarus. Belarussian security officials detained a leading opposition journalist on board the plane and released him. Roman Pratasevich is a prominent Belarusian journalist. He was on a Ryanair passenger plane from Greece to Lithuania when his flight … Read more
Fresh strikes are predicted in Belarus after a weekend on which thousands of people gathered on streets to demand the departure of long-term President Alexander Lukashenko. Opposition leaders have called for the strikes after reports of police violence and alleged poll-rigging on the 9 August vote. However, the President remains defiant. He called on supporters on … Read more
