Tag: Belarus
EU condemns Belarus for meteorological balloons in Lithuanian airspace
Oct. 29 (UPI) -- The European Union on Wednesday condemned Belarus for "unacceptable" incursions of meteorological balloons into…
Lithuania closes border with Belarus after multiple balloons violate airspace
Lithuania has closed its border with Belarus following “constant violations” of its airspace, the country’s foreign ministry announced…
Lithuania closes border with Belarus on balloon breaches
Oct. 27 (UPI) -- Lithuania will close its border with Belarus after balloons have continued to breach its…
Journalists imprisoned in Belarus and Georgia win EU’s top human rights award
BRUSSELS (AP) — Two journalists, one imprisoned in Belarus and the other in Georgia, have won the European…
Belarus opposition leader vanishes after refusing deportation in a US-brokered prisoner release
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Scores of political prisoners pardoned by the authoritarian leader of Belarus sat on a…
US observes Belarus-Russia war games as NATO allies feel the heat of Moscow’s incursions
As US’s NATO allies in Europe are feeling the pressure from Moscow, putting them on edge in an…
Russia, Belarus start military drills as West watches warily
Russia and its key ally Belarus began major joint military drills early Friday, putting NATO on edge days…
Russia, Belarus start ‘Zapad 2025’ joint military exercise
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian and Belarus began a major joint military exercise on Friday that will involve drills in…
Belarus frees 52 prisoners, including veteran dissident, journalists
Belarus on Thursday freed 52 political prisoners, including an EU staff member, journalists, and dissidents -- in a…
Belarus says it is looking at how to arm its missile systems with nuclear warheads
(Reuters) -Belarus is assessing how best to ramp up domestic production of missiles, including exploring how to equip…
Russian allies Belarus and Iran agree to boost bilateral defense ties
The leaders of Belarus and Iran signed new agreements on Wednesday to boost bilateral ties in key areas…
Australia, Canada, UK urge Belarus to end ‘campaign of repression’
By Kanishka SinghWASHINGTON (Reuters) -The governments of Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom condemned what they called ongoing…