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The Belarus opposition leader reappeared in neighboring Lithuania after challenging its election result. Reports say she left as a deal to get her chief of staff out of jail.
Svetlana Tikhanovskaya lodged an official complaint after Belarus's longtime leader claimed victory…
Sinéad Baker
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Russia is the only country to support Belarus after it intercepted a plane and detained a dissident. Experts have questioned whether Putin was involved.
Roman Protasevich was arrested on Sunday after a plane carrying him to Lithuania was forced to land…
Bill Bostock
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Trump must tell Putin to stay out of Belarus, says his former national security adviser John Bolton
There is growing concern in the West that Russia might intervene in Belarus to support under-fire p…
Adam Payne
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Putin likely gave Belarus the go-ahead to divert the Ryanair plane, officials and experts say
Belarus's authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko is heavily reliant on Putin's support from an e…
John Haltiwanger
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The bomb threat that Belarus cited to divert the Ryanair plane was sent 24 minutes after the pilots were first told it existed, report says
On Sunday, Belarus intercepted a Ryanair flight from Greece to Lithuania and arrested a dissident o…
Bill Bostock
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Senators urge Biden to prohibit US flights over Belarus after 'state-sponsored hijacking' of dissident
The lawmakers called on the president to ban US aviation companies "from entering Belarus' air spac…
Charles Davis
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Belarus to let law enforcement inspect a register of crypto wallets linked to criminal activity, under the president's new decree
Belarus' President Lukashenko has signed a decree for its crypto watchdog to set up a register of v…
Adam Morgan McCarthy
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Putin has no clear options in Belarus
Protests in Belarus are reaching a boiling point for President Lukashenko, but Putin can afford to …
Mitch Prothero
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Putin's strongman ally says Belarus — which is on the verge of a default — can help Russia overcome Western sanctions
On Thursday, the World Bank's chief economist, Carmen Reinhart, told Reuters that Russia's and Bela…
Azmi Haroun
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Belarus is building up its military on Ukraine's border and bragging about the 'high combat readiness' of its troops
Belarus President Aleksander Lukashenko called Ukraine an "enemy" and said his troops along Ukraine…
Sinéad Baker
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Leaked Russian document shows how Putin plans to annex ally Belarus by 2030
A leaked document from President Putin's office reveals plans to create a "union state" which would…
Sinéad Baker
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No, Airbnb isn't banning people from Belarus and Russia from using its service
An Airbnb spokesperson said the company will not allow users who are currently located in Belarus o…
Huileng Tan
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A Capitol riot suspect who fled to Belarus seeking asylum said he was afraid the US would torture him
Evan Neumann is wanted by the FBI on charges that assaulted a police officer during the Capitol rio…
Thomas Colson
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Russia cancels plan to withdraw troops from Belarus, preserving its easiest route to strike Ukraine's capital Kyiv
Russia cited increased conflict in eastern Ukraine for the move. US officials say Russia is manufac…
Alia Shoaib
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Morgues are overflowing with corpses as Russia secretly ships thousands of dead soldiers through Belarus to disguise death toll in Ukraine, report says
Eyewitnesses in Belarus described overflowing morgues and hospitals filled with 'terribly disfigure…
Alia Shoaib
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Putin ally blusters about 'nuclear weapons for everyone' who joins Russia and Belarus
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko made the comment after Belarus agreed to host Russia's nu…
Kelsey Vlamis
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Putin may have set a trap for Wagner fighters by letting them flee to Belarus, military experts say
The ISW said the Kremlin will likely see Wagner Group fighters who go to Belarus "as traitors wheth…
Sinéad Baker
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A Capitol riot suspect accused of attacking police during the insurrection fled the country and is now claiming asylum in Belarus
Evan Neumann sold his California home in the spring and then fled to Ukraine before settling in Bel…
Rebecca Cohen
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Russia is sending troops to 'less experienced' Belarus for training because most of its own instructors have been deployed to Ukraine, says UK intel
Russia's reliance on Belarus for training highlights how the war in Ukraine has "severely dislocate…
Sinéad Baker
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Belarus wants exiled Wagner officers to use their experience in Ukraine to make its own army more deadly
Wagner was offered safe haven in Belarus after its uprising in Russia, and could help its army with…