The Canadian Press on MSN13h
Belarus convicts well-known activist and sentences him to 6 years in prison
A court in Belarus convicted a well-known opposition activist and sentenced him to six years in prison, the country's oldest ...
Kyiv Independent on MSN13h
Belarus Weekly — 2024 in review: Drone incursions, deepening alliance with Russia, totalitarianism
Belarus, under dictator Alexander Lukashenko, continued to descend into totalitarianism, imprisoning people at will and ...
Switzerland adopts more EU sanctions on Russia and Belarus
Switzerland adopted the latest EU sanctions package on Russia and Belarus, the government said on Monday. The move came one ...
Is a Putin Ally in Belarus Making a Cautious Overture to the West?
Aleksandr G. Lukashenko, the autocratic leader of the former Soviet republic of Belarus and an ardent backer of Russia in its ...
LGBTQ Nation on MSN7h
Cops beat gay couple in their homes as Belarus seeks to mimic Russia’s anti-LGBTQ+ laws
This fall, security forces in Belarus — the former Soviet republic and staging ground for Russian President Vladimir Putin’s ...
cryptonews5d
Belarus Gov’t Says Crypto Miners Are ‘Flocking to the Country’
Belarus says it is welcoming more crypto miners, and that more mining “investors” are “showing keen interest” in the nation.
The Associated Press on MSN22d
Belarus seeks to copy neighboring Russia’s repressive LGBTQ+ policies, activists say
“They wanted to expose an ‘underground network’ of gay people in Belarus, following the example of Russia,” he said of the ...
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Switzerland Joins EU Sanctions Against Russia and Belarus
Switzerland has enforced the EU's latest sanctions package targeting Russia and Belarus. This includes freezing the assets of ...
Belarus has dozens of Russian nuclear weapons and is ready for its newest missile, its leader says
Belarus’ authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko says his country is hosting dozens of Russian nuclear weapons and will ...
Voice of America17d
Belarus says it has dozens of Russian nukes, is ready for new missile
Belarus' authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko said Tuesday his country is hosting dozens of Russian nuclear weapons and will prepare facilities for the planned deployment of Moscow's ...
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Remember when Lukashenko warned there would be war if Putin tried to make Belarus a part of Russia?
In October 2024, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko issued a grave warning to Vladimir Putin during a conversation ...