Belarus

Poland will close all border crossings with Belarus this week, Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced, citing rising provocations from Minsk and Moscow and the “aggressive” nature of upcoming joint military drills. The move comes just hours…
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Over 100 mercenaries belonging to the Russian-linked Wagner group in Belarus have moved close to the border with Poland, the Polish prime minister said Saturday. Mateusz Morawiecki said at a news conference that the mercenaries had moved…
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The rebellious mercenary soldiers who briefly took over a Russian military headquarters on an ominous march toward Moscow were gone Sunday, but the short-lived revolt has weakened President Vladimir Putin just as his forces are facing a…
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Russia and Belarus signed a deal on Thursday formalizing the procedure for deploying Russian nuclear weapons on Belarusian territory. Control of the weapons will remain with Moscow.R The move formalized the deal agreed on earlier by…
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Belarus said its air force drills with Russia that start on Monday are defensive in nature to prepare for possible combat missions, but the move comes as concerns grow that Moscow is pushing Minsk to join the war in Ukraine. “The exercise…
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's office says a second round of talks with Russia about the war in Ukraine has begun in neighbouring Belarus. A video released by Zelenskyy's office Thursday showed the informally dressed Ukrainian…
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Talks between Russia and Ukraine are underway in Belarus, news agency ANI quoted Russia Today channel. The delegations from both the countries are holding talks aimed at ending hostilities. Earlier, Kyiv demanded an immediate ‘ceasefire’…
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Belarus may send troops to support Russia's invasion of Ukraine, a top US intelligence official was quoted by news agency Associated Press Monday. Belarus, another former member of the erstwhile Soviet Union, has been providing support…
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A Russian delegation has arrived in Belarus for talks with Ukraine, a Kremlin spokesperson was quoted by the Ifax news agency as saying on Sunday, the first negotiations since Russia started its invasion on Feb. 24. Spokesperson Dmitry…
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy rejected the Kremlin's offer of talks in Belarus on Sunday, saying the country was a staging ground for the Russian invasion, reported agencies. Zelenskiy, however, left the door to negotiations…
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