Tag: Belarus
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Poland’s opposition victory is hailed in Ukraine, Russia and Belarus
[ad_1] Let me start with the good news. Over the last few days I’ve received a lot of congratulatory messages from my Ukrainian, Belarusian and Russian friends, following the opposition victory in Poland. My friends in Eastern Europe – especially the Russians and Belarusians – are in awe of the citizen mobilisation, and of the…
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Punish Belarus too for aiding Putin’s Ukraine war
[ad_1] The ICC said that Putin is allegedly responsible for the war crime of unlawfully deporting and transferring Ukrainian children from Ukraine to Russia. The ICC stated that Putin “bears individual criminal responsibility” for these crimes. Similarly, the ICC announced that Lvova-Belova was also responsible for the forced deportation and transfer of Ukrainian children from…
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The West handed Belarus over to Putin
[ad_1] On the third day of the war, when hundreds of people in Ukraine had already been killed by the Russian army, many people at a rally in Düsseldorf sank to their knees. In grief. In humility. In pain. The rally had originally been planned by Belarusians in North Rhine-Westphalia as a protest against the…
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The Belarus Free Theater Is Also a Support Network for Exiles
[ad_1] When the two founders of the renowned Belarus Free Theater claimed political asylum in Britain in 2011, they found themselves homeless, with few possessions and facing a bureaucratic labyrinth before they could work. It was only with help from British theater makers that the pair found places to stay and were able to restart…
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Belarus leader says he urged Prigozhin to ‘watch out’
[ad_1] Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko says he had warned Russian mercenary chiefs Yevgeny Prigozhin and Dmitry Utkin to watch out for possible threats to their lives, and he insists that Wagner fighters will remain in Belarus. Russian President Vladimir Putin initially vowed to crush Prigozhin’s June mutiny, comparing it to the wartime turmoil that ushered…
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“Europe’s Amazon” threatened by a massive waterway project across Poland, Belarus and Ukraine
[ad_1] This article is reserved for our members Waterway E40 is one of the most mysterious projects undergoing in Eastern Europe. This international canal, planned to have approximately 2,000 km, aims to connect the Baltic Sea with the Black Sea, passing through Poland, Belarus and Ukraine. The project in its planned route will pass through…
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The Central Asia Connexion: How Belarus bypasses the European embargo on timber exports
[ad_1] After sanctions were imposed by the European Union on the export of Belarusian potassium fertiliser and timber, the volume of smuggled cigarettes entering Lithuania decreased significantly. According to Lithuanian Customs figures, intercepted smuggled tobacco products from Belarus to Lithuania decreased over 2.5 times in 2022. Before that, confiscated cigarette contraband grew exponentially. In 2019,…
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Most Wagner forces haven’t moved to Belarus – POLITICO
[ad_1] Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin made a deal to go to Belarus — but NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said that only a few of his mercenaries have ended up there. In an interview with POLITICO on Wednesday, the defensive alliance leader said Wagner forces do remain active in Africa and away from the frontline in…
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EU summit avoids Wagner, attention switches to Belarus
[ad_1] Immediately prior to the EU summit, an EU official briefed the press that the recent military uprising in Russia would be ‘the elephant in the room’ for all discussions concerning Ukraine. But Thursday (29 June), the first day of the two-day Brussels summit, indicated that EU leaders were not shying away from addressing internal…
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Russia-Ukraine war live: Wagner group leader Prigozhin arrives in Belarus as Putin orders probe into his finances
[ad_1] Putin appeals to Russian public after Wagner mutiny For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails The finances of Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin’s catering firm are set to be investigated, Russian president Vladimir Putin…