‘Irresponsible behaviour’:Russia moves tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus

‘Irresponsible behaviour’:Russia moves tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus

Russia has acted on a promise to send nuclear weapons to its ally and neighbour,after President Vladimir Putin announced the plan on state television in March.

  • byGuy Faulconbridge

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Wimbledon lifts ban on Russian,Belarusian players

Wimbledon lifts ban on Russian,Belarusian players

Wimbledon will allow Russian and Belarusian players to compete as “neutral” athletes in the grasscourt grand slam this year.

  • byShrivathsa Sridhar andRohith Nair
Russia to station nuclear weapons in neighbouring Belarus,says Putin

Russia to station nuclear weapons in neighbouring Belarus,says Putin

It will be the first time since the mid-1990s that Moscow will have based nuclear arms outside the country.

  • byDavid Ljunggren
Belarus opposition leader handed 15-year jail term for ‘treason’

Belarus opposition leader handed 15-year jail term for ‘treason’

Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya,who fled to neighbouring Lithuania in 2020,said the verdict was punishment for her efforts to promote democracy.

  • byAndrew Osborn andCaleb Davis
‘A farce’:Belarusian court jails Nobel Peace Prize winner for 10 years

‘A farce’:Belarusian court jails Nobel Peace Prize winner for 10 years

The harsh punishment of human rights advocate Ales Bialiatski and three of his colleagues was in response to protests over the 2020 election result.

  • byYuras Karmanau
‘Kamikaze’ drones attack Ukraine,a day after the biggest aerial assault of the war

‘Kamikaze’ drones attack Ukraine,a day after the biggest aerial assault of the war

Russia launched 16 “kamikaze” drones into Ukraine,prompting early morning air raid sirens and directions for Kyiv residents to seek shelter.

  • byDan Peleschuk andPavel Polityuk
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Putin tightens borders,demands greater control of society by secret police

Putin tightens borders,demands greater control of society by secret police

Russia hit key infrastructure in and around Kyiv in a “kamikaze” drone attack right before Vladimir Putin landed in Belarus for talks.

  • byLidia Kelly
After suspicious death,Belarus’ top diplomat is buried

After suspicious death,Belarus’ top diplomat is buried

Some media and observers alleged without offering evidence that Makei could have been poisoned by security agencies of Belarus’ main ally Russia.

  • byYuras Karmanau
Putin’s war set to deliver a windfall for BHP
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Putin’s war set to deliver a windfall for BHP

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the sanctions that it has attracted from the West are disrupting commodities markets. They are also creating opportunities.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz
‘I am sorry for Sofia’:Belarus jails girlfriend of dissident seized after forced plane landing

‘I am sorry for Sofia’:Belarus jails girlfriend of dissident seized after forced plane landing

The 24-year-old Russian Sofia Sapega was with her boyfriend Raman Pratasevich on a Ryanair flight from Athens to Vilnius in May 2021 when it was diverted to Minsk by Belarusian authorities.

The Belarusian railway saboteurs who helped frustrate Russia’s attack on Kyiv

The Belarusian railway saboteurs who helped frustrate Russia’s attack on Kyiv

The saboteurs drew inspiration from an earlier episode in Belarusian history,during World War II,when Belarusians opposed to the Nazi occupation blew up railway lines and train stations to disrupt German supply lines.

  • byLiz Sly