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Ukraine tracks Belarus border activity as Zelenskyy vows response

Ukraine had detected “specific activity” near its border with Belarus and warned that Kyiv was closely monitoring any changes, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on May 2.

2 May, 11:59 PM

Belarus shuts escape route for draft-eligible Russians barred from leaving

Belarus has stopped allowing draft-eligible Russians to leave through its territory, cutting off a route that let Russian citizens barred from leaving Russia bypass the restriction, Belsat TV reported on April 29.

29 April, 02:00 PM

Poland transfers Russian archaeologist sought by Ukraine in Belarus exchange

Poland handed over Russian archaeologist Alexander Butyagin to Belarus in a prisoner exchange, while Ukraine is seeking him over alleged illegal archaeological work in occupied Crimea, according to reports on Apr. 28.

28 April, 07:10 PM

Remote-controlled Russian drones can reach Kyiv Oblast, expert warns

Using relay stations in Belarus, Russian pilots can control Shahed kamikaze drones flying as deep south as Kyiv Oblast, Serzh Marko, a drone specialist with Ukraine’s 59th Assault Brigade, told NV Radio on April 21.

22 April, 01:20 AM

Lukashenko threatens NATO and Ukraine with nuclear weapons

Belarusian self-proclaimed President Alexander Lukashenko threatened to use all available types of weapons, including nukes in the "event of an attack", he claimed in an interview with the RT propaganda television channel.

20 April, 01:45 PM

Lukashenko ready to meet Trump to sign ‘big deal'

Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko is ready to meet U.S. President Donald Trump to sign a “big deal” once certain issues are prepared at the working level, he said on April 19, according to the news agency BelTA.

19 April, 09:04 PM

Kremlin told Belarus to keep Ukrainian forces on alert

Minsk likely received orders from Moscow to keep Ukrainian forces engaged near the northern border, thereby reducing the reserves available to Kyiv for countering Russian offensives, Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) said on April 17.

17 April, 11:08 PM

Belarus approves ban on ‘LGBT propaganda’

The Belarusian parliament on April 2 approved a bill that would ban so-called "LGBT propaganda" and advocacy of voluntary childlessness, state news agency BelTA reported.

3 April, 01:38 AM

Ukraine withdraws from 116 treaties with Russia, Belarus, CIS

Ukraine has decided to withdraw from 116 international treaties concluded with Russia, Belarus and within the framework of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), finally breaking away from its Soviet-era contractual legacy, Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said on Facebook on March 26.

26 March, 11:25 AM

Kim Jong Un pledges Belarus ‘full support’ as Lukashenko visits Pyongyang

North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un expressed “solidarity and full support” for Belarus during a meeting in North Korea with self-proclaimed Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, the Belarusian propaganda agency BelTA reported.

26 March, 10:54 AM

Tikhanovsky: Belarus protests currently unlikely

After the brutal suppression of 2020 protests in Belarus, a new wave of unrest is currently unlikely, Belarusian opposition figure and former political prisoner Sergei Tikhanovsky said on March 19.

19 March, 10:48 PM

Belarus frees 250 political prisoners as U.S. eases sanctions

After a meeting with a U.S. delegation led by Special Envoy John Cole, Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko released 250 political prisoners from his prisons, local human rights center Viasna reported on March 19.

19 March, 09:11 PM

Ukrainian coach explains relocation to Belarus

Ukraine’s senior artistic gymnastics coach Vyacheslav Lavrukhin explained his decision to relocate to Belarus, saying he does not consider the country or its people enemies despite its alliance with Russia in the war against Ukraine, he told the sports website Champion on March 15.

16 March, 12:35 AM

Ukraine to boycott 2026 Paralympics closing ceremony

Ukraine will boycott the closing ceremony of the 2026 Winter Paralympic Games in Cortina d'Ampezzo on March 15, due to the presence of Russian and Belarusian athletes with their national flags, the National Paralympic Committee of Ukraine announced.

15 March, 09:10 PM

ICC launches Lukashenko probe

The International Criminal Court has opened an investigation into alleged crimes against humanity by the government of Belarus led by dictator Alexander Lukashenko, the ICC announced on March 12.

12 March, 11:44 PM

Belarus calls up reservists for snap military drills

Men in western Belarus are receiving sudden, unplanned military summonses for training that have set off a wave of alarm on social media, Ukrainian public broadcaster Suspilne reported on Feb. 19.

19 February, 11:52 PM

Italy rejects Russian flags at 2026 Paralympics

Italy’s government expressed strong opposition to the International Paralympic Committee’s decision allowing six Russian and four Belarusian athletes to compete under their national flags at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Paralympics, Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani and Sports Minister Andrea Abodi said in a statement on Feb. 19, according to the ANSA news wire agency.

19 February, 05:54 PM

FM Sybiha calls for boycott of Paralympics opening ceremony

Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said he has instructed Ukrainian ambassadors to ask officials in countries where they serve not to take part in the Paralympic Games’ opening ceremony unless the International Paralympic Committee reverses its decision to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete under their national flags.

19 February, 02:16 AM

Yermak always opposed sanctions on Lukashenko

Kyiv could have imposed sanctions against Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko much earlier, but former head of the President’s Office Andriy Yermak was strongly opposed, the Belarusian Investigative Center (BIC) reported on Feb. 18, citing a senior Ukrainian official.

18 February, 11:10 PM

Ukraine imposes sanctions on Lukashenko over role in Russia's war

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy imposed sanctions on Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko for his role in escalating and prolonging Russia’s war against Ukraine, he announced on social media on Feb. 18.

18 February, 01:56 PM

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