Belarus

Lithuanian border guards uncover secret tunnel dug from Belarus

Lithuanian border guards discovered an underground tunnel leading from the territory of Belarus in the Varėna district, likely intended for human trafficking, the State Border Guard Service of Lithuania announced, LRT wrote on July 28.

29 July, 08:45 AM

Kyiv weighs criminal case against Lukashenko

Ukraine’s Prosecutor General’s Office may soon open criminal proceedings against self‑declared Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, Reuters reported on July 28.

29 July, 02:29 AM

Poland investigates information provided by Belarus

Polish security services are investigating information provided by Belarus about an alleged plot to carry out a terrorist attack in Poland, Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski said, RMF24 reported.

24 July, 09:06 PM

Leader of Poland's pro-Russian party travels to Belarus, delivers 20 first-aid kits to Russian troops

Krzysztof Tolwiński, a former Polish official and leader of the pro-Russian Front party, traveled to Belarus to deliver 20 medical first-aid kits to Russian forces, according to his Facebook post.

9 July, 06:00 PM

Country dependent on Russian fuel expects supplies from China and Belarus

Kyrgyzstan expects fuel supplies from China and Belarus to ensure stable provision of the domestic market, The Moscow Times reported on July 7.

7 July, 05:19 PM

Budanov sees no immediate threat of a Belarusian offensive against Ukraine

Ukraine's military intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov said he sees no current military threat from Belarus but warned that if Minsk enters the war against Ukraine, it would face disastrous consequences on July 7.

7 July, 04:36 PM

Lukashenko bet on Ukraine's destruction hoping to 'hit jackpot' — Zelenskyy

The self-proclaimed president of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, bet on Russia's victory and Ukraine's destruction, but miscalculated and is now trying to avoid even deeper involvement of the country in the war, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an interview with The Financial Times on July 6.

7 July, 11:53 AM

Lukashenko says Belarus has no plans to fight Ukraine unless attacked

Alexander Lukashenko said Belarusians do not want war but "will not bow their heads before an enemy," making the remarks during a ceremony honoring graduates of the country's military academies on July 6.

6 July, 04:42 PM

Belarus raises gasoline exports to Russia to a record high in June

Belarus increased gasoline supplies to the Russian market to a record high in June, Russian business daily Vedomosti reported, as Moscow sought to offset domestic fuel shortages on July 6.

6 July, 10:41 AM

U.S. warns of planned Russian provocation or possible ground incursion in Poland

The U.S. has warned that Russia is planning an armed “provocation” in Poland, including missile and drone strikes, or a potential Russian ground invasion, The Telegraph, citing sources close to Polish President Karol Nawrocki, reported on July 3.

3 July, 01:10 PM

Russian northern offensive in Chernihiv Oblast is doomed - NV analysis

Military experts explained to NV whether the Russian army is capable of launching a major offensive from its Bryansk Oblast toward Chernihiv and Kyiv, and how this scenario might unfold.

2 July, 10:12 AM

Joining Russia and China, North Korea sees Belarus as a European anchor, expert says

Relations between Belarus and North Korea are intensifying because Minsk represents a tool to further “undermine the international rules-based order,” Arthur Kharytonov, an expert on East and Southeast Asia and president of the Liberal Democratic League of Ukraine, told NV Radio on July 1.

2 July, 02:16 AM

Conventional defense of Belarus impossible as Russia stripped it of weapons, Ukrainian diplomat says

It is impossible to defend Belarus using conventional means because Russia has removed all weapons and ammunition from the country during the full-scale invasion, Ukrainian diplomat and ambassador Roman Bezsmertnyi said in an interview with Radio NV on June 30.

1 July, 04:22 PM

Belarus exploits Russia's fuel crisis by hiking gasoline prices

The price of Belarusian AI-92 gasoline supplied to the Russia has sharply increased amid a fuel crisis in Russia, The Moscow Times reported on July 1.

1 July, 02:43 PM

Lukashenko defies Putin, leans into China relationship, analyst says

Recent events show that self-proclaimed Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko has refused Moscow’s requests to deepen Belarus’s involvement in the Russo–Ukrainian war, Vadym Denysenko, head analyst at the Dilova Stolytsya business newspaper, told NV Radio on June 30.

30 June, 10:54 PM

Syrskyi: Russia could attack Chernihiv from Bryansk

Even as Minsk remains seemingly reluctant to allow Russia to invade Ukraine’s Chernihiv Oblast from its territory, the Kremlin could still attack the region from Bryansk Oblast, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi said on June 30.

30 June, 08:41 PM

Air Force comments on shutdown of relay stations in Belarus

The shutdown of relay stations in Belarus has weakened Russia’s ability to control kamikaze drones in real time, making it significantly harder for Russian forces to carry out precise strikes on Ukraine, even though the drones themselves “have not gone anywhere,” Yurii Ihnat, head of communications for Ukraine’s Air Force, said during the United News telethon program on June 29.

29 June, 06:51 PM

On final day of Zelenskyy’s ultimatum, Lukashenko flies to meet Putin

Self-proclaimed Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko flew to Russia to meet with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, Belarusian state media reported on June 26.

26 June, 08:41 PM

Belarus relay shutdown lowers Russian drone threat to Kyiv

After drone control relay stations in Belarus were shut down, Russia can longer threat Kyiv with precise, controlled in real-time UAV strikes, Ukrainian Defense Ministry adviser Serhii Beskrestnov said on June 25

26 June, 12:25 AM

‘Don't drag Belarus into war,’ Lukashenko tells Russian ambassador

Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko told Russia’s ambassador to Minsk, Boris Gryzlov, that he has no intention of joining Russia in its war against Ukraine, Russian outlet Agentstvo.Novosti reported on June 25.

25 June, 07:56 PM

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