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What recent Russian-Belarusian nuclear exercises mean for Ukraine

Recent Russian-Belarusian nuclear drills near Ukraine appear aimed more at intimidation and political signaling than at preparing an imminent nuclear strike, according to Ukrainian officials and analysts cited by NV on May 28.

28 May, 04:13 PM

Tsikhanouskaya spoke with Belarusian POWs who fought for Russia

Ukraine’s Coordination Headquarters on Prisoners of War officials met with Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya and her team and arranged a meeting between Tsikhanouskaya and Belarusian citizens held as prisoners who fought on Russia’s side.

27 May, 08:33 PM

Belarus opposition opens new representative office in Kyiv

The Mission of the Democratic Forces of Belarus was opened in Kyiv on May 26 as part of a visit by Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, she announced on X on May 27.

27 May, 01:20 PM

Moscow could exploit Belarus to target critical transit routes from Poland

Russia may use Belarusian territory to launch drones and precision strikes against key logistics routes in Ukraine, particularly supply lines from Poland, an Institute for the Study of War (ISW) wrote on May 26.

27 May, 10:16 AM

Zelenskyy meets Tsikhanouskaya, mocks Lukashenko’s call for leaders’ meeting

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy responded to Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko’s offer of a possible meeting between the leaders of Ukraine and Belarus by pointing to the visit to Kyiv by Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya on May 26.

26 May, 07:32 PM

Belarus claims 116 Ukrainian drone incursions in one week

The regime of Belarus’s self-proclaimed president, Alexander Lukashenko, claims that Ukrainian drones attempt to cross the Belarusian border on a daily basis. Ukrainian border guards have dismissed these claims as absurd on May 26.

26 May, 05:10 PM

Ukraine’s victory will help Belarus liberate itself, Tsikhanouskaya says in Kyiv

Ukraine’s victory will “open the way to freedom for Belarus,” Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya said during her visit to Kyiv on May 25.

25 May, 11:34 PM

France warns Lukashenko as Belarus stokes fears on Ukraine’s northern border

French President Emmanuel Macron warned Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko against involving Belarus in Russia’s war against Ukraine during their first phone call since 2022, Swiss outlet Le Temps reported on May 24, citing sources close to Macron.

25 May, 12:24 PM

Belarus opposition leader visits Kyiv in pointed rebuke to Lukashenko’s rule

Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya arrived in Kyiv for her first visit on May 25, she said on Telegram.

25 May, 11:10 AM

Ukraine works with partners to counter threats from Belarus — Sybiha

Andrii Sybiha said that Ukraine is working with international partners to neutralize and minimize security threats coming from Belarus, Interfax-Ukraine reported on May 23.

23 May, 05:58 PM

Ukraine expects visit by opposition leader Tsikhanouskaya

Ukraine expects Belarusian democratic opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya to visit the country soon, Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said during an online briefing while returning from a NATO foreign ministers’ meeting in Helsingborg, European Pravda reported on May 22.

22 May, 06:50 PM

Lukashenko offers to meet Zelenskyy ‘anywhere,’ including Ukraine

Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko said he is open to talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and would be willing to meet “anywhere,” Belarus state news agency BelTA reported on May 21.

22 May, 02:29 AM

Lukashenko hopes to slip free of Putin’s grasp and avoid war, Ukrainian MP says

Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko is desperately resisting pressure from Moscow to join the invasion of Ukraine, Ukrainian MP and parliamentary Defense Committee chair Roman Kostenko told NV Radio on May 21.

21 May, 09:47 PM

SBU announces new security measures in five border oblasts amid threats from Belarus

Ukrainian Defense Forces and Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) are strengthening defenses and taking measures to enhance security in five northern oblasts near the borders with Russia and Belarus, SBU announced in a statement on May 21.

21 May, 12:43 PM

U.S. wants Kyiv to lobby against Belarus sanctions

The United States has asked Ukraine to loosen restrictions on imports of Belarusian fertilizers and to press European countries to do the same, Bloomberg reported on May 20, citing unnamed U.S. officials.

21 May, 03:38 AM

Belarus lacks troops to credibly threaten Ukraine, diplomat says

Belarus itself lacks forces to pose a serious military threat to Ukraine, and Moscow is not currently redeploying its troops there in significant numbers, former Ukrainian MP and diplomat Roman Bezsmertnyi told NV Radio on May 20.

20 May, 11:52 PM

Ukraine deploys additional forces to Belarus border — Zelenskyy

Responding to a growing threat of Russia re-invading northern Ukraine from Belarusian territory, Kyiv is deploying additional forces to the area, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on May 20.

20 May, 08:38 PM

Ukraine to bolster forces on Chernihiv-Kyiv front amid Russian threat from Belarus – Zelenskyy

Ukraine will increase troop numbers on the Chernihiv-Kyiv front, where Russia is reportedly planning offensive operations, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced following a meeting of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief’s Staff on May 20.

20 May, 04:40 PM

Russian Defense Ministry announces start of nuclear drills

Russia’s Defense Ministry had launched nuclear exercises “under conditions of an aggression threat,” with the drills set to continue through May 21.

19 May, 10:37 AM

Former SBU official: Lukashenko unlikely to order invasion of Ukraine

While self-proclaimed Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko remains in power, he will not cave to Russian pressure to order an invasion of Ukraine, retired Maj. Gen. Viktor Yahun, former deputy chief of Ukraine’s SBU security service, told NV Radio on May 18.

19 May, 03:17 AM

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