Nobel peace prize winner Ales Bialiatski among 123 freed from prison in Belarus
Lukashenko pardons prisoners after talks with US special envoy over sanctions
Belarus
Irish-trained Libyan troops appear in Russia fearing deployment to Ukraine
Members of warlord Khalifa Haftar’s 166 Infantry Battalion expected to undergo further training in Belarus, Moscow’s ally
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Two Ukrainians working with Russia are suspected of blowing up Polish railway track
Donald Tusk says suspects have already fled to Belarus as Moscow dismissed accusations of involvement in plot
Kyiv ready for peace talks but will not withdraw troops first, says Zelenskiy
Ukrainian and European officials to meet to discuss details of a ceasefire plan
Lithuania says it will shoot down Belarus smuggler balloons disrupting air traffic
Lithuania closed Vilnius Airport four times last week after balloons entered its airspace
Polish president to push Berlin for help against Russian drone incursions
‘Utterly unacceptable’ violations prompt Britain to summon ambassador amid war drills with Belarus
Belarus releases 52 prisoners after appeal from Trump
US eases some sanctions on Minsk, allowing Belarus’s national airline to service and buy components for its fleet
Nato will defend ‘every inch’ of its territory, says Rutte after drone incident in Poland
Polish prime minister Donald Tusk described the incident as ‘a large-scale provocation’
Ursula von der Leyen’s hair-raising flight points to turbulent times ahead
Eastern EU states continue to warn about ‘hybrid warfare tactics’ of Russia and its allies
Belarus opposition leader freed after nearly five years in jail
Syarhei Tsikhanouski was arrested shortly after announcing candidacy in rigged 2020 election won by Alexander Lukashenko
Malta ‘golden passport’ scheme breaches EU law
EU court strikes down controversial Malta scheme that allowed wealthy overseas investors ‘buy’ citizenship
Fresh evidence may lead to full ICC investigation into Belarus regime
Lithuania alleges crimes against humanity by Lukachenko regime, including forced deportation of Ukrainian children
Moscow’s troops advance in Russian border region and eastern Ukraine
Belarus’s veteran leader celebrates victory as EU decries election as ‘affront to democracy’
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