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Belarus
Kolesnikova led massive street protests against President Alexander Lukashenko in 2020, refused to be forcibly deported and was then sentenced to 11 years in prison in 2021.
Aug. 31
Putin
The Russian president praised the Belarusian head of state for his “balanced, far-sighted decisions even in the most difficult situations” on the latter’s 70th birthday on Friday.
Aug. 30
Putin
Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko is known not only for his authoritarian rule but for his many impenetrable statements on the issues of the day.
Aug. 30
War in Ukraine
Ukraine said it’s monitoring the Belarusian border following Minsk’s troop and equipment deployment to the area, though it added there are no immediate threats on the border.
Aug. 29
Belarus
Belarus has likely used its aviation for the first time to shoot down a Russian kamikaze drone that strayed into its territory in the Gomel Region during an overnight Russian attack on Ukraine.
Aug. 29
Ukraine
Kyiv has warned Minsk not to make a tragic mistake and succumb to pressure from Moscow, demanding that the Belarusian troops be pulled back beyond the firing range of their missiles.
Aug. 28
Ukraine
The statement came after Ukraine’s foreign ministry warned against Minsk’s decision to transfer troops and equipment to the Gomel region bordering Ukraine.
Aug. 27
War in Ukraine
The statement came as Kyiv mounts an incursion into Russia's Kursk region and as Russia continues its advance into eastern Ukraine.
Aug. 26
War in Ukraine
Many of the exhibitors at this year’s Russian arms expo said their shiny new products had been developed from lessons learned over the course of operations in the war against Ukraine.
Aug. 23
Belarus
The incident marked the latest diplomatic spat between Minsk and Yerevan following earlier reports that Belarus had aided Baku’s offensive to retake Armenian-controlled Nagorno-Karabakh.
Aug. 22
Belarus
The Transnistrian Ministry of Defense of the Moldovan Republic reported that it had begun to fit its tank fleet with anti-drone systems, based on Russian experience in Ukraine.
Aug. 20
Russia
Li's visit comes as China and Russia ramp up economic cooperation and diplomatic contacts.
Aug. 19
Belarus
Moscow-ally Lukashenko crushed mass pro-democracy protests after an election on Aug. 9, 2020, in which the government was widely condemned for having allegedly falsified results.
Aug. 17
War in Ukraine
Ukraine’s offensive in the Kursk region poses difficult geopolitical challenges for the self-proclaimed President of Belarus, which require asymmetric responses.
Aug. 16
Belarus
Franak Viačorka, chief political adviser to Belarusian democratic opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, speaks on Belarus’s attempt to free itself from Lukashenko and Russian rule.
Aug. 12
War in Ukraine
900 days of Russia’s full-scale war; Russia’s one-sided view of history and morality; Belarusian dictator Lukashenka blusters on.
Aug. 11
Observers attribute the crackdown to a presidential election scheduled for January 26.
Nov. 15