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Belarus
Every year on March 25, Belarusians celebrate the anniversary of the day in 1918 that the Belarusian Democratic Republic proclaimed its independence.
Mar. 25
Ukraine
The world in focus, as seen by a Canadian leading global affairs analyst, writer and speaker, in his review of international media.
Mar. 24
Russia
The move follows recent calls to restrict Russian and Belarusian farm imports from some of the bloc’s eastern members and would see tariffs imposed on cereals, oil seeds and their derivatives.
Mar. 19
NATO
Minsk says it’s defensive but Belarusian tanks just unloaded from flatcars about 20 km from the Lithuanian border.
Mar. 14
War in Ukraine
International concern grows as Russia’s Red Cross appears to be abandoning neutrality and independence as it increasingly becomes part of the Kremlin’s propaganda machine.
Mar. 14
UN
Tikhanovskaya called on UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to intervene, saying that other Belarusian political prisoners had also been cut off from the outside world.
Mar. 8
War in Ukraine
The suspect allegedly belonged to the Kalinouski Regiment, a Belarusian volunteer unit of the Ukrainian army, the FSB said in a statement.
Mar. 7
Russia
The International Tennis Federation will allow them to compete as “neutral” athletes if they meet the selection and eligibility requirements outlined in the organization’s Regulations.
Mar. 7
Belarus
Lithuania said it's been “witnessing increased activity of Belarusian and Russian intelligence services” on its territory.
Mar. 1
War in Ukraine
Tsikhanouskaya met with the Kastus Kalinowski Regiment, a group of Belarusian volunteers fighting on the side of Ukraine.
Feb. 29
Russia
The Ukrainian journalists said that some of what they filmed was removed by the Polish police and that they were only released from police custody after the intervention of Ukraine's ambassador.
Feb. 28
Ukraine
President Zelensky and your Bankova team: why the continuing double standards regarding Moscow’s vassal in Belarus, Aleksander Lukashenko?
Feb. 27
Belarus
Belarus leader Alexander Lukashenko said he would run for president again in 2025, Belarusian state news agency BelTA reported on Sunday (Feb. 25). This would be its seventh term as head of state.
Feb. 26
Belarus
Ukrainian Children are being forced into re-education summer camps, where they are flooded with pro-Russian militaristic narratives and handle riot gear and guns with Belarusian security forces.
Feb. 23
Belarus
Four Belarus Red Cross officials have been backlisted by the EU for involvement in child deportations from Ukraine including their head.
Feb. 19
Russian Telegram channels have shared images of a train carrying armored vehicles and tanks, with the letter "B" painted in white on the turrets.
Sep. 1