Belarusians vote in ‘sham’ election amid opposition calls for boycott; Lukashenko announces re-election bid

Belarusians, on Sunday (Feb 25) headed to the polls in the country’s tightly controlled parliamentary and…

Western intel officials hunt for signs of Wagner and nuclear warheads in Belarus ahead of NATO | CNN Politics

CNN  —  In the wake of the uprising by Wagner Group forces in Russia, the US…

Wagner chief to leave Russia for Belarus in deal that ends armed insurrection, Kremlin says | CNN

CNN  —  Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of the Wagner paramilitary group, has agreed to leave Russia…

Ukraine war: Belarus begins taking delivery of Russian nuclear weapons

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has said his country has started taking delivery of Russian tactical nuclear…

Belarus’s Lukashenko says ‘nuclear weapons to everyone’ if other country wants to join a Russia-Belarus union

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko offered, during an interview, that nations will be provided with nuclear weapons…

Putin ally Lukashenko and Chinese leader Xi Jinping vow to deepen defense ties | CNN

Hong Kong CNN  —  Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko – a close…

China rolls out the red carpet for key Putin ally as US warns against aiding Russia’s war | CNN

Hong Kong CNN  —  A key autocratic ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in China…

Belarus dissident Maria Kolesnikova in intensive care, opposition spokesman says | CNN

CNN  —  A prominent Belarusian opposition figure, who has been serving an 11-year prison sentence after…

Ukraine looks anxiously towards its northern border, and a fresh influx of Russian troops into Belarus | CNN

CNN  —  The announcement last week by Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko that his country and Russia…

Human rights advocates from Russia, Ukraine and Belarus share Nobel Peace Prize | CNN

CNN  —  Human rights groups from Russia and Ukraine – Memorial and the Center for Civil…