Tag: belarus
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Global Red Cross urges ouster of Belarus chapter chief over the deportation of Ukrainian children – Winnipeg Free Press
[ad_1] GENEVA (AP) — The international Red Cross is calling for the ouster of the head of the Belarus Red Cross, who stirred international outrage for boasting that it was actively ferrying Ukrainian children from Russian-controlled areas to Belarus. The board of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said Wednesday it…
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Chinese Defense Minister Li to visit Russia and Belarus in show of support despite West’s objections – Winnipeg Free Press
[ad_1] BEIJING (AP) — Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu is visiting Russia and Belarus in a show of support for those nations which the West has sought to isolate over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Li departed Monday on the six-day trip, during which he will deliver an address at the Moscow Conference on International Security…
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NATO’s Achilles Heel, Suwalki Corridor, Faces Russian Threat amid Wagner Presence in Belarus
[ad_1] Polish soldiers take part in TUMAK-22 NATO exercises in an area known as the Suwalki Gap, of crucial significance to the security of the alliance’s eastern flank, at a polygon in Klusy, Poland. (Image: Reuters) Wagner mercenaries stationed in Belarus could be crucial if Russia plans to take over Lithuania by grabbing the Suwalki…
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Belarus President Says Nuclear Weapons to Nations Willing ‘to Join the Union State of Russia and Belarus’
[ad_1] Last Updated: May 29, 2023, 12:47 IST Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko said Thursday that Russia had begun moving nuclear weapons to its territory. (Image: Reuters File) Lukashenko’s statement comes days after Russia and Belarus signed a deal formalizing the deployment of Moscow’s tactical nuclear weapons on the territory of Belarus Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko…
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Putin taking Belarus as ‘nuclear hostage’ – Winnipeg Free Press
[ad_1] KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s top security official on Sunday denounced the Kremlin’s plans to station tactical atomic weapons in Belarus, saying that Russia was taking its ally as a “nuclear hostage.” But Moscow said it was making the move in response to the West’s increasing military support for Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin…
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Vladimir Putin to Visit Belarus on Monday for Talks with Ally Alexander Lukashenko
[ad_1] Last Updated: December 16, 2022, 12:43 IST File photo of Russian President Vladimir Putin. (File photo/AFP) The visit comes 10 months into Russia’s offensive in Ukraine, which was launched from several directions, including Belarusian territory Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit Belarus on Monday for talks with his counterpart and ally Alexander Lukashenko, the…
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No handshake after Ukraine, Belarus players meet at US Open – Winnipeg Free Press
[ad_1] NEW YORK (AP) — A Ukrainian player declined to shake hands with Victoria Azarenka after the three-time U.S. Open runner-up from Belarus beat her at Flushing Meadows on Thursday. Marta Kostyuk waited at the net with her racket held up, which Azarenka tapped with her racket following her 6-2, 6-3 victory. Belarus helped Russia…
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Poland summons Belarus diplomat over jailing of journalist – Winnipeg Free Press
[ad_1] WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The Polish foreign ministry on Thursday summoned the Belarusian charge d’affaires to express its concerns after a journalist who had worked for Polish media was sentenced to five years in prison by a court in Belarus. Ministry spokesman Lukasz Jasina said that Poland’s concerns over the treatment of journalists and…
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रूस और बेलारूस ने साझेदारी को मजबूत करने का लिया संकल्प | Russia and Belarus resolve to strengthen partnership
[ad_1] डिजिटल डेस्क, मॉस्को । रूसी राष्ट्रपति व्लादिमीर पुतिन और बेलारूसी राष्ट्रपति अलेक्जेंडर लुकाशेंको ने दोनों देशों की साझेदारी और गठबंधन को लगातार मजबूत करने का संकल्प लिया। समाचार एजेंसी शिन्हुआ ने क्रेमलिन के एक बयान का हवाला देते हुए बताया है कि एक फोन पर बातचीत के दौरान पुतिन और लुकाशेंको ने द्विपक्षीय सहयोग,…
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Ukraine border guard shames Belarus Ambassador with ’30 silver pieces’ over Russia backing | World | News
[ad_1] Belarus has come under fire for allowing Russia to use it as a launching pad for its invasion of Ukraine in February. President Alexander Lukashenko originally denied any contribution to the war but has since confirmed Moscow has been allowed to station missile launchers used against Ukrainian defence forces in his country. Belarus on…