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Belarus Holds an Election, but the Outcome Is Not Hard to Predict
The opposition in exile has called for a boycott of the parliamentary vote, which includes only parties that support Aleksandr G. Lukashenko, who has ruled the country for 30 years.
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In Belarus, the Protests Were Three Years Ago. The Crackdown Is Never-Ending.
The recent high school graduate selected her wardrobe carefully as she headed off to a summer folk festival. She dressed all in white, as is customary for the event, and wore a large flower wreath in her golden hair. But when it came to choosing a ...
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Satellite Images of Belarusian Base Suggest Wagner’s Possible Arrival
More than a dozen vehicles have arrived at a rapidly built military field camp in Belarus, and video from Russia showed a convoy flying Wagner flags on the move.
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Prigozhin Is Said to Be in Russia, as Wagner Mystery Deepens
After the mercenary boss staged a brief insurrection in Russia, the leader of Belarus said his country had taken him in, but now says the Wagner leader was in St. Petersburg and then “maybe he went to Moscow.”
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Nobel Prize Is No Defense Against Jail for a Winner in Belarus
Ales Bialiatski, last year’s Nobel Peace Prize laureate, has been sentenced by Belarus to 10 years in prison, on charges that rights advocates have dismissed as politically motivated.
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China to Welcome Belarusian Leader, Raising Concerns Over Ukraine
A state visit next week by Aleksandr G. Lukashenko of Belarus seems to confirm U.S. fears that China is prepared to send lethal aid to Russia.
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Belarus Puts Opposition Leader on Trial for Treason in Her Absence
Belarus on Tuesday put the country’s main exiled opposition leader on trial in absentia for treason, in the latest crackdown on dissent against the country’s autocratic ruler. The opposition leader, Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, who is based in Lithuania ...
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The leader of Belarus visits a military base where Russian forces are stationed.
President Aleksandr G. Lukashenko of Belarus on Friday visited a military base in his country where Russia and Belarus have been conducting joint exercises, adding to creeping fears that Moscow could use Belarus as a launchpad for a new ground ...
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Ukraine’s spy chief says the threat of invasion from Belarus is low.
KYIV, Ukraine — There is little imminent danger of a Russian invasion of Ukraine from Belarus, the director of Ukraine’s military intelligence agency said on Friday, dismissing recent Russian maneuvers as either routine military activity or feints ...
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Belarus’s leader tries to play down suggestions that recent military moves were aimed at Ukraine.
President Aleksandr G. Lukashenko of Belarus, Russia’s closest ally, tried on Thursday to defuse suspicions in neighboring Ukraine that recent military moves inside his country could presage a new ground offensive aimed at the country. Speaking a ...
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