Belarus

Ukrainian tennis player Marta Kostyuk was met with loud boos at a match in France for refusing to shake the hand of opponent from Belarus.

An object believed to be a spy balloon entered Polish airspace from Belarus and flew over the country for several hours before disappearing.

Ukraine marked the 37th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, widely considered the worst event of its kind in human history, on Wednesday, condemning Russia’s ongoing invasion of the country and accusing it of using nuclear threats to “blackmail” the world.

Ukraine has barred its national sports teams from competing at international events which include athletes from Russia and Belarus.

Russia again attempts to threaten NATO, claiming nuclear-capable missiles and jets now in Belarus, bordering Poland and Ukraine.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Saturday he would deploy tactical nuclear weapons in neighbour and ally Belarus

(AP) – After Russia invaded Ukraine, guerrillas from Belarus began carrying out acts of sabotage on their country’s railways, including blowing up track equipment to paralyze the rails that Russian forces used to get troops and weapons into Ukraine.

Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko arrived in Beijing on Tuesday for a three-day state visit. Lukashenko endorsed China’s nebulous “peace plan” for Ukraine during a meeting with fellow dictator Xi Jinping, shoring up the rising China-dominated axis of authoritarianism.

Alexander Lukashenko will arrive in Beijing on Tuesday, kicking off a three-day trip in which he will meet Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.

(AFP) – A fresh barrage of Russian missiles battered Ukraine on Thursday, wounding at least five people including a teenager and cutting electricity in the west.

Lithuania has completed a fence along the border with Belarus and a surveillance system to monitor for illegals.

Russian leader Vladimir Putin used the occasion of Security Agency Worker’s Day, a Russian holiday to honor spies and intelligence agents, on Tuesday to urge them to focus on the threats of “traitors” at home.

Russian President Vladimir Putin made his first visit to Belarus in more than three years on Monday, using one of his few journeys outside Russia since the beginning of the Ukraine invasion to shore up his relationship with Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko and pressure Belarus to pour its own troops into the Ukrainian quagmire.

Any prospect of Russia’s athletes returning to the international spotlight at the 2024 Summer Olympics was flatly rejected Wednesday by Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Poland reported a surge in illegals crossing from Belarus, apparently taking advantage of the new surveillance systems not working yet.

Russia could be looking to mount a “hybrid attack” in the form of starting another migrant crisis into Europe, Poland’s deputy prime minister has claimed.

Authorities in Belarus added 625 people, most of them with political opposition ties, to an official list of alleged “extremists” Friday.

A leading Belarusian political activist has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for opposing President Alexander Lukashenko´s regime.

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said that he has order troops to join Russian forces in a deployment near the border of Ukraine.

There are fears Belarus may be looking for an excuse to formally join the war on Ukraine after it accused Kyiv of planning to attack them.

The Norwegian Nobel Committee announced on Friday that the 2022 Peace Prize will be awarded to Belarusian human rights activist Ales Bialiatski and two organizations, Memorial of Russia and the Center for Civil Liberties in Ukraine.

The Polish government has reported that it has seen a new surge of migrants from sub-Saharan Africa attempt to cross into the country illegally from Belarus, claiming the migrants first fly to Russia.

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Russia’s defence minister said Russian forces took control Sunday of the last major Ukrainian-held city in Ukraine’s Luhansk province, bringing Moscow closer to its stated goal of seizing all of Ukraine’s Donbas region.

Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki visited the border area on Thursday to mark the completion of a new steel wall.

Russian doubles tennis player Natela Dzalamidze found a simple solution to widespread bans against Russian players in international sports after the invasion of Ukraine: she changed her nationality to Georgian and will therefore be allowed to play at Wimbledon with her Serbian doubles partner, Aleksandra Krunic.

Border guard has completed the first section on the Belarus border, and the govt said it will end the state of emergency in the area. 

Belarusian forces on the border may force Ukrainian troops to stay put instead of going to support operations in the eastern Donbas region.

Stanislav Shushkevich, who steered Belarus to independence during the breakup of the Soviet Union, has died. He was 87.

Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko accused Britain of staging a “psychological operation” in Bucha to fake the alleged attrocities.

Airbnb has banned the entire populace of two countries. If you are located in Russia or Russia-aligned Belarus, you will no longer be able to make reservations through the platform, anywhere in the world.

Pro-migrant activists have expressed frustration as Poland continues to welcome refugees from Ukraine but turns away illegal immigrants.

The Polish Border Guard saw a surge in illegal immigrants coming via Belarus this week, with 134 attempting to cross into the EU and NATO member on Tuesday — a daily record number for the year so far.

The United Kingdom has warned Communist China it will face sanctions if they send weapons to Russia to aid in the invasion of Ukraine.

Evan Neumann, who is wanted on a number of charges in relation to the January 6th 2021 protests in the United States, has been granted asylum in Belarus after alleging “political persecution” by the Biden adminstration.

Upwards of 1.5 million Ukrainians were estimated Sunday to have been displaced by Russia’s invasion forces as thousands more make ready to escape a homeland convulsed by war.

People are showing their support for Ukrainian citizens by booking Airbnbs in the war-stricken country without plans to stay in them.