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Vladimir Putin ordered one of the top commanders of the Wagner mercenary group, Andrei Troshev, to take charge of “volunteer units” in Ukraine.

The Nobel Foundation withdrew its invitation for representatives of Russia, Belarus and Iran for this year’s Nobel Prize award ceremonies.

Two young men claiming to be 19-year-old Cuban nationals accused unspecified Russian scammers of using a fake construction job offer to deceive them into fighting in Ukraine in a video that surfaced on Wednesday, in which they also said their requests to be deported home have been met with threats of up to 30 years in prison.

Poland and the Baltic states said they will close their borders with Belarus in the event of a military incidents or a migrant push by Minsk.

Satellite images from Belarus suggest that organizers had begun to dismantle a large tent camp believed to house Wagner PMC fighters.

Lithuania decided to temporarily close two of its six checkpoints with Belarus amid growing tensions with its eastern neighbor.

Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu arrived in Russia on Monday to attend the Moscow Conference on International Security, and has plans to visit the allied tyranny of Belarus during his week-long trip.

Poland says the country is going to considerably grow its deployment to its border where NATO meets Moscow satellite Belarus.

Polish and Lithuanian leaders held urgent meeting in a strategically sensitive area where their NATO nations border Belarus and Russia.

Poland accuses Belarus of having flown two helicopters into its airspace, accusing the Moscow-aligned nation of escalating tensions.

A message claiming to be from the head of the Wagner Private Military Company (PMC), Yevgeny Prigozhin, published on social media on Monday suggested that the mercenary organization would continue to remain active only in Africa for the time being – mere days after another claiming to be Prigozhin praised the coup against a pro-Western president in Niger.

Mercenaries belonging to the Russian-linked Wagner group in Belarus have moved close to the border with Poland, the prime minister said.

In a veiled threat, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said members of the Wagner mercenary group would like to pay a visit to Poland.

Mercenaries launched joint drills with Belarusian military near the border with Poland, a move that prompted Warsaw to redeploy its troops.

Belarus said that instructors from Russia’s Wagner forces were training its troops, following weeks of uncertainty about the group’s future.

Alexander Lukashenko, the despotic president of Belarus, said on Thursday that Wagner Group founder Yevgeny Prigozhin is back in Russia.

Satellite images analyzed by the Associated Press on Saturday showed what appeared to be a newly built military-style camp in Belarus.

Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin has arrived in Belarus after his failed rebellion against the Kremlin, Alexander Lukashenko said.

Russian prosecutor claims the investigation against mercenary warlord Yevgeny Prigozhin and his allies has been dropped.

The whereabouts of mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin remained a mystery Tuesday after Russia’s Putin vowed punishment.

Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin on Monday morning issued his first statement since his aborted insurrection over the weekend.

The prominent players in Russia’s drama remain elusive days later, with even new videos being of unclear origin.

The decision to turn back from Moscow followed threats against the families of Wagner leaders from the Kremlin, UK security sources claimed.

The exile of Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin to Belarus could be a smokescreen for a surprise attack on Ukraine, a former UK army chief warned.

Under the deal announced by Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, Prigozhin will go to Belarus, and charges against him will be dropped.

Belarussian dictator Alexander Lukashenko claims he struck a deal with Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin to stop the group’s march on Moscow.

Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko announced on Wednesday that his country has begun receiving Russian tactical nuclear weapons and “everything is ready” for their deployment.

Lukashenko said he didn’t want “a single bastard… set foot on Belarusian soil” and that if they did, “the response will be immediate”. 

There could be “nuclear weapons for everyone” who wants to join the Union between Russia and Belarus, President Alexander Lukashenko said.

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.

Russia and Belarus signed a deal on Thursday formalizing the procedure for deploying Russian nuclear weapons on Belarusian territory.

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.

Belarus shares a 1,250-kilometer (778-mile) border with NATO members Latvia, Lithuania and Poland.

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