Belarus
Russia blames EU for looming migrant ‘catastrophe’, sends bombers to overfly Belarus
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia blamed the European Union on Wednesday for the migrant crisis on the border between Belarus and Poland, accusing it of trying to "strangle" Belarus with plans to…
Exclusive-EU close to deal on new round of Belarus sanctions, diplomats say
By Robin Emmott BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union is close to imposing more sanctions on Belarus, targeting some 30 individuals and entities including the foreign minister and Belarusian airline…
Lithuania border, camps in state of emergency over migrants from Belarus
KAPCIAMIESTIS, Lithuania (Reuters) - Lithuania's parliament on Tuesday declared a state of emergency at the country's border with Belarus and at camps hosting migrants who arrived from there, a tally…
Russia floats idea of EU paying Belarus to stop migrant flows
By Andrew Osborn and Dmitry Antonov MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday suggested that the European Union could provide financial assistance to Belarus in order to…
EU toughens visa process for Belarus officials over migrant crisis
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union governments partially suspended on Tuesday a visa facilitation deal for Belarusian officials in response to a "hybrid attack" that Brussels says Minsk is waging by…
Poland accuses Belarus of more border ‘provocations’ amid migrant crisis
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland said on Friday a Belarusian soldier tried to fire flares at Polish border troops and others tried to tear down fencing along the frontier amid rising…
Belarus’s Lukashenko moves closer to Putin in wake of crackdown
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia and Belarus edged closer to integrating their economies at a virtual summit meeting on Thursday where presidents Vladimir Putin and Alexander Lukashenko affirmed their brotherly ties…
Poland says Belarus staged armed intrusion at border, summons envoy
WARSAW (Reuters) -Poland accused Belarus on Wednesday of staging an armed cross-border intrusion and said it had summoned the Belarusian charge d'affaires to protest over what it said was "a…
Human rights watchdogs seek German investigation of Belarusian security members
BERLIN (Reuters) - Six high-ranking members of the Belarusian security authorities were accused of committing crimes against humanity in a criminal complaint filed in Germany by human rights watchdogs on…
Belarus classifies social media channels as ‘extremist’ in new crackdown
(Reuters) - The Belarusian interior ministry on Friday classified three of the country's most popular opposition social media channels as extremist organisations, meaning that people can face up to seven…
Lithuania calls for new of EU migration pact, fence to stand up to Belarus
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Lithuania's President Gitanas Nauseda said on Friday the EU needed to swiftly overhaul its asylum laws and erect a fence to defend itself in the short-term from…
Russia, Belarus plan large-scale military drills in 2023 – report
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia and Belarus plan to carry out large-scale military drills in 2023 and have prolonged a deal under which Russian military facilities operate in Belarus, the Interfax…
