- 29 April, 2024
Geopolitics & National SecurityBelarus
Russian delegation arrives in Belarus for Ukraine talks – RIA
(Reuters) - A Russian delegation has arrived in the Belarusian city of Brest for talks with Ukrainian negotiators on ending hostilities, the RIA news agency reported on Monday, citing the…
Ukraine-Russia talks to start soon, focus on humanitarian corridors
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Talks between Ukrainian and Russian delegations will begin in Belarus at about 1400 GMT and Kyiv plans to discuss setting up humanitarian corridors before moving on to…
World Bank halts all programs in Russia, Belarus
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The World Bank said on Wednesday it had stopped all programs in Russia and Belarus with immediate effect, following the Russian invasion of Ukraine and…
Ukraine says Russia has plan to introduce Belarussian troops into the conflict
LVIV (Reuters) - The intelligence arm of the Ukrainian defence ministry said on Tuesday that Russia was preparing a provocation to justify the entry of Belarussian troops into the conflict.…
Belarus leader asks Putin to deploy more S-400 missiles near Minsk, media reports
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko said on Tuesday that he had asked Russia's President Vladimir Putin to deploy an additional S-400 missile complex west of Minsk, the RIA…
Erdogan discusses Russia’s invasion of Ukraine with Lukashenko
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan's office said early on Tuesday that he held a phone call with his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko to discuss developments in Russia's invasion…
EU to impose new sanctions on Belarus this week -EU official
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union is planning to impose new sanctions on Belarus this week for helping the Russian invasion of Ukraine, hitting exports, oligarchs, central bank and cutting…
Mass arrests as Belarus confirms ditching non-nuclear status in referendum vote
(Reuters) - About 800 people were arrested as Belarus voted to ditch its non-nuclear status in a referendum that raises the stakes at a time when the country has become…
Ukraine and Russia agree to talks without preconditions, Zelenskiy says
LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) - Ukrainian and Russian officials will meet for talks at a venue on the Belarusian border with Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's office said on Sunday. The talks,…
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy says he spoke to Belarus’ Lukashenko
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Sunday said on his Telegram channel that he had spoken with Belarus' leader Alexander Lukashenko, after Kyiv had rejected talks in Belarus,…
Belarus leader urges Kyiv to accept Russian offer of talks – RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko called on Kyiv on Sunday to sit down and hold talks with Russia so that Ukraine does not lose its statehood, Russia's RIA…
Russia’s Belarus talks plan is ‘propaganda’, Ukraine official says
(Reuters) -Ukraine wants only "real" negotiations with Russia over its military offensive, without ultimatums, an adviser to President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told Reuters on Sunday, calling Moscow's decision to send a…
