Now playing Next China Putin's ally Belarusian president in Beijing on a three-day trip Putin's ally Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko to meet his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping after Beijing released it's 12-point peace plan on Moscow's war in Ukraine 01/03/2023
Now playing Next China Belarus President Lukashenko in Beijing to meet Xi Jinping The Belarusian leader said he was looking forward to seeing his "old friend" Xi Jinping and welcomed China's position on the conflict in Ukraine. 28/02/2023
Now playing Next Poland Blockade at Polish-Belarusian border as tensions flare Already-strained relations between Minsk and Warsaw are at a fever pitch after Poland closed its Bobrowniki border crossing with Belarus, one of the two main motorways between the two countries. 21/02/2023
Now playing Next world news Trial of Belarusian journalist grabbed in flight 'hijacking' begins A Belarusian court on Thursday opened the trial of a dissident journalist, Román Protasévich, who is accused of organizing mass unrest and engaging in plots to overthrow the government, among other charges. 16/02/2023
Now playing Next Zimbabwe Belarus' leader Lukashenko makes first trip to Zimbabwe The President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, travelled to Harare on Monday for talks with his Zimbabwean counterpart, Emmerson Mnangagwa, as both leaders attempt to further diplomatic ties. 31/01/2023
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Now playing Next Australia Russian and Belarusian flags banned from Australian Open venues The other three Grand Slam tournaments have allowed tennis players from the two countries to compete as "neutral" athletes, meaning that their flags and nationalities are not shown in graphics and other materials. 17/01/2023
Now playing Next Ukraine Russia and Belarus start joint drills, sparking fears in Ukraine The two countries began joint army exercises and are planning to conduct air force drills throughout the remainder of the month. 16/01/2023
Now playing Next Lithuania Lithuania launches major campaign to boost emergency preparedness According to the Lithuanian Interior Minister, civil safety has been neglected while threats to the country have increased. 11/01/2023
Now playing Next Ukraine Five new developments to know about Russia's war in Ukraine Here's the latest news from Russia's invasion of Ukraine. 29/12/2022
Now playing Next Belarus Belarus claims to intercept Ukrainian missile after entering airspace The incident occurred Thursday morning between 10:00 and 11:00 local time. Belarus' President Alexander Lukashenko was promptly notified about what happened. Minsk says it will not be making any further comment until a full assessment has been made. 29/12/2022
Now playing Next Ukraine French defence chief pledges fresh support for Ukraine France's Minister of Defence Sebastien Lecornu said Ukraine has his government's full support and promised a €200 million fund and military equipment in a visit to the war-torn country. 29/12/2022
Now playing Next world news Will Russia attempt to re-invade Ukraine from Belarus? The 20th of December marks 300 days since the Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine and there are now renewed concerns over Russia possibly preparing a fresh attack from the north. 20/12/2022
Now playing Next Ukraine Putin-Lukashenko meet in Belarus while Russia in battlefield Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko likely deflected Vladimir Putin’s efforts to coerce Belarus into further Russian-Belarus integration concessions, says the Institute for the Study of War, following the meeting in Minsk on Monday. 20/12/2022
Now playing Next Ukraine Five new developments to know about Russia's war in Ukraine Here is our round-up of the latest news developments in the Ukraine war. 19/12/2022
Now playing Next world news Emergency in Ukraine after Russian energy infrastructure strikes Russian President Vladimir Putin continues to target Ukraine's critical infrastructure in one of the biggest attacks on the country since the war began on February 24. 16/12/2022
Now playing Next Ukraine ISW investigates Belarus' involvement in Russia's war While Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko offered territory to Russia’s forces for the initial staging of Moscow's full-scale invasion, Minsk continues to resist Russian pressure to enter the war in Ukraine by claiming that NATO is preparing to attack Belarus. 12/12/2022
Now playing Next Lithuania Third migrant loses leg to frostbite at Lithuanian border: Reports Earlier in November, two young Sri Lankan men had to have their legs amputated due to frostbite. 10/12/2022
Now playing Next world news Members of human trafficking network arrested in several countries Police in Poland, Estonia, Germany, Lithuania and Latvia, coordinated by Europol, have arrested several members of a human smuggling ring using the Belarusian border with Poland to smuggle migrants into Europe. 09/12/2022
Now playing Next Germany Germany arrests four members of suspected migrant smuggling ring The criminal gang allegedly trafficked Middle Eastern migrants to Germany via Poland and Belarus. 07/12/2022