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Trump promotes 'massive' Belarus potash deal to undercut Canada

The US president says fertilizer from Lukashenko's Russia-allied regime will cost far less than Canadian supplies, the latest sign of Washington's warming relationship with Minsk.

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Russian man swims to Lithuania seeking asylum — just to be sent back

A 68-year-old Russian man swam down the Nemunas River from Russia’s Kaliningrad exclave to neighbouring Lithuania to seek asylum, only to be returned to Russia.

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Belarus releases 25 political prisoners after US envoy's visit

Hundreds remain in prison, including journalists, trade unionists and others who supported the 2020 protests against Aliaksandr Lukashenka’s re-election.

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Belarus launches drills near Suwalki Gap on NATO's eastern flank

Mechanised and tank battalions are training in border protection and counter-drone operations along the 104-kilometre Polish-Lithuanian corridor, NATO's only land link to the Baltic states.

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How Belarus helps Russia target Ukraine and threaten NATO

Belarus appears to have resumed providing infrastructure to support Russian drone attacks on Ukraine and is now also emerging as a threat to NATO after a drone flying from Belarus was shot down over Lithuania. Here's what we know.

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Latvia uncovers border tunnel, intercepts 28 migrants from Belarus

Latvia has been experiencing a rise in irregular migration in recent months, something that European leaders call a hybrid attack by Aliaksandr Lukashenka’s regime

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The border frontline: Latvia faces migrants, drones and war fears

Latvia, on the European Union and NATO’s eastern frontier, is stepping up border security as it faces renewed pressure from irregular migration, drone incursions and the growing threat posed by Russia and Belarus.

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Eight countries to adopt EU sanctions on Belarus

The measures tighten restrictions on trade and technology that could support Belarus's military and industrial capabilities.

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Belarusian opposition politician Aliaksandr Milinkevich dies at 79

The former Sakharov Prize laureate ran against Aliaksandr Lukashenka for the Belarusian presidency in 2006.

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Latvia steps up border security amid surge in migration from Belarus

The Latvian government says the increase in irregular migration represents a hybrid threat orchestrated by Russia and Belarus.

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Euroviews. Euronews ban in Belarus: Those who ban media fear the truth

The ban on Euronews in Belarus shows that the battle of systems with autocracies centres on whether people can access independent information, SPD politician Holger Mann writes in an Euronews opinion piece.

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EU stands in 'solidarity' with Euronews following ban in Belarus

The European Union and various leading press freedom organisations have condemned Belarus’ designation of Euronews as “extremist”, calling it part of a broader crackdown on independent media.

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Belarus joins Russia’s war on freedom of information

Belarus’ obscure decision to ban Euronews’ website on its territory follows Russia’s blocking of all Euronews content, as both nations continue to clamp down on the media.

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Exclusive: Euronews ‘extremist’ label is Lukashenka’s revenge, Tsikhanouskaya said

Exclusive: Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya said Belarus’ “extremist” label for Euronews shows the Lukashenka regime is afraid of independent information, and warned that it could put journalists, sources and audiences at risk for seeking or sharing the channel's news.

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Belarus ban of Euronews sparks debate and support across Europe

Earlier this week, the Belarusian information ministry placed Euronews’ website on its "Republican List of Extremist Materials," according to Belarus-based media.

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Euronews Belarus ban turns viewers into targets, Tsikhanouskaya says

Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has condemned Minsk’s designation of Euronews as “extremist” media, calling it an attack on both press freedom and the broadcaster’s audience in Belarus.