Europe News EU deforestation law changes could aid illegal Russian timber trade A majority of EU countries are pushing for changes to the EU deforestation law that could likely boost illegal timber imports from sanctioned Russia and Belarus, according to NGO Earthsight, which claims states pushing for the changes are benefiting from the illegal timber trade. 29/07/2025
Russia Aeroflot cancels flights after pro-Ukrainian hackers disrupt systems Aeroflot cancelled dozens of flights after a pro-Ukrainian hacker group, Silent Crow, claimed responsibility for a cyberattack on the airline's systems. 28/07/2025
Europe News Lithuanian leaders taken to shelters after Belarus airspace violation Fighter jets already airborne as part of the NATO Baltic Air Policing (BAP) mission were scrambled to respond to the incident when the object fell to the ground, approximately 1 kilometre from the border with Belarus. 10/07/2025
Europe News Belarus continues crackdown on political dissent, rights group says Mass arrests and convictions of government critics in Belarus have continued since 2020, when Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko was handed a sixth term in office in an election that the opposition and the West denounced as rigged. 01/07/2025
Belarus Exclusive: Belarus releases political prisoners in surprise decision The Belarus president pardoned several prisoners on Saturday during the visit of US special envoy Keith Kellogg in a move to ease tensions with the West. 21/06/2025
Belarus Tsikhanouskaya: Lukashenka 'cannot be trusted' in US envoy visit US envoy Keith Kellogg is reportedly due to travel to Minsk to discuss Russia's war in Ukraine with Belarus President Aliaksandr Lukashenka. 18/06/2025
Belarus Russia might use Belarus to attack the Baltics, Tsikhanouskaya says Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya told Euronews that her country might be used as a launchpad to attack and invade the Baltic states, but the people of Belarus will not go to war against their neighbours. 13/06/2025
Europe News Lithuania takes Belarus to ICJ over allegations of migrant smuggling Vilnius claims Belarusian authorities orchestrated flights from the Middle East and escorted migrants to the border, forcing them to cross illegally. 19/05/2025
Europe News Two bodies retrieved from Bug River on Poland-Belarus border Authorities said they believe the two people found in the river are migrants who attempted to illegally cross the border. Investigators are performing an autopsy to determine their identities and cause of death. 16/04/2025
Europe News NGOs slam Polish asylum law amid 'dire' conditions at Belarus border Poland's suspension of asylum rights for migrants at the Belarus border has drawn criticism from human rights groups, who fear worsening humanitarian conditions. 28/03/2025
The Europe Conversation Dictators only understand language of 'power or strength', says Tsikhanouskaya Belarus could be used as a launchpad for attacks on Ukraine and Western neighbours, Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya warned on The Europe Conversation. 27/03/2025
Europe News Alexander Lukashenko sworn in for seventh term as president of Belarus Lukashenko marked three decades in power last year and his political opponents have denounced the tightly orchestrated presidential election on 26 January as a farce. 25/03/2025
No Comment Polish soldiers foil attempted illegal border crossing from Belarus Polish authorities thwarted an illegal border crossing attempt near Belarus on 21 March, capturing footage of a group attempting to cut through a metal gate. 25/03/2025
World News Belarus' opposition leader insists regime change is still possible Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya told Euronews that although the protest movement in Belarus has gone mostly underground, people are preparing and "will be ready" to topple the regime at first opportunity. 21/03/2025
World News Tsikhanouskaya: Betraying Kyiv’s interests will allow another invasion The threat of Russia attacking EU and NATO states from the territory of Belarus should be taken very seriously, Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya told Euronews. She says that will depend on whether Ukraine's interests are sacrificed now. 20/03/2025
Netherlands How transnational mafiosi became the new generals of hybrid warfare Europol’s report “EU Serious and Organized Crime Threat Assessment 2025” spotlights “DNA mutation” of organised crime, an alarming destabilizing factor for democratic political systems through war and new technologies 19/03/2025
Belarus Belarus sentences Japanese man to 7 years in jail for espionage Masatoshi Nakanishi was accused of taking photos of military facilities near Belarus' border with Ukraine and sharing them with Japanese intelligence. 18/03/2025
Belarus Lukashenko orders search for rare earth minerals in Belarus The move comes after US President Donald Trump tried to sign a rare earth minerals agreement with Ukraine. 04/03/2025
Ukraine Putin may attack a NATO country from Belarus next year, Zelenskyy says Ukraine’s president issued a stark warning, saying that Russia may be preparing an act of aggression against NATO members as early as next year. Speaking at the Munich Security Conference on Friday, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the attack might come from Belarus. 14/02/2025
USA Russia and Belarus cheer USAID breakup as rights groups voice concerns Musk-led cuts to the US foreign aid agency have impacted rights groups, independent media, and election monitoring campaigns in Russia, Belarus and Moldova. 07/02/2025