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Former labour union leader Ruginienė becomes Lithuania's new premier

Ruginienė, a former head of Lithuania’s labour union confederation, joined the centre-left Social Democratic Party just before a general election last year.

Belarus

Russian allies Belarus and Iran agree to boost bilateral defence ties

Lukashenka, a close ally of President Vladimir Putin, allowed Russia to use Belarusian territory as a staging ground for Moscow’ full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 and later allowed the deployment of Russian tactical nuclear missiles.

Russia

Russian dissidents face limbo as Germany halts humanitarian visas

Alexey Moskalyov and his daughter Masha Moskalyova fled Russia after he was imprisoned for discrediting the army. Germany rejected their humanitarian visa, leaving their fate uncertain.

Belarus

Belarus journalist sentenced to 10 years for treason in closes trial

Danil Palianski, detained since September 2024, is one of 37 journalists currently imprisoned in Belarus.

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Belarus

Belarus targets dozens of government critics with raids, activists say

Mass arrests and convictions of government critics have continued since Alexander Lukashenko was handed a sixth term as president in an election that the opposition and the West denounced as rigged.

Europe News

Putin threatens Europe with Oreshnik missile deployment to Belarus

Russia first used the Oreshnik against Ukraine in November, when it fired the experimental weapon at a factory in Dnipro that built missiles when Ukraine was part of the Soviet Union.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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.

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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.