Belarus
Russia pumps up pressure on Belarus to open new front in Ukraine war, eyes anti-NATO ops. - WSJ
Sources told the WSJ that if Belarus were used for a Russian attack, it could be aimed at testing NATO defenses or more attempts at undermining support for Ukraine.
Israel rebukes Belarus’s Lukashenko for ‘Gaza is a holocaust’ comments, dicussion of ‘Jewish lobby’
Belarus holds nuclear weapons exercises, says drills are not 'aimed at other states'
Drone from Russia enters Estonia, hits power station as others cross into Latvia
Putin and Lukashenko to meet in Moscow on April 5-6 - Kremlin
Putin and Lukashenko will hold talks on "topical bilateral and international issues" on April 5, before a meeting of the Supreme Council of the Union State on April 6.
Russia to place nuclear weapons near Belarus' borders with NATO
Russia will also reportedly form a special division of Poseidon torpedo carriers.
Belarus' Lukashenko calls for immediate ceasefire in Ukraine-Russia War
In a scheduled address to the nation, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said there should be no preconditions for a ceasefire.
Belarus says it will host Russian nuclear weapons to counter NATO
The decision to deploy nuclear weapons in Belarus was one of Moscow's toughest nuclear signals to the West since Russia's invasion of Ukraine last year.
Putin's nuclear rhetoric is 'dangerous and irresponsible,' NATO says
Although the move was not unexpected, it is one of Russia's most pronounced nuclear signals since the beginning of its invasion of Ukraine.
Ukraine slams Putin plan to station Russian nuclear weapons in Belarus
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has long raised the issue of stationing tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, which borders Poland, Putin said.
Iranian supreme leader calls for cooperation among US-sanctioned states
Experts say sanctions will achieve policy goals even if sanctioned countries decide to cooperate but acknowledge that criticism of sanctions’ effectiveness will continue to grow.
Belarus and Iran sign cooperation deal for 2023-2026
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko was in Iran to discuss bilateral ties on economic issues, but it was unclear if defense ties were on the agenda.
Belarus to work on new military doctrine -Russian news agencies
Belarusian Security Council has instructed the defense ministry to finalize the draft law on forming a new voluntary territorial defense within a month.
Belarus court sentences Nobel Peace Prize winner to 10 years in prison -TASS
Byalyatski is a pro-democracy activist and founder of the Viasna human rights group which provided aid to Belarusian protesters in 2020.
