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The Ukrainian president stressed that this would ‘not a plan to end the war’ but one to ‘begin diplomacy’EU’s von der Leyen also gets asked about the balloons disrupting the Lithuanian airspace.She says she wants to “express my full solidarity” with Li…
PM blames Alexander Lukashenko for not stopping ‘hybrid attacks’, which closed Vilnius airport four times last weekEurope live – latest updatesLithuania’s prime minister has authorised the shooting down of smuggling balloons that cross the border from …
Vilnius and Kaunas airports closed down after balloons drift into country’s airspace for third time this monthLithuania closed its two biggest airports on Friday and shut crossings on its border with Belarus after helium weather balloons drifted into i…
Vilnius airport closed overnight for safety reasons after latest incursion of balloons from Belarus Dozens of balloons used by smugglers to transport cigarettes from Belarus into Lithuania forced the temporary closure of Vilnius airport overnight.The L…
Analysts say they are unsure what the Trump administration hopes to get out of its gifts and concessions to Belarus’s autocratic leader.
After winning the Nobel Prize for her searing portraits of the Soviet world unraveling, Svetlana Alexievich worries about the revival of its violent, anti-democratic ways.
India joined the Zapad-2025 joint military drills led by Russia and Belarus, deploying 65 personnel including army, air force, and navy members, notably from the Kumaon Regiment.The five-day exercises involved about 100,000 troops and showcased nuclear-capable bombers, warships, and heavy artillery across 41 training sites.President Putin described the drills as strengthening defence readiness
The invitation by Belarus came as its autocratic leader has been trying to improve relations with the Trump administration, which has been receptive.
This live blog is closed.Russia-Belarus military exercise stirs up unease in Europe’s leadersEU trade spokesperson Olof Gill also defended the EU’s sanctions from criticism that they are not going far enough.He said:“Our assessment is that the successi…
Move seen as effort to win US favour and sanctions relief, as crackdown on dissent continuesBelarus has released 52 prisoners of various nationalities, after a visit by a US delegation to Minsk, in Alexander Lukashenko’s latest attempt to balance ties …