Belarus

Russia has struck a deal with neighbouring Belarus to station tactical nuclear weapons on its territory, Russian state media has quoted President Putin as saying. Mr Putin has reportedly said that such a move would not violate any nuclear nonproliferation agreements. He added that the United States has stationed nuclear weapons on the territory of European allies. MORE ON THIS STORY: https://news.yahoo.com/ukraine-russia-war-latest-putin-173958583.html

My Twitter feed this morning opened to the image of this woman in Tbilisi, Georgia. She is an image of steadfastness, — the kind we’ve seen in Ukraine, Iran, Belarus, and more. I don’t usually celebrate March 8th — the International Women’s day. To me, it stinks of Soviet…

Here are the key facts of this story, as agreed upon by ¹Associated Press (a), ²Associated Press (b), ³Al Jazeera, ⁴Reuters, and ⁵ITN. A Belarusian court sentenced exiled opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya to 15 years in prison after a trial in absentia on charges including conspiring to overthrow the government…

On Monday, February 27, 2023, a Belarusian opposition group called BYPOL announced that it used a drone to bomb a Russian A-50U surveillance plane — similar to the U.S. AWACS — which was parked next to a runway of the Machulishchy military airbase near the Belarus capital city of Minsk…

Belarusian is a language spoken by more than 9 million people in Belarus, Russia, Ukraine and other countries. Learning a few words of this Slavic language can help you better understand the culture and more effectively communicate with native speakers. Here are 20 essential Belarusan phrases to get you started: 1. Zdravstvuyte …

Here are the key facts of this story, as agreed upon by ¹BBC News, ²Reuters, ³NBC, ⁴Axios, and ⁵Dw. Nobel Peace Prize winner Ales Bialiatski on Friday was sentenced to 10 years in prison by a Belarusian court for smuggling and financing “actions grossly violating public order.” He was arrested…