What to Know About the Election in Belarus Featuring ‘Europe’s Last Dictator’
Five years since the harsh crackdown on protestors after the 2020 election, critics are readying themselves for Belarus' ...
What another Lukashenko ‘victory’ will mean for Europe’s security – and that of Belarus’ citizenry
Belarus under Lukashenko has become embroiled in the battle between NATO-backed Western Europe and Vladimir Putin’s Russia. Meanwhile, Belarus’ record on human rights – and its complicity in Russia’s ...
NATO chief says Russian victory over Ukraine would have a costly impact on alliance’s credibility
NATO has been ramping up its forces along its eastern flank with Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine, deploying thousands of troops ...
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Belarus election likely extends Lukashenko's 30-year authoritarian rule
In the 2020 presidential election, Lukashenko claimed an 80% victory, leading to accusations of fraud, widespread protests, and a brutal crackdown that saw thousands arrested ...
NATO chief says Russian victory over Ukraine would undermine alliance’s credibility, cost trillions
Rutte said Thursday that "if Ukraine loses then to restore the deterrence of the rest of NATO again, it will be a much, much higher price than what we are contemplating at this moment." ...
Tractors, Forests, Nuclear Weapons: Five Things About Belarus
Belarus is holding a presidential election on Sunday that will secure another five-year mandate for Alexander Lukashenko, who has been in power for over three decades and crushed all opposition.
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Sweden’s Latvia NATO Deployment – What We Know
Sweden sent 550 troops from one of its mechanized infantry battalions to Riga, Latvia, on Saturday to join a Canadian-led multinational brigade on NATO’s eastern flank. Latvia borders Russia to the ...
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NATO put troops to Russia-linked Wagner fighters' presence in Belarus.
The NATO forces have beefed up security and put their troops on alert due to Russia-linked Wagner fighters' presence in Belarus. The NATO forces have beefed up security and put their troops on alert ...
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Russia is escalating its dangerous shadow war against NATO, and there are fears it could get a lot worse
Far beyond the front lines in Ukraine, Russia is waging a different kind of warfare against NATO. It is a covert, low-intensity conflict with serious consequences. Moscow has long been waging a ...
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Germany says it met NATO 2% defence spending target in 2024, short of Trump's demand
Announcement comes with Trump about to be inaugurated as next US president Trump has proposed NATO members spend 5% of GDP on defence Germany faces budget constraints, complicating future military ...