TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Polls opened Sunday in Belarus’ tightly controlled parliamentary and local elections that are set to cement the steely rule of the country’s authoritarian leader, despite calls for a boycott from the opposition, which dismissed the balloting as a “senseless farce.” President Alexander Lukashenko, who has ruled Belarus with an iron hand … Read more
A growing number of asylum seekers arriving on the EU’s eastern frontier is forcing Baltic countries to consider border closures with Russia, due to fears the Kremlin is weaponizing desperate people to create a migration crisis on the Continent. Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia are increasingly concerned after Finland last week shut all of its crossings … Read more
The first direct flight from Belarus, Belarusian Airline Belavia, finally arrived in India. Belarusian Airline Belavia, first direct flight from Belarus, arrives in India (Photo by Twitter/Vinamralongani) {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} On the social media account, X (formerly known as Twitter), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus, on Saturday, shared a … Read more
Wagner Group Commander Yevgeny Prigozhin is alive and well and making big plans for the mercenary group, according to a video posted on Wagner-linked Telegram video channels on Wednesday. In the video, his first public appearance since last month’s failed mutiny against Russian military leaders, Prigozhin addresses a twilight crowd of men who appear to … Read more
The Belarusian armed forces began the first publicly known training exercises with exiled Russian Wagner fighters on Thursday. A video shared by the Belarusian Defense Ministry showed members of its special operations forces and masked men in military gear with Wagner patches performing combat duties at a training facility. “We try to absorb everything like … Read more