| 单词 | Minsk |
| 例句 | All winter the Opel roves occupied territories, cities that Jutta recorded in their radio log coming to life—Prague, Minsk, Ljubljana. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z In the east, the Soviets have retaken Minsk; the Polish Home Army is revolting in Warsaw; a few newspapers have become bold enough to suggest that the tide has turned. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Passengers described Pratasevich’s shock when he realized that the plane was going to land in Minsk. West condemns plane’s diversion to arrest Belarus journalist 2021-05-24T04:00:00Z And as bleak as the life described here is, “Minsk” is also steeped in an uncommon lyricism and in the hope that lies in the transformative powers of art. Theater Review: Belarus Free Theater’s ‘Minsk, 2011’ at the Public Theater 2013-01-17T22:04:19Z In both its poetry and harshness this birth of a monster, gestated by violence and repression, is perhaps the most extreme scene in “Minsk,” but not by much. Theater Review: Belarus Free Theater’s ‘Minsk, 2011’ at the Public Theater 2013-01-17T22:04:19Z On the train from Minsk, when Fishman was a child, the family was roused in the predawn hours and asked to provide their documentation. To Nosh or Not to Nosh: An Immigrant’s Dilemma 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z A scene from another production, “Minsk 2011,” pantomimes the police crackdown on a peaceful protest that followed an economic crisis. Human Rights Watch Film Festival, the 25th Edition 2014-06-11T04:00:00Z The violence abruptly lowered the curtain on Lukashenko's own performance, in which he offered flickerings of liberalization to a European Union looking to exploit a fallout between Minsk and Moscow. Underground actors seek last act for Belarus leader 2010-12-20T18:24:48Z It was an auspicious moment for me to visit Minsk, I was told. Banned in Belarus, but the Shows Go On 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z Like Mr. Fishman, Slava spent his first decade in Minsk, before his family joined the exodus of Soviet Jews that began in the 1970s. ‘A Replacement Life,’ by Boris Fishman 2014-06-02T04:00:00Z Marat Novikov, the owner, left his hometown, Minsk, the Belarusian capital, for Brooklyn three decades ago, when the Soviet Union was verging on collapse. Top 10 Cheap Eats of 2018: A World of New York Stories 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z The K.G.B. headquarters, as grand and opaque as a royal mausoleum, looms centrally over Minsk’s main artery, Independence Avenue. Banned in Belarus, but the Shows Go On 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z At Northern Stage Belarus Free Theatre stage Minsk 2011 from next Friday, but before that you can catch this galvanizing show at Contact in Manchester . What to see: Lyn Gardner's theatre tips 2012-06-01T16:29:00Z Minsk, 2011 Belarus is the last remaining dictatorship in Europe, still effectively a satellite state of Russia. This week's new theatre and dance 2012-06-08T23:05:29Z In the same summer, Lanchevskiy took his passion to Minsk, the capital of Belarus. Young Muscovite group risks life and limb to scale tall buildings 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z Does the moviegoing public need to be reminded, she wonders aloud, that Mayer is really Lazar Meir, born in Minsk? “Trumbo” and the long, dark shadow of the blacklist: How a Hollywood gossip columnist launched the culture wars 2015-11-04T05:00:00Z Like Acker’s book “New York City in 1979,” Minsk” is a portrait of a metropolis as defined by its sex life. Theater Review: Belarus Free Theater’s ‘Minsk, 2011’ at the Public Theater 2013-01-17T22:04:19Z “Tomorrow morning I’ll be lying on a curb in Minsk!” quipped Bob, eyes ablaze with germs, as he stamped his glass down, and Carillo couldn’t contain her incredulous laughter. The chaos of the Olympics has arrived. Fortunately, we have Bob Costas. 2016-08-04T04:00:00Z In an apparent reference to the Belarusian security agency that still goes under its Soviet-era name KGB, O’Leary said he believes “some KGB agents offloaded from the aircraft” in Minsk. West condemns plane’s diversion to arrest Belarus journalist 2021-05-24T04:00:00Z He was the third of four sons of a tailor who had immigrated from Warsaw and a homemaker who had immigrated from Minsk, now in Belarus. Fyvush Finkel, Pillar of Yiddish Theater, Dies at 93 2016-08-14T04:00:00Z In terms of deaths caused by crushing at pop music events, Love Parade is second only to the 1999 Minsk beer festival in Belarus, where 53 people died while entering a nearby tube station. Danger in numbers ? can mega-gigs ever truly be safe? 2011-07-20T20:31:00Z Conceived as a response to “New York in 1979,” an erotic anatomy of the city by Ms. Acker, this production presents Minsk as a place where sex is a thwarted, warping force. ArtsBeat: London Theater Journal: Imagination From Despair in Ednburgh and Minsk 2012-06-18T19:49:07Z And we were on a flight from New York to London, from London to Minsk. Belarusian political dissidents on spreading their message of freedom: ‘We never know when our life will end’ 2021-08-09T04:00:00Z Now, even that window to perform in Minsk has closed. An Exiled Theater With a Warning for Europe 2022-03-10T05:00:00Z Gomez was expected to perform in Minsk, Belarus and Kiev, Ukraine this weekend and in St. Petersburg and Moscow next week. Selena Gomez Denied Russian Visa (Perhaps Due to Her Support of Gay Rights) 2013-09-20T19:42:32Z An immigrant from Minsk, Russia, Javitz shrewdly noted in 1940 that “many facts which require hours to be tracked down in texts can be swiftly and simply discovered by consultation with pictures.” Hands Off the Library’s Picture Collection! 2021-08-03T04:00:00Z "It's a very daunting task and you basically clear your diary and are glad that it's winter," said Greenlaw, whose poetry collections include Minsk and The Casual Perfect. First Folio Prize judges announced 2013-07-16T07:35:59Z Though there are casinos along the streets, catering largely to rich tourists from Moscow, after sundown Minsk retreats behind thick walls and closed doors, and you can walk for blocks without encountering another person. Banned in Belarus, but the Shows Go On 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z Minsk 2011by Belarus Free Theatre Pleasance, You might think that, if you lived under a dictatorship, you would have more pressing things to worry about than sex. Minsk 2011 ? review 2011-08-24T17:41:57Z Minsk 2011 by the Belarus Free Theatre closes on 29 August. What to see: Lyn Gardner's theatre tips 2011-08-26T15:02:48Z It's not just the actors but also the audience who put themselves at risk when they go to see, say, the Belarus Free Theatre in Minsk. Spirit of the underground: theatre 2011-01-30T23:00:00Z You have until tomorrow to catch Belarus Free Theatre's compelling Minsk 2011 at the Tobacco Factory before it moves onto the North Wall in Oxford. What to see: Lyn Gardner's theatre tips 2012-05-25T16:48:54Z Q: What's it going to be like playing in Kiev, Minsk and Moscow? A Q&A with actor and musician Hugh Laurie 2012-05-30T22:52:06Z Nekrasova was born in Minsk, Belarus, and moved a few times with her parents, including to Las Vegas, where she attended a performing arts high school. How Dasha Nekrasova Is Calling the Shots 2021-12-19T05:00:00Z In December, popular support for underground resistance in Belarus became public when mass protests hit the streets of Minsk. Free expression 2011-04-21T12:16:07Z I first saw “Minsk” last summer in London, and as both agitprop and art, in which the political becomes personal and vice versa, it has only melded and strengthened. Theater Review: Belarus Free Theater’s ‘Minsk, 2011’ at the Public Theater 2013-01-17T22:04:19Z By the end you’re likely to feel that a map of Minsk is tattooed onto your brain, as specific as James Joyce’s Dublin, and not just its squares and streets and clubs and prisons. Theater Review: Belarus Free Theater’s ‘Minsk, 2011’ at the Public Theater 2013-01-17T22:04:19Z In Minsk, that would be enough to get us all arrested. Minsk 2011 ? review 2011-08-24T17:41:57Z In the same summer, Lanchevskiy took his passion to Minsk, the capital of Belarus. Young Muscovite group risks life and limb to scale tall buildings 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z Amid the tensions, Lufthansa said that a flight from Minsk to Frankfurt with 51 people on board was delayed Monday following a “security warning.” West condemns plane’s diversion to arrest Belarus journalist 2021-05-24T04:00:00Z Mind you, her characters have it good compared to the ensemble of “Minsk, 2011,” the sustained cri de coeur from the Belarus Free Theater, which is legally banned from performing in its native country. ArtsBeat: London Theater Journal: Imagination From Despair in Ednburgh and Minsk 2012-06-18T19:49:07Z Like the company’s earlier “Zone of Silence” and, in part, “Being Harold Pinter,” “Time of Women” is a documentary work, rooted in interviews, that portrays political persecution in Minsk. Banned in Belarus, but the Shows Go On 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z For what is extraordinary is the love of country, and in particular the capital city of Minsk, that emerges from this collective portrait of the oppressive tactics of the Lukashenko regime. Minsk 2011: A Reply to Kathy Acker – review 2012-06-17T17:04:01Z She said she planned to remain in Minsk and hoped the Nobel would give her some protection and freedom to speak her mind. Svetlana Alexievich, Nobel Laureate of Russian Misery, Has an English-Language Milestone 2016-05-20T04:00:00Z While “Minsk” summons a city suffocating beneath an oppressive state, Philip Ridley’s savage and utterly gripping “Mercury Fur” imagines another European capital as a land of lawlessness. Critic’s Notebook: In London, ‘Minsk, 2011’ and ‘Mercury Fur’ 2012-06-29T22:09:31Z They were harassed and threatened by customs officials as they left Minsk, Ms. Kolyada said. Theater Group in Belarus Is Forced Underground 2010-12-22T04:00:02Z On our last night in Minsk we saw the company play to a home audience. Viva Belarus Free Theatre 2010-12-13T12:54:00Z Ryanair said Belarusian flight controllers told the crew there was a bomb threat against the plane as it was crossing through the country’s airspace and ordered it to land in the capital of Minsk. West condemns plane’s diversion to arrest Belarus journalist 2021-05-24T04:00:00Z Hard-hitting, essential and furious, Belarus Free Theatre kept political theatre alive and kicking with Minsk 2011, a show that explored the psyche of living in Europe's last dictatorship. Edinburgh festival 2011: The highs and lows 2011-08-28T21:19:00Z One minute, one of the women is making a cake or drying her hair; the next, she’s back — and I mean, physically — in Amerikanka, as the K.G.B. prison in Minsk was known. Review: ‘Time of Women’ Portrays Activists Haunted by a K.G.B. Ordeal 2017-01-13T05:00:00Z Conceived as a response to “New York in 1979,” an erotic anatomy of the city by the novelist Kathy Acker, this production presents Minsk as a place where sex is a thwarted, warping force. Critic’s Notebook: In London, ‘Minsk, 2011’ and ‘Mercury Fur’ 2012-06-29T22:09:31Z Mr. Kutik was born into a musical Jewish family in Minsk, Belarus. Critic’s Notebook: Yevgeny Kutik Is to Play ‘Music From the Suitcase’ 2014-03-18T22:10:54Z Though only a Minsk barber, Zhenya lived like a Party official. ‘A Replacement Life,’ by Boris Fishman 2014-06-02T04:00:00Z Fishman, who immigrated to America from Minsk when he was 9, unspools his family’s story through the foods they prepared and ate. New in Paperback: ‘Savage Feast’ and ‘The Bird King’ 2020-03-27T04:00:00Z You and Nikolai formed the Belarus Free Theatre as an underground theatre in Minsk. Natalia Kaliada: 'In Belarus it's very simple – everything's repressed' 2012-06-02T23:05:29Z In Minsk, the capital of Belarus, which is Europe's last dictatorship, you cannot look at somebody for more than a few seconds without inviting a beating or arrest. Minsk 2011 ? review 2011-08-24T17:41:57Z Simonovic said in the past month "half of all civilian casualties were caused by shelling from mortars and howitzers - weapons which use in the conflict zone are prohibited by the Minsk Agreements." Operatic baritone killed in Ukraine fighting 2016-06-29T04:00:00Z In Minsk, members of the company continue to perform in secret, alerting their audience by text, performing sometimes in private homes, sometimes in forests, congregating under the pretext of a wedding. Strange Interlude; A Midsummer Night's Dream; Trash Cuisine – review 2013-06-08T23:05:35Z At age 12 in 1941, Cohn was deported to the Minsk ghetto along with her parents and sister. Holocaust victim's family brought together by pendant found beneath death camp floorboards 2017-11-13T05:00:00Z “This is proof that there are miracles,” said Mr. Frumkin, making the first of many toasts to his mother, who was still alive and living in Minsk when her descendants finally left in 1980. Russian New Year’s Eve: Christmas, the Fourth of July and Thanksgiving, All Rolled Into One 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z At age 12 in 1941, Cohn was deported to the Minsk ghetto along with her parents and sister. Holocaust victim's family brought together by pendant found beneath death camp floorboards 2017-11-13T05:00:00Z The idea is to replicate the conditions under which the Belarus Free Theater performs in Minsk. Banned in Belarus, but the Shows Go On 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z Belarus Free Theatre is an underground group based in Minsk. Viva Belarus Free Theatre 2010-12-13T12:54:00Z The prosthetic arm was created in a small workshop in the basement of a residential building in Minsk. In his basement, son designs prosthetic arm for father in Belarus 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z In Belarus, Fatland alights in Vitebsk, birthplace of the artist Marc Chagall, then later hears sickening accounts of Nazi atrocities in the former Minsk ghetto. Review | ‘The Border’ asks: What is life like when you live next door to a bully nation? 2021-03-10T05:00:00Z In Minsk, officials said that despite the customs union removing checks at the Russia-Belarus border, Moscow would still pick up on large imports of "Belarussian parmesan" by inspecting it at the final destination. 'Parmigiano-Belarussiano' and other secrets of Russian chefs under food ban 2014-09-10T04:00:00Z “Many are now in Minsk — but the Russians refuse to do anything. In Belarus, they talk about possible book exchanges with Germany but nothing is happening.” The Hunt for the Nazi Loot Still Sitting on Library Shelves 2019-01-14T05:00:00Z Whether it was Adam Czerniakow in Warsaw, Chaim Rumkowski kowtowing in Lodz or Jacob Gens in Vilna and Jewish leaders in Minsk who tried to assist Jewish partisan groups, it ultimately made no difference. Two New Books Look at the Holocaust in Civic and Military Terms 2017-01-03T05:00:00Z That was on the production’s opening night in Minsk, and the theater, such as it was, was a private apartment. Review: ‘Time of Women’ Portrays Activists Haunted by a K.G.B. Ordeal 2017-01-13T05:00:00Z This wasn’t so much because of the artistry and ingenuity of this troupe from Minsk, although that was not to be denied. ArtsBeat: Theater Talkback: When Political Theater Feels Truly Dangerous 2011-01-12T23:37:21Z Mere existence can be a crime in Minsk. Minsk 2011 ? review 2011-08-24T17:41:57Z The team was heading to Minsk, the capital of Belarus, where it was to play Thursday against Dinamo Minsk in the opening game of the season of the Kontinental Hockey League. Russian jet carrying hockey team crashes 2011-09-07T14:36:00Z Minsk has imposed no ban on imports from the EU and has a customs union agreement with Moscow, which means products can be brought into Belarus legally and shipped to Russia with no border checks. 'Parmigiano-Belarussiano' and other secrets of Russian chefs under food ban 2014-09-10T04:00:00Z The seven police officers, armed with automatic weapons, also took electronics and data files from the Minsk apartment, said Sasha Filipenko. The father of a dissident Belarusian novelist has been arrested in Minsk 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z Authorities in Minsk, he told The Associated Press, “managed to turn the life of Belarusians into hell even here.” Belarusians who fled repression face new hurdles as they try to rebuild their lives abroad 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z Belarusian opposition figures have accused Lukashenko of facilitating the forcible transfer of Ukrainian children to Belarus — allegations that Minsk angrily rejected. Global Red Cross urges ouster of Belarus chapter chief over the deportation of Ukrainian children 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z He also described how the two men were shot in the back on the edge of Minsk. Yury Garavsky: Swiss trial acquits man who admitted abducting Belarus politicians 2023-09-30T04:00:00Z On Friday, Britain's Ministry of Defence said a large amphibious landing ship, the Minsk, had "almost certainly been functionally destroyed". Ukraine's Crimea attacks seen as key to counter-offensive against Russia 2023-09-16T04:00:00Z Merely removing the wreckage from the dry docks will place the Rostov and the Minsk out of use for “many months,” U.K. officials said. Russia reeling after its warships hit with missiles in Crimea 2023-09-15T04:00:00Z Each EU country must decide whether to recognize it, he said. adding it would “show solidarity with Belarusians” and “be a response to policies taken by Minsk.” Belarusians who fled repression face new hurdles as they try to rebuild their lives abroad 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z Last week, Minsk announced that its diplomatic missions would no longer issue passports to citizens permanently residing abroad in a move considered a blow to the Belarusian emigrant communities in Europe. Lithuania to issue special passports to Belarus citizens staying legally in the Baltic country 2023-09-11T04:00:00Z He may also have hoped publicity would bring some protection: he'd fled Belarus a year earlier after a car accident in Minsk left him in a coma for two weeks. Yury Garavsky: Swiss trial acquits man who admitted abducting Belarus politicians 2023-09-30T04:00:00Z His closed trial in the Belarusian city of Grodno was widely seen as part of Minsk’s sweeping crackdown on opposition figures and civil society. Journalist for top Polish paper allegedly denied medication in Belarusian prison 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z The unease between Warsaw and Minsk has risen dramatically since the still-unexplained death of Russian Wagner Mercenary Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin and other top company officials in a private plane crash last week. Russian ‘hybrid’ war threatens NATO’s eastern flank, Poles warn 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z Several thousand have deployed to Belarus, where they are in a camp southeast of the capital, Minsk. The Kremlin says Putin is not planning to attend Wagner chief Prigozhin’s burial 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z In his first extensive remarks on Mr. Prigozhin and the fate of Wagner Group forces in Belarus, Mr. Lukashenko told reporters in Minsk Friday he was planning no immediate change in their status. Poland, Baltic states want Wagner Group mercenary fighters out of Belarus 2023-08-28T04:00:00Z Several thousand Wagner mercenaries opted to move to Belarus, where a camp was erected for them southeast of the capital, Minsk. Russia says it confirmed Wagner leader Prigozhin died in a plane crash 2023-08-27T04:00:00Z The journalist chose to remain in Belarus despite Minsk’s ongoing crackdown that saw more than 35,000 people arrested, thousands beaten by police, and tens of thousands fleeing abroad. Journalist for top Polish paper allegedly denied medication in Belarusian prison 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z This past June, Russian President Vladimir Putin confirmed that Moscow supplied Minsk with tactical nuclear weapons. Belarus president threatens nuclear strike if faced with NATO ‘aggression’ 2023-08-18T04:00:00Z Since then Wagner forces have been seen arriving at a camp south of Minsk and training Belarusian troops. Wagner cements Belarus presence as 'educational organisation' 2023-08-16T04:00:00Z Belarus's western neighbours have increased security since Minsk granted shelter to fighters from Russia's Wagner mercenary group. Lithuania closes two Belarus border crossings 2023-08-16T04:00:00Z Minsk also provided its territory to fighters from the Wagner mercenary group whose move to Belarus was part of a deal that ended their attempted mutiny in June. Ukraine ploughs funding into fortifying border with Russia, Belarus 2023-08-15T04:00:00Z Belarusian state officials and pro-government activists have formed a group called the Patriotic Force Command, which Minsk uses as a political tool. Why tensions have been growing along NATO’s eastern border with Belarus 2023-08-15T04:00:00Z He insisted that the increased military presence is purely a deterrent move, not a hostile act, as Minsk and Moscow are claiming. Polish minister says reinforcement at the border with Belarus is due to hostile rhetoric and actions 2023-08-12T04:00:00Z Minsk has helped Russia ship military equipment and soldiers through its borders to aid the war effort. Hackers spied on diplomats in Belarus, researchers say 2023-08-11T04:00:00Z The mayor claimed that one of the drones came down in a district south of Moscow, while the other fell near Minsk highway, west of the city. Drones reshaping Ukraine war amid spike in usage by both sides 2023-08-09T04:00:00Z Minsk also allowed Moscow to use Belarusian territory to send troops into Ukraine on Feb. 24 last year. US, Canada issue new sanctions against top Russian ally Belarus 2023-08-09T04:00:00Z One of the drones came down in the Domodedovo district south of Moscow and the other fell near the Minsk highway, west of the city, according to Mr. Sobyanin. Large explosion rocks factory, creates mushroom-like cloud near Moscow; dozens injured 2023-08-09T04:00:00Z One of the drones came down in the Domodedovo district south of Moscow and the other fell near the Minsk highway, west of the city, according to Sobyanin. Russian officials say 2 drones approaching Moscow were shot down overnight, blame Ukraine 2023-08-09T04:00:00Z One of the drones came down in the Domodedovo region south of Moscow and the other fell near the Minsk highway, west of the city, according to Sobyanin. Russian officials say 2 drones approaching Moscow were shot down overnight, blame Ukraine 2023-08-09T04:00:00Z "This is no longer opposition, it is a real government-in-exile," she told Reuters, sitting in Karma, a bar in Warsaw that used to be based in Minsk. Organise or fight? Three years in exile, Belarus opposition divided about path 2023-08-08T04:00:00Z “Minsk will deny everything, because Lukashenko shamelessly denied his involvement even when thousands of Syrian migrants attacked the EU border two years ago with the help of Belarusian border guards,” Karbalevich said. Poland and Lithuania say they fear provocations from Russia and Belarus at NATO’s eastern flank 2023-08-04T04:00:00Z But Minsk's troops have not taken part in the war. Ukraine says Russia planning 'false flag' attack at Belarus refinery 2023-08-04T04:00:00Z Officials in Minsk denied the intrusion and claimed Poland was using the accusation as a pretext to justify a military build-up near the tense border. Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko wants Wagner Group Russian fighters for his army 2023-08-02T04:00:00Z Officials in Minsk denied the intrusion and claimed Poland is using the accusation as a pretext to justify a military build-up near the Belarusian border. Poland sending more troops to border after airspace violation by Belarus 2023-08-02T04:00:00Z Minsk has faced accusations it has encouraged migrants from the Middle East to travel to the country on flights on the false promise of easy access to the EU. Wagner could help migrants cross into Poland, PM Morawiecki warns 2023-07-29T04:00:00Z But the company only has two further confirmed international stops so far: the Belarusian capital Minsk in November, and Oman in January 2024. Russia's Bolshoi, performing in China, vows to return to the West 2023-07-26T04:00:00Z "Russia plans to accuse Ukraine of what they have done in order to try once again to draw Minsk into the full-scale war against our state," it said in a statement, without providing evidence. Ukraine says Russia planning 'false flag' attack at Belarus refinery 2023-08-04T04:00:00Z Military officials said the intrusion happened Tuesday near the town of Bialowieza, about 150 miles northeast of Warsaw, during exercises that Minsk had previously announced. Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko wants Wagner Group Russian fighters for his army 2023-08-02T04:00:00Z He said Moscow would use all means it has to react to any hostility towards Minsk. Putin hosts Lukashenko, calls Ukraine counter-offensive a failure 2023-07-23T04:00:00Z A recent high school graduate at a summer festival this month in Minsk, Belarus. In Belarus, the Protests Were Three Years Ago. The Crackdown Is Never-Ending. 2023-07-22T04:00:00Z On Thursday, Minsk said Wagner mercenaries had started to train Belarusian special forces at a military range just a few miles from the Polish border. Putin tells Poland any aggression against Belarus is attack on Russia 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z The ballet will travel to the Belarusian capital Minsk in November, and to Oman in January 2024. Russia's Bolshoi, shunned in West, heads to Beijing for first tour since COVID 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z Since the rebellion, and the deal that ended it, Prigozhin has been in Minsk in Belarus, but has also spent time in Russia, Burns said. CIA chief offers scathing assessment of mutiny’s effects on Putin’s rule 2023-07-20T04:00:00Z Mr Prigozhin has moved around but had been in the Belarus capital of Minsk recently as well as Russia, he said when asked about a recent video apparently showing the Wagner boss in Belarus. Putin may still seek revenge on Wagner boss – CIA chief 2023-07-20T04:00:00Z Minsk posted pictures of masked Wagner instructors, their faces covered in accordance with the mercenary group's rules, training Belarusian soldiers with armoured vehicles and what appear to be drone controls. Fears in Poland's east, as Wagner Group trains across the border 2023-07-20T04:00:00Z The Times verified that the video was filmed at a Wagner camp in the village of Tsel’ near the town of Asipovichy, about 50 miles southeast of the Belarusian capital Minsk. Video suggests Wagner leader visited Belarus to address his troops this week. 2023-07-19T04:00:00Z Belarusian opposition figures have accused Lukashenko of facilitating the forcible transfer of Ukrainian children to Belarus, allegations Minsk angrily rejected. Belarus Red Cross sparks outcry after its chief says it brought Ukrainian children to Belarus 2023-07-19T04:00:00Z Russia formally notified Ukraine, via the Russian embassy in Minsk, that it was suspending its participation in the Black Sea grain deal, Moscow's ambassador to Belarus said on Monday. One-tenth of India's population escaped poverty in 5 years - government report 2023-07-17T04:00:00Z Russia formally notified Ukraine, via the Russian embassy in Minsk, that it was suspending its participation in the Black Sea grain deal, Moscow's ambassador to Belarus said on Monday. Elton John gives evidence by videolink at Kevin Spacey's London trial 2023-07-17T04:00:00Z Russia formally notified Ukraine, via the Russian embassy in Minsk, that it was suspending its participation in the Black Sea grain deal, Moscow's ambassador to Belarus said on Monday. UK sanctions Russians involved in relocating Ukrainian children 2023-07-17T04:00:00Z Earlier on Tuesday, the Belarusian monitoring group Hajun Project tracked a jet previously associated with Mr. Prigozhin until it landed at a military airfield south of the capital, Minsk. Video suggests Wagner leader visited Belarus to address his troops this week. 2023-07-19T04:00:00Z The authoritarian president of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, said at the time that Minsk could use Wagner’s experience and expertise, and that he had offered the fighters an “abandoned military unit” to set up camp. Wagner mercenaries entering Belarus as Minsk announces ‘road map’ for joint military drills 2023-07-15T04:00:00Z In 1999, Pushkin was sentenced to two years for “Dung for the President,” in which he overturned a dung cart at the entrance to the presidential office in Minsk, the country’s capital. Artist who dumped manure at Belarusian president’s office dies in prison, wife says 2023-07-11T04:00:00Z When Belarusian president Lukashenko hosted a group of journalists in Minsk on July 6, he said Wagner's fighters had yet to arrive at their new Belarusian base. Exclusive: Wagner fighters neared Russian nuclear base during revolt 2023-07-10T04:00:00Z They were installed after Belarus began encouraging thousands of migrants to cross into Poland two years ago in what Warsaw calls an act of hybrid warfare; Minsk and Moscow are close allies. Ukraine war: Poland security patrols on high alert at Belarus border 2023-07-10T04:00:00Z Thousands of Middle Eastern migrants have crossed at the Belarus border in 2021, in an effort Lithuania and the European Union said was orchestrated by Minsk, a charge it denies. NATO flexes muscle to protect Vilnius summit near Russia, Belarus 2023-07-08T04:00:00Z "Poland is the only country where Belarusians can easily legalise their stay... All independent art initiatives that used to be in Minsk are now in Warsaw," said Dashuk. Ukrainians, Belarusians help turn Warsaw into hub of creative arts 2023-07-07T04:00:00Z An agreement reached in 2015 in Minsk laid out steps — largely ignored in the following years — that were supposed to produce a lasting peace, and the fighting in Donbas, while diminished, did not stop. Prigozhin Is Said to Be in Russia, as Wagner Mystery Deepens 2023-07-06T04:00:00Z We're part of a small group of journalists invited to the Palace of Independence in Minsk for "a conversation" with Mr Lukashenko. Lukashenko: No heroes after Wagner mutiny, Belarus leader tells BBC 2023-07-06T04:00:00Z But a large tent camp outside Minsk, likely prepared for them, stands empty and no Wagnerites have yet been spotted. Ukraine war: Poland security patrols on high alert at Belarus border 2023-07-10T04:00:00Z We know from flight tracking data that an aircraft linked to Mr Prigozhin landed in the Belarusian capital Minsk this week. Wagner: Where next for the mercenary force? 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z Satellite images of a military base near Asipovichi, southeast of Minsk, where Russian media had reported the group would establish itself, appeared to show new construction, suggesting the swift development of a Wagner facility. Wagner's global operations: War, oil and gold 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z And on Tuesday morning, a private jet believed to belong to him flew from Rostov to an airbase southwest of the Belarusian capital of Minsk, according to data from FlightRadar24. Prigozhin has moved to Belarus, and Russia won’t press charges for mutiny 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z When it comes to discussing the mutiny, Moscow and Minsk have not exactly been on the same page. Lukashenko: No heroes after Wagner mutiny, Belarus leader tells BBC 2023-07-06T04:00:00Z A private jet believed to belong to Prigozhin flew from Rostov to an air base southwest of the Belarusian capital of Minsk, according to data from FlightRadar24. Recapping the revolt in Russia, through the words of 4 presidents and a mutinous warlord 2023-06-28T04:00:00Z Speaking at a ceremony honoring military officers in Minsk, the Belarusian capital, Mr. Lukashenko said he had discussed with his defense minister, Viktor G. Khrenin, the possibility of welcoming Wagner fighters to his country. Putin Casts Mutiny as Proof of Solidity, as Belarus Opens Doors to Rebels 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z The base is about 80 miles from the Belarusian capital, Minsk, and about 13 miles northwest of the town of Asipovichy, which houses multiple military facilities, including a training ground and ammunition storage site. Satellite images show rapid construction at a deserted military base in Belarus. Is it Wagner’s new home? 2023-06-28T04:00:00Z The authoritarian leader has also agreed to a “union state” project that has seen Moscow and Minsk tighten their economic, political and defense ties, while so far stopping short of a full merger. Belarusian leader approved forced transfers of Ukrainian children, says opposition figure 2023-06-28T04:00:00Z A return to the earlier agreed-upon Minsk II agreement – a neutral Ukraine and a federal relationship with the Donbas – seems impossible, though it would probably be acceptable to Moscow, if not to Kyiv. Expert: Putin’s Ukraine war keeps yielding dividends – but not for him 2023-06-28T04:00:00Z On Tuesday morning, a private jet believed to belong to the mercenary leader flew from Rostov-on-Don to an air base southwest of Minsk, according to data from FlightRadar24, the Associated Press reported. An unsettled Russia as Prigozhin finds refuge in Belarus 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z His private jet was tracked flying into the Belarus capital Minsk on Tuesday. Belarus leader welcomes Wagner boss Prigozhin into exile 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z “We offered an abandoned army facility to them. It has a fence and everything else,” Mr. Lukashenko told reporters at a military promotion ceremony in Minsk Tuesday, according to the official BelTA news service. Lukashenko confirms Wagner chief is in Belarus, denies building new camp for mercenaries 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z A private jet, linked to Prigozhin, landed in the capital Minsk on Tuesday morning. Wagner group to hand over heavy weapons as FSB drops mutiny charges 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z Prigozhin might now be in the Belarusian capital, Minsk, where – theoretically at least – he can do less damage to Putin. Expert: Wagner’s mutiny punctured Putin’s "strongman" image and exposed cracks in his rule 2023-06-26T04:00:00Z The United States and the European Union slapped Minsk with sanctions after the 2020 protests and again when Mr. Lukashenko forced a commercial airliner to land in Minsk because it was carrying a dissident blogger. Belarus Is Fast Becoming a ‘Vassal State’ of Russia 2023-06-22T04:00:00Z He did not say whether they had already received the weapons or not, but claimed their deployment to Minsk was necessary to deter potential aggression. Putin claims Ukraine counter-offensive is failing 2023-06-13T04:00:00Z Belarusian flight controllers ordered the Ryanair jetliner traveling from Greece to Lithuania to land in Minsk, telling the crew there was a bomb threat against the flight. Belarus’ leader pardons woman arrested with her dissident journalist boyfriend in plane incident 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z The two countries signed agreements on the creation of a defense, monetary and customs union as early as in the mid-1990s, though differences have persisted between Moscow and Minsk regarding their implementation. Belarus has no immediate plans to adopt Russian currency, its strongman leader Lukashenko says 2023-05-29T04:00:00Z The Belarusian foreign ministry in Minsk could not immediately be reached for comment. Poland sanctions 365 Belarusians over journalist's imprisonment 2023-05-29T04:00:00Z “Documents in Minsk on the return of nuclear weapons were defiantly signed just at the moment when Ukraine declared a counteroffensive and Western countries are handing over weapons to Kyiv,” Alesin told the AP. Russia signs deal to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus 2023-05-25T04:00:00Z The plane, flying from Greece to Lithuania, was forced to land in Minsk, the capital of Belarus, after the authorities there claimed falsely that there was a bomb on board. Belarus Turns a Story of Love and Protest Into a Tale of Betrayal 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z But in May 2021, he was on a Ryanair flight from Greece to Lithuania when a Belarusian fighter jet forced the plane to land in Minsk, the Belarusian capital. Belarus Pardons Opposition Activist Who Was Hauled Off a Ryanair Flight, State Media Says 2023-05-22T04:00:00Z A Belarusian opposition activist arrested after his Ryanair flight was forced to land in the capital Minsk has been pardoned, state media reported. Roman Protasevich: Belarus pardons activist hauled off flight 2023-05-22T04:00:00Z He skipped an annual ceremony on Sunday in Minsk for Belarus’s flag day, an event at which he usually speaks, leaving his prime minister to read a statement. State news media release a photo of Belarus’s leader amid swirling rumors about his health. 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z Lukashenko was last seen in public on May 9 at Victory Day events in both Moscow and the Belarusian capital Minsk. Belarus state media publish photo of Lukashenko following health speculation 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z Family and friends said that Mr. Protasevich’s early appearances in Minsk suggested that he been beaten. Belarus Turns a Story of Love and Protest Into a Tale of Betrayal 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z He then skipped a Putin-hosted breakfast and flew home for the Victory Day ceremony in Minsk, although he failed to make a speech for the first time in years, delegating it to his defense minister. Photos of Belarus leader emerge after days of absences that sparked health rumors 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z He was arrested alongside his girlfriend, Russian citizen Sofia Sapega, in May 2021 after his flight from Greece to Lithuania was suddenly diverted to Minsk by Belarusian air traffic control. Roman Protasevich: Belarus pardons activist hauled off flight 2023-05-22T04:00:00Z An opposition news outlet, Euroradio, reported that Mr. Lukashenko had been taken by motorcade to a Minsk clinic on Saturday, but the country has not officially commented on his health. State news media release a photo of Belarus’s leader amid swirling rumors about his health. 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z Flight tracking data showed that a special Russian government plane flew in and out of Minsk over the weekend. Belarus opposition told to 'be ready' for democracy push as rumours of leader's ill health swirl 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z Nexta, the opposition Telegram channel Mr. Protasevich edited, he said, often “gave mixed directions” to Minsk protesters and “made people run around the city without any purpose.” Belarus Turns a Story of Love and Protest Into a Tale of Betrayal 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z Another report by the Belarusian independent news outlet Euroradio said Lukashenko was taken to an elite clinic in Minsk, with no details on his condition. Photos of Belarus leader emerge after days of absences that sparked health rumors 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z Lukashenko also did not speak at an event in Minsk marking the anniversary for the first time in his long presidency. Belarus PM replaces Lukashenko at ceremony, sparks speculation 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z He was last seen in public laying flowers in the capital Minsk during Belarus' own Victory Day celebrations on 9 May - a few hours after returning from the Russian capital. Belarus leader Alexander Lukashenko misses event, fuelling health rumours 2023-05-14T04:00:00Z Speculation about his health intensified on Sunday when Lukashenko missed a ceremony in Minsk amid unconfirmed media reports that he had been hospitalised. Belarus opposition told to 'be ready' for democracy push as rumours of leader's ill health swirl 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z Artyom was detained on 28 March for allegedly swearing at police officers in Minsk - an allegation his father called "absurd". My son the hostage: Dissident families targeted in Belarus 2023-05-10T04:00:00Z “There has been no official reports from Minsk. And we believe that it’s very important to focus on official information,” Peskov said. Photos of Belarus leader emerge after days of absences that sparked health rumors 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z A Belarusian opposition activist arrested after his Ryanair flight was forced to land in Minsk has been sentenced to eight years in prison. Belarusian dissident Roman Protasevich sentenced to eight years 2023-05-03T04:00:00Z An opposition Telegram channel reported that Mr Lukashenko visited a presidential medical centre just outside Minsk on Saturday night - but this information has not been independently verified. Belarus leader Alexander Lukashenko misses event, fuelling health rumours 2023-05-14T04:00:00Z Alesin said Moscow is providing Minsk “with cheap energy and loans and opens up its vast market in exchange for the opportunity to control the Belarusian military infrastructure.” Belarusians wary of being drawn into war with Ukraine 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z The ballet will also travel to the Belarusian capital Minsk in November, and to Oman in January. Like Russia itself, Bolshoi Theatre looks to China for new ties 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z “The Kremlin forces Minsk to get involved in the war more actively in order to pressure Ukraine,” Belarusian political analyst Valery Karbalevich said in a telephone interview. Putin, Zelenskyy rally troops with war poised for new phase 2023-04-17T04:00:00Z On Thursday, the Minsk regional court found him guilty of a series of offences relating to his work as an editor at an opposition media outlet. Belarusian dissident Roman Protasevich sentenced to eight years 2023-05-03T04:00:00Z In the war's earliest days, Minsk allowed Moscow to use its territory to launch an ultimately unsuccessful assault on the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv. Belarus leader says he wants guarantees that Russia will defend his country if it is attacked -BelTA 2023-04-10T04:00:00Z “It’s more convenient for Putin to use Minsk as a military hub while maintaining the constant threat of Belarus entering the war to keep the pressure on Ukraine.” Belarusians wary of being drawn into war with Ukraine 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z He was detained soon after in Minsk, the capital of Belarus, and his reported whereabouts — a pretrial detention center in the Belarusian city of Zhodino — appeared to become clear only on Friday morning. The custody of a Russian girl who drew an antiwar picture is still undecided. 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z “It is clear that Pushilin’s visit to Minsk has been synchronized with Putin’s trip to the occupied Ukrainian regions and aims to show that the Belarusian threat hasn’t gone away.” Putin, Zelenskyy rally troops with war poised for new phase 2023-04-17T04:00:00Z Mr Protasevich had been flying from Greece to Lithuania in May 2021 when Belarusian air traffic control suddenly diverted the flight to Minsk, claiming there was a bomb threat. Belarusian dissident Roman Protasevich sentenced to eight years 2023-05-03T04:00:00Z Moskalyov was arrested again the next day, in Minsk, Belarus, Russia’s RBC newspaper reported, citing the Belarusian Interior Ministry. Russian court delays custody decision for girl who made antiwar drawing 2023-04-06T04:00:00Z The Belarusian authorities say they detained him in Minsk last week. Masha Moskaleva: Girl who drew anti-war image handed to mother 2023-04-06T04:00:00Z The Kremlin, which supplies Minsk with heavily subsidized gas and other assistance, seeks ever closer ties. Putin and Lukashenko will confer in Moscow on deepening ties, including nuclear-capable arms. 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z Moscow is Minsk's closest political and financial backer. Putin opens talks with Belarus leader, no public mention of Ukraine 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z The single father, Alexei Moskalyov, 54, sentenced to a two-year jail term for antiwar posts on social media, was arrested at Russia’s request on Thursday in Minsk, Belarus, after he fled house arrest. Analysis | Arresting U.S. journalist, Kremlin ruthlessly pursues wartime aims 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z A truce, he said in his state-of-the-nation address in Minsk, must be announced without any preconditions and all movement of troops and weapons must be halted. Russia might put strategic nukes in Belarus, leader says 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z A truce, he said in his state-of-the-nation address in Minsk on Friday, must be announced without any preconditions and all movement of troops and weapons must be halted. Russia sends bombs as Ukraine marks grim Bucha anniversary 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z Minsk said the missiles would offer protection after what it called a campaign of pressure from the United States and its allies aimed at overthrowing Lukashenko, who has been in power for 28 years. Belarus' Lukashenko says Russian nuclear arms needed to deter threats from West 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z A lawyer said he was probably caught in Minsk after switching on his mobile phone, which revealed his location. Alexei Moskalev: Father of girl who drew anti-war picture arrested on run in Minsk 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z Minsk said the Russian nuclear plans would not contravene international non-proliferation agreements as Belarus itself would not have control over the nuclear weapons. Belarus says it will host Russian nuclear weapons to counter NATO 2023-03-28T04:00:00Z However, Lithuania has said that it will call for new sanctions against Moscow and Minsk in response to Russia's plan. Belarus to face more sanctions over nuclear arms plan, Poland says 2023-03-28T04:00:00Z Security Council, and Lithuania said it would call for new sanctions against Moscow and Minsk. Zelenskiy to IAEA: Russia holds nuclear plant hostage 2023-03-27T04:00:00Z Poland, a fierce critic of veteran Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko, in February closed one of its key border crossings with Belarus, citing security concerns, a decision Minsk called "catastrophic". Belarus accuses Poland of causing long delays at EU border 2023-03-27T04:00:00Z Lithuania said on Sunday it would call for new sanctions against Moscow and Minsk in response to Russia's plan to station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus. Israeli president urges halt to judicial overhaul after protests 2023-03-27T04:00:00Z Lithuania said on Sunday it would call for new sanctions against Moscow and Minsk in response to Russia's plan to station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus. Foxconn founder Gou, possible Taiwan presidential candidate, to visit US 2023-03-27T04:00:00Z Relations between Warsaw and Minsk were strained even before the war in Ukraine made them allies of opposing sides in the conflict. Belarus to face more sanctions over nuclear arms plan, Poland says 2023-03-28T04:00:00Z On Saturday, Putin told Russian state television that Moscow would deploy tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus later this year following a request from Minsk. West warns Putin against ‘dangerous’ nuclear rhetoric but downplays threat 2023-03-26T04:00:00Z Lithuania said on Sunday it would call for new sanctions against Moscow and Minsk in response to Russia's plan. NATO slams Putin rhetoric on nuclear weapons in Belarus 2023-03-27T04:00:00Z Minsk has not yet commented publicly on Putin's announcement. Kyiv calls for UN Security Council session over Putin's nuclear plans 2023-03-26T04:00:00Z While the Belarusian army has not formally fought in Ukraine, Minsk and Moscow have a close military relationship. Ukraine slams Putin plan to station Russian nuclear weapons in Belarus 2023-03-26T04:00:00Z Amid the deteriorating ties, Poland closed one of its key border crossings with Belarus in February, a move Minsk has condemned. Belarus to face more sanctions over nuclear arms plan, Poland says 2023-03-28T04:00:00Z Russia, he said, would help Minsk refurbish aircraft to carry the weapons and had already transferred several Iskander missile systems to Belarus. West warns Putin against ‘dangerous’ nuclear rhetoric but downplays threat 2023-03-26T04:00:00Z While the Belarusian army has not formally fought in Ukraine, Minsk and Moscow have close military ties. NATO slams Putin rhetoric on nuclear weapons in Belarus 2023-03-27T04:00:00Z The Belarusian army has not formally fought in Ukraine but Minsk allowed Moscow to use Belarusian territory to send troops into Ukraine last year. Kyiv calls for UN Security Council session over Putin's nuclear plans 2023-03-26T04:00:00Z Minsk allowed Moscow to use Belarusian territory to send troops into Ukraine last year and the two nations stepped up joint military training. Ukraine slams Putin plan to station Russian nuclear weapons in Belarus 2023-03-26T04:00:00Z Russia used the territory of Belarus as a staging ground to send troops into Ukraine, and Moscow and Minsk have maintained close military ties. Putin says Russia will station tactical nukes in Belarus 2023-03-25T04:00:00Z In the 1990s, after the collapse of the Soviet Union, Belarus signed the Budapest Memorandum on Security Assurances as well as other agreements that saw Minsk give up its nuclear weapons. West warns Putin against ‘dangerous’ nuclear rhetoric but downplays threat 2023-03-26T04:00:00Z Minsk allowed Moscow to use Belarusian territory to send troops into Ukraine last year. NATO slams Putin rhetoric on nuclear weapons in Belarus 2023-03-27T04:00:00Z Moscow would not be transferring control of its arms to Minsk, he added. Putin: Russia to station nuclear weapons in Belarus 2023-03-25T04:00:00Z Russia will have completed the construction of a storage facility for tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus by July 1, Putin said, adding that Russia would not actually be transferring control of the arms to Minsk. Putin says Moscow has deal with Belarus to station nuclear weapons there -Tass 2023-03-25T04:00:00Z The Minsk Automobile Plant management intimidated and fired workers for participating in strikes and peaceful protests over Lukashenko's claim of victory in the August 2020 election, Treasury said. U.S. Treasury announces new sanctions on Belarusian entities, individuals 2023-03-24T04:00:00Z Last month, anti-government partisans in Belarus claimed to have damaged a Russian surveillance plane stationed at an airport in Minsk. West warns Putin against ‘dangerous’ nuclear rhetoric but downplays threat 2023-03-26T04:00:00Z Viasna, Belarus’ oldest and most prominent rights group, said mass arrests took place in the capital Minsk, as well as in the east and the west of the country. Belarus rights group says scores detained in new clampdown 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z Tsikhanouskaya and four other opposition figures were tried in their absence in the Belarusian capital, Minsk. Belarus sentences exiled opposition leader to 15 years 2023-03-06T05:00:00Z Belarusian anti-government activists said last month they had blown up a sophisticated Russian military surveillance aircraft in a drone attack at an airfield near the Belarusian capital Minsk, a claim disputed by Moscow and Minsk. Belarus detains 'terrorist' behind attempted sabotage at air field base - Belta 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z The court in Minsk handed down the sentence for crimes including conspiracy to seize state power as well as creating and leading an extremist group, Belta reported. Belarus sentences the country’s exiled opposition leader to 15 years in prison. 2023-03-06T05:00:00Z We know he does not honor the terms of any agreements to which Russia is bound, from the Cold War-era INF Treaty to the more recent Minsk agreements. On Ukraine, Biden outshines Macron, Scholz — and DeSantis 2023-03-06T05:00:00Z An exiled opposition group last week claimed responsibility for an attack on a Russian surveillance aircraft based at a Belarusian military airfield east of Minsk, the capital. Nobel Prize Is No Defense Against Jail for a Winner in Belarus 2023-03-03T05:00:00Z Belarusian activists supporting Ukraine alleged that a Russian A-50 early warning and control aircraft was seriously damaged Sunday in an attack on the Machulishchy air base outside the country’s capital, Minsk. Ukraine official: Forces may pull out of key city of Bakhmut 2023-03-01T05:00:00Z Minsk and Moscow are close allies and Lukashenko is highly dependent on Kremlin support, though little progress has been made on implementing a plan for a “union state” between Russia and Belarus. Factbox-Nobel laureate Bialiatski's sentencing follows upheaval in Belarus 2023-03-03T05:00:00Z The opposition group, Bypol — formed after a disputed presidential election in 2020 — said on Sunday that the Russian military surveillance aircraft was attacked with drones at the Machulishchy air base south of the capital, Minsk. Satellite imagery shows possible damage to a Russian surveillance plane in Belarus. 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z Beijing and Minsk agreed to diplomatic ties shortly after Belarus declared independence from the former Soviet Union in 1991. China Welcomes Belarusian Leader Amid Concerns About Ukraine 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z The visit also gives China the opportunity to assure Belarus that ties between the two are solid, should Minsk have any doubts about its main economic relationship. China, saying it can mediate on Ukraine, hosts Putin’s ally Lukashenko 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z It has been branded a terrorist organization by Minsk. Belarus official says claim activists blew up Russian spy plane near Minsk is fake 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z Exiled Belarusian opposition figures say a Russian military plane has been damaged in a drone attack near the capital, Minsk. Belarusian opposition says it damaged Russian warplane 2023-02-27T05:00:00Z Belsat is a Polish broadcaster focused on Belarusian news that Minsk has branded extremist. Belarusian partisans say Russian military aircraft damaged near Minsk 2023-02-27T05:00:00Z Mr. Lukashenko, who has led Belarus since 1994, allowed Russia to use his country as a staging ground to invade Ukraine more than a year ago, which resulted in Western sanctions against Minsk. China Welcomes Belarusian Leader Amid Concerns About Ukraine 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z “Apparently, one cannot trust Russia’s words, and there will be no Minsk 3, which Russia would violate immediately after signing,” Mr. Zelensky said, referring to two previous incarnations of the accords. In Ukraine War, Talking About Peace Is a Fight of Its Own 2023-02-26T05:00:00Z “But under the current conditions of unprecedented Western sanctions against Belarus,” he added, “China’s significance for Minsk has grown even further.” China to Welcome Belarusian Leader, Raising Concerns Over Ukraine 2023-02-25T05:00:00Z Poland announced more curbs to road traffic with Belarus on Monday, hours after saying Minsk was expelling three Polish diplomats, as relations between the two nations deteriorate. Swedish Military Intelligence says threat from Russia has increased 2023-02-20T05:00:00Z The recording features Merkel saying — as she has done publicly before — that the much-criticized Minsk peace agreement had bought precious time for Ukraine. Russian pranksters call Merkel posing as Ukraine’s ex-leader 2023-02-20T05:00:00Z “It took the decision alone to shatter the Minsk agreements, whose main objective, let us remember, was the reintegration of some regions of Donetsk and Luhansk under full Ukrainian sovereignty, in exchange for broad decentralization.” Russian envoy claims West is determined to destroy Russia 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z At a news conference on Thursday in Minsk, he set expectations for his Moscow trip by announcing that Belarus would only join the war if attacked. At awkward meeting, Putin and Lukashenko avoid the war, stress economic ties 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z He told journalists in Minsk before his trip that he was “ready to wage war, alongside the Russians, from the territory of Belarus” — with one major caveat. Belarus Would Join Russia’s War if Ukraine Attacked, Lukashenko Says 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z At a press conference in Minsk, Mr. Lukashenko denied he was angling for Belarus to become a combatant in Ukraine on the side of his Russian allies. Belarus will fight alongside Russia only if it’s invaded, says President Lukashenko 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z A flurry of military activity and joint air force drills between Russia and Belarus earlier this year rekindled concerns that Minsk could be preparing to take a more active role in the conflict. Belarus' Lukashenko says it will only fight alongside Russia if Belarus attacked 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z Ambassador Sergiy Kyslytsya accused Russia of violating the Minsk agreements, citing as an example the Minsk memorandum of Sept. 19, 2014 ordering all military, militias and mercenaries to leave Ukraine that was never implemented. Russian envoy claims West is determined to destroy Russia 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z Byalyatski, 60, faces up to 12 years in jail at the trial in Minsk in which he and three others face charges of financing protests and smuggling money into Belarus. Nobel laureate calls for national reconciliation at trial in Belarus 2023-02-13T05:00:00Z Minsk also said it believed the decision was purposefully designed to "further aggravate the situation at the border and limit citizens' travel." Belarus says Poland closing border crossing point is 'catastrophic' decision 2023-02-10T05:00:00Z He reached the city of Minsk, where he was apprehended. Solomon Perel, Jew who posed as Hitler Youth to survive war, dies at 97 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z They believe Ukraine’s victory over Russia will spur regime change in Minsk. Funeral held for Belarusian activist killed in Ukraine 2023-02-04T05:00:00Z “Russia’s consistent undermining and final killing of the Minsk agreements make that crystal clear.” Russian envoy claims West is determined to destroy Russia 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z Concerns of a renewed military push were stirred in January after Russia and Belarus held joint air force drills, one month after a rare visit by Russian President Vladimir Putin to Minsk. Along Ukraine-Belarus border, a war of nerves — and drones 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z Minsk criticised the decision on Thursday, but went further in a statement on Friday, calling the move irrational and dangerous. Belarus says Poland closing border crossing point is 'catastrophic' decision 2023-02-10T05:00:00Z Belarus has provided Zimbabwe with farm equipment such as tractors, combine harvesters and trucks under a deal worth tens of millions of dollars following Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s visit to Minsk in 2019. Lukashenko: Belarus willing to offer more help to Russia 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z Minsk allowed Moscow to use Belarusian territory to send troops into Ukraine on Feb. 24 last year. Belarus leader says he has been asked to seal a non-aggression pact with Ukraine 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z The leader of the Belarus opposition says a trial against her opening in Minsk is “a farce” and that she still hasn’t been made aware of the charges. Live updates | World Economic Forum gathering in Davos 2023-01-17T05:00:00Z The vote triggered a months-long wave of unprecedented mass protests, the largest of which saw about 200,000 people taking to the streets of the Belarusian capital, Minsk. Belarus’ opposition leader denounces her trial as farce 2023-01-17T05:00:00Z Moscow and Minsk started joint military exercises on Monday, triggering fears in Kyiv and the West that Moscow could use its ally to launch a new ground offensive in Ukraine. Davos 2023: Opposition leader says Russian move on Ukraine from Belarus unlikely 2023-01-16T05:00:00Z Minsk has said it will not enter the war. Russia-Belarus to conduct 'defensive' air drills, sparking fear in Kyiv of new offensive in Ukraine 2023-01-15T05:00:00Z He is being held in the Okrestsina jail in Minsk, which became notorious after rights activists alleged that participants in the 2020 protests were tortured and humiliated there. Photo with Hillary Clinton used as evidence against jailed Belarus politician 2023-01-13T05:00:00Z He was detained late on Wednesday in the capital Minsk, but authorities did not say why. Belarus says detained opposition politician suspected of 'extremism' 2023-01-13T05:00:00Z Last week, Minsk announced it had strengthened its joint regional force, and that the two countries would hold new aviation drills together. Ukraine stages war games near Belarus amid fears of Russian assault 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z As the crackdown against dissent continues, the Minsk government’s cooperation with Russia has raised fears of more direct involvement in the war in neighboring Ukraine. Belarus opens trial of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Bialiatski 2023-01-05T05:00:00Z Together with Moscow, Minsk has also been bolstering the drills with weaponry and military equipment. Russia-Belarus to conduct 'defensive' air drills, sparking fear in Kyiv of new offensive in Ukraine 2023-01-15T05:00:00Z Authorities in Minsk responded to the protests with a massive crackdown that saw over 35,000 detained and thousands beaten by police. Photo with Hillary Clinton used as evidence against jailed Belarus politician 2023-01-13T05:00:00Z The trial was set to start at 0900 GMT in a court in the Belarusian capital, Minsk. Belarus to begin trial of Nobel Prize-winning rights defender 2023-01-05T05:00:00Z Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko in December in a rare top level Russian trip to Minsk, prompting speculation it was intended to prepare for an attack on Ukraine. Ukraine stages war games near Belarus amid fears of Russian assault 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z When Vladimir Putin visited Minsk last week to discuss deepening cooperation, a sarcastic joke by his host, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, seemed to ring all too true. Putin, unaccustomed to losing, is increasingly isolated as war falters 2022-12-30T05:00:00Z Nevertheless, the Ukrainian ambassador was summoned to the foreign ministry in Minsk on Thursday to receive a formal protest about the “extremely serious” incident. Belarus official: 'Unlikely' downed Ukrainian missile entered by accident 2022-12-30T05:00:00Z Minsk has, however, insisted that it is not participating in the conflict in Ukraine, and will not participate unless its own security is threatened by Ukraine or Ukraine’s Western allies. Russia says it is extremely concerned by Ukrainian missile downed over Belarus 2022-12-30T05:00:00Z The Ukrainian ambassador was called in to the foreign ministry in Minsk. Belarus says it downed Ukraine air defence missile 2022-12-29T05:00:00Z It had said the Minsk defence ministry was investigating whether Belarus’ air defence systems had shot down the rocket or it was a misfire. Belarus' defence ministry says it downed Ukrainian S-300 missile 2022-12-29T05:00:00Z The Minsk defence ministry was investigating whether Belarus’ air defence systems had shot down the rocket or it was a misfire. Ukrainian air defence missile lands in Belarus - BelTA 2022-12-29T05:00:00Z The interview in Mr Budanov's dimly lit office in Kyiv took place days after Russian President Vladimir Putin travelled to the Belarusian capital, Minsk, for the first time in more than three years. Ukraine fighting is deadlocked, spy chief Kyrylo Budanov tells BBC 2022-12-28T05:00:00Z The breakdown of the Minsk II peace agreement and the continuing diplomatic impasse in the larger geopolitical conflict between the U.S., Ukraine crisis is a classic "security dilemma" — and it's urgent we find a solution 2022-12-28T05:00:00Z A court in Minsk convicted the two on charges of calling for sanctions and inflicting harm on the national security of Belarus. Belarus hands opposition activists prison terms in absentia 2022-12-26T05:00:00Z It is not clear how many of the Iskander systems have been deployed to Belarus after Putin said in June that Moscow would supply Minsk with them and the air defence systems. Russian missiles rain down on Ukraine towns 2022-12-26T05:00:00Z The news comes amidst Moscow's increasing pressure on Minsk to aid its invasion of Ukraine, now in its 10 month and with no end in sight. Belarus says Russia-deployed Iskander missile systems ready for use 2022-12-26T05:00:00Z Lukashenko on Monday hosted Russian President Vladimir Putin in Minsk, a rare foreign visit for the Kremlin chief. Belarus's Lukashenko dismisses 'conspiracy theories' about manoeuvres 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z Reznikov told Ukrainian television there was no evidence that Russia had already begun assembling an offensive-ready combat force in Belarus, which borders both Russia and Ukraine, or that Minsk would be dragged into the war. Ukraine defence chief hopes Belarus won't join any Russian offensive 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z Monday’s attacks occurred hours before Putin arrived in Minsk for talks with his Belarusian counterpart, Alexander Lukashenko. Russia attacks Kyiv overnight with swarm of self-detonating drones 2022-12-19T05:00:00Z The news follows Putin's visit to Minsk on Dec. 19 amid fears in Kyiv he would pressure Belarus to join a fresh ground offensive and open a new front in his faltering invasion. Russian missiles rain down on Ukraine towns 2022-12-26T05:00:00Z Putin's trip was his first to Minsk since the pandemic and a wave of Belarusian street protests in 2020 that Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko crushed with support from the Kremlin. Putin says situation extremely difficult in several Ukrainian regions 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z Appearing together at a palace in Minsk after their talks, Mr. Putin and Mr. Lukashenko spoke about the need to withstand Western economic pressure. Putin Visits Belarus, Stirring New Concern on Future of Ukraine War 2022-12-19T05:00:00Z Russian forces used Belarus as a launch pad for an abortive attack on Kyiv in February but Minsk has not joined the war directly or sent its own troops into battle in Ukraine. Ukraine defence chief hopes Belarus won't join any Russian offensive 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z President Putin flew to Minsk for talks with President Lukashenko - the first time in three-and-a-half years the pair have met in Belarus. Ukraine to boost Belarus border defences as Putin meets Lukashenko 2022-12-19T05:00:00Z His trip on Monday to Minsk, the capital of Belarus, follows a visit last week to Kyrgyzstan and a visit on Friday to a Russian military command post at an undisclosed location. Putin’s visit signals pressure is mounting on Belarus’s leader to expand support for Russia’s war. 2022-12-19T05:00:00Z Russian officials are denying reports that President Vladimir Putin’s trip to Belarus is part of a move to push Minsk into formally taking part in Moscow’s faltering invasion of Ukraine. Russian, Belarusian leaders meet during Putin’s visit to Minsk 2022-12-19T05:00:00Z Minsk is coming under increasing pressure from Moscow to step up its support in the so-called "special military occupation". Ukraine war: Overnight strikes hit Kyiv as Putin visits Belarus 2022-12-19T05:00:00Z It was to be a rare trip to Minsk by Putin, who usually receives Lukashenko at the Kremlin. Night-time drone attack hits Kyiv as Putin heads to Belarus 2022-12-18T05:00:00Z Something rare happened today: Vladimir Putin got on a plane and flew to Minsk. Ukraine to boost Belarus border defences as Putin meets Lukashenko 2022-12-19T05:00:00Z Mr. Putin bounded down the steps of his aircraft in Minsk on Monday. Putin’s visit signals pressure is mounting on Belarus’s leader to expand support for Russia’s war. 2022-12-19T05:00:00Z Mr. Lukashenko said he considers Russia to be his country’s closest ally and Minsk would never work against Moscow’s interests. Russian, Belarusian leaders meet during Putin’s visit to Minsk 2022-12-19T05:00:00Z As the two leaders prepare to meet in Minsk, Russia's defence ministry has announced that its troops stationed in Belarus will conduct joint military exercises - which will further fuel Kyiv's concerns of a fresh incursion. Ukraine war: Overnight strikes hit Kyiv as Putin visits Belarus 2022-12-19T05:00:00Z Moscow and Minsk have since set up a joint regional unit of forces in Belarus and held numerous military exercises. Putin heads for Belarus amid fears of new assault on Ukraine 2022-12-19T05:00:00Z All eyes are on Minsk to see if that remains the case. Ukraine to boost Belarus border defences as Putin meets Lukashenko 2022-12-19T05:00:00Z Mr Putin will visit his Belarusian counterpart in Minsk on Monday. Ukraine war: Putin meets generals as reports of offensive grow 2022-12-17T05:00:00Z Belarusian officials told reporters in Minsk that top diplomats discussed several issues including the “illegal” sanctions pressure from the West. Russian, Belarusian leaders meet during Putin’s visit to Minsk 2022-12-19T05:00:00Z "It turns out that no one was going to fulfil all these Minsk agreements," Putin said, "and the point was only to pump up Ukraine with weapons and prepare it for hostilities." Putin says loss of trust in West will make future Ukraine talks harder 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z In an interview published in Germany's Zeit magazine on Wednesday, former German chancellor Angela Merkel said that the Minsk agreements had been an attempt to "give Ukraine time" to build up its defences. Putin: Russia may have to make Ukraine deal one day, but partners cheated in the past 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z But he was last seen in Western Europe in June 2020, when he boarded a private plane in Vienna and took off for Minsk. The Fall of Wirecard, a Tech Scandal That Rocked Germany, Reaches a Courtroom 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z Makei was also one of the few Belarusian officials capable of communicating with Western officials and who could explain Minsk’s view that Belarus must always account for a threat from Moscow, he said. Suspicion swirls over Russia’s plans for Belarus after minister’s death 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu met Saturday in Minsk with the president and defense minister of Belarus, which hosts Russian troops and artillery. Russia rejects $60-a-barrel cap on its oil, warns of cutoffs 2022-12-03T05:00:00Z "We thought we would still be able to agree within the framework of the Minsk peace agreements. What can you say? There is a question of trust," Putin said. Putin says loss of trust in West will make future Ukraine talks harder 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z One Belarusian media outlet, Nasha Niva, said he had died at home in Minsk, the capital of Belarus, from a heart attack. A ‘Bridge to the West’ Dies in Belarus, as Moscow Seeks More Help in Ukraine 2022-11-29T05:00:00Z A day before his death, Makei met in Minsk with the Vatican’s envoy, Apostolic Nuncio, Archbishop Ante Jozic, in what some saw as part of Belarus’ maneuvering to mend ties with the West. Belarus’ top diplomat buried as his death raises suspicions 2022-11-29T05:00:00Z In the Spiegel interview, Mrs Merkel said her stance on Ukraine in the Minsk peace talks had bought Kyiv time to defend itself better against the Russian military. Ukraine war: Merkel says she lacked power to influence Putin 2022-11-24T05:00:00Z Both that wall and the fence with Kaliningrad “convey a strong message to Minsk and Moscow that Poland takes the security and integrity of its borders extremely seriously,” Zaryn said. A ‘barbed wire curtain’ rises in Europe amid war in Ukraine 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z With security concerns rising due to the war in Ukraine, Warsaw says it has noted increased migrant activity on the Belarus border and Polish officials suspect Minsk could again be involved. Migrants rescued from swamp on Polish-Belarus border as numbers rise 2022-11-08T05:00:00Z The foreign minister’s last known official meeting was on Friday with the Apostolic Nuncio in Minsk, the Belarusian capital. A ‘Bridge to the West’ Dies in Belarus, as Moscow Seeks More Help in Ukraine 2022-11-29T05:00:00Z But the prospect alone is a distraction and a concern for Kyiv as Minsk comes under pressure from Moscow to step-up its support. Ukraine war: Russia troop deployment to Belarus prompts speculation 2022-10-25T04:00:00Z Belarus has made some Eurobond payments in Belarusian rubles since Western sanctions imposed after Russia's invasion of Ukraine limit Minsk's ability to deal in foreign currencies. World Bank cites overdue payments, puts loans to Belarus in 'nonperforming' status 2022-10-18T04:00:00Z The Belarusian defence ministry said last week that Russian troops would deploy to the country to form a new "regional grouping" amid claims from Minsk that Ukraine is preparing to attack its territory. Belarus to hold live-fire exercises with Russia 2022-10-17T04:00:00Z "Troops from the Russian component of the Regional Grouping of Forces will start arriving in Belarus in the next few days," the Minsk defence ministry said. Belarus says Russian troops will soon arrive for joint deployment 2022-10-14T04:00:00Z Moscow was particularly displeased with a high-level American visit to Minsk in February 2020 by then Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. A ‘Bridge to the West’ Dies in Belarus, as Moscow Seeks More Help in Ukraine 2022-11-29T05:00:00Z He then announced that Minsk and Moscow were forming a joint "regional group" of forces for protection. Ukraine war: Russia troop deployment to Belarus prompts speculation 2022-10-25T04:00:00Z Lukashenko has publicly supported Russia’s attack on Ukraine, drawing international criticism and sanctions against Minsk. Belarus army would likely have little impact in Ukraine war 2022-10-12T04:00:00Z Belarus on Tuesday also announced the formation of a joint force with Russia, which the G-7 condemned as further evidence of Minsk’s “complicity” with the Russian invasion. Zelenskyy pleads for ‘air shield’ over Ukraine; G-7 condemns fresh wave of Russian strikes on cities 2022-10-11T04:00:00Z Though Belarusian units have not directly taken part in Russia's invasion, Minsk has enabled missile strikes and Russian troop incursions from its territory, resulting in deepened Western sanctions. Russia's war ally Belarus to hold armed forces inspection 2022-10-11T04:00:00Z Specifically, it told Minsk immediately to stop allowing the territory of Belarus to serve as a launch pad for very recent missile strikes and drone attacks against Ukrainian civilians. EU condemns 'barbaric' Russian missile attacks, warns Belarus 2022-10-10T04:00:00Z Lvova and her husband first saw Silchukou at one of his last public performances in Minsk and “fell in love with his voice,” she said. Opera singer flees Belarusian oppression to revive career 2022-10-09T04:00:00Z “I dare not say what that this award might mean,” Ms. Pinchuk said in a telephone interview from Minsk, the Belarusian capital. Nobel Peace Prize Winners Share a Past Shadowed by Russian Abuses 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z The Minsk Tractor Works is the flagship of Belarusian industry. Ukraine war: Vladimir Putin gets a tractor for his 70th birthday 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z Moscow and Minsk have dismissed allegations of human rights abuses, and Russia has denied allegations that some Russian soldiers have committed war crimes in Ukraine. Head of Ukrainian Nobel-winning group seeks tribunal to try Putin 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z A foreign ministry spokesman in Minsk said Alfred Nobel was "turning in his grave" following the decision to hand Bialiatsky the Nobel Peace Prize. Belarus, Ukraine, Russia activists win Nobel Peace Prize 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z The four journalists stood trial behind closed doors in the Minsk regional court. Belarus hands 4 independent journalists lengthy prison terms 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z "For the record, I have known GM Smirin for more than three decades, including our college days in Minsk," she added. Ilya Smirin: Chess commentator sacked for sexist comments during match 2022-09-28T04:00:00Z This is in line with the stance of the Minsk Group of states, the United States, Russia and France, which have been cautious in assigning blame, according to Mr. Stronski. Understanding the Fight Between Armenia and Azerbaijan 2022-09-24T04:00:00Z Since its invasion, Russia has used Belarus as a staging ground to send troops into Ukraine, and Moscow and Minsk have maintained close military ties. Belarus opposition says fate of country, Ukraine intertwined 2022-09-23T04:00:00Z In April, Zelensky rebuffed the offer of a visit from German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, who has a complicated history with Ukraine because of his role in the failed Minsk peace accords. Ukraine to Germany: Send armored vehicles to keep pressure on Russia 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z Along with the United States and Russia, France is co-president of the Minsk group, which mediates between Armenia and Azerbaijan. France to raise Armenia, Azerbaijan clashes at UN Security Council 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z The USSR’s Olga Korbut, dubbed “the sparrow from Minsk,” became an international celebrity after stunning performances on the balance beam, floor exercises and uneven bars. 50 years after Munich Olympics attack, victims’ families are compensated 2022-09-05T04:00:00Z The European Union on Thursday condemned the detention of a senior diplomat to Belarus who attended the trial of opposition activists in the capital Minsk as "unacceptable and deplorable". Ukraine's Zelenskiy: more than 1,000 sq km of territory liberated since Sept 1 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z Ukraine rejected on Wednesday what it called a "cynical" Independence Day greeting from Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko, blasting Minsk for allowing Russia to stage attacks on Ukraine from its territory. China warns of 'forceful measures' if Canada interferes in Taiwan 2022-08-24T04:00:00Z She was detained in October last year at the Minsk airport upon returning from vacation. Belarus court gives another journalist a lengthy prison term 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z Lukashenko and Minsk have become increasingly isolated in the West and moved closer to the Kremlin for crucial financial, military and diplomatic support. Belarus recalls ambassador to Britain over 'hostile' UK policy 2022-07-29T04:00:00Z Minsk has backed Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion and provided key staging areas and invasion routes, while trying to keep from directly joining the fighting with its neighbor to the south. Russia fires missiles from Ukraine’s neighbor as Kyiv counterattacks 2022-07-28T04:00:00Z A logo of the World Food Programme humanitarian organization is seen on a plane at the National Airport Minsk, Belarus April 19, 2018. U.N. World Food Programme optimistic on Ukraine grain export deal 2022-07-25T04:00:00Z The events in the air traffic control tower in Minsk, Belarus, on Sunday, May 23, 2021, were extraordinary. Opinion | In the skies over Belarus, a false bomb report signaled danger on the ground 2022-07-23T04:00:00Z The plane was on its way from Athens to Vilnius in May 2021 when Belarus controllers ordered it to land in Minsk, citing a bomb threat. Belarus officials behind hoax that grounded dissident's flight, U.N. agency says 2022-07-19T04:00:00Z Unlike in 2014, when Germany organized the Minsk process to stop the war then, he said, “there is no one driving a diplomatic process.” Gaps in Arms Supplies to Ukraine Point to Countries’ Divergent Strategies 2022-07-15T04:00:00Z Belsat, a Polish broadcaster focused on Belarusian news that Minsk has branded extremist, confirmed her sentencing on Wednesday. Belarus jails journalist for eight years on treason charge 2022-07-13T04:00:00Z Tensions have been running high between the neighbouring states over a migrant crisis that the European Union and Poland say was engineered by Belarus, a charge Minsk denies. Poland condemns Belarus for vandalism of Polish graves 2022-06-30T04:00:00Z Even before the plane entered Belarus airspace, there was a discussion in the Minsk control tower about the flight, the report says. Opinion | In the skies over Belarus, a false bomb report signaled danger on the ground 2022-07-23T04:00:00Z The International Civil Aviation Organization, which had previously said it did not know who was behind the hoax, condemned Minsk for "committing an act of unlawful interference" which contravened aviation rules. Belarus officials behind hoax that grounded dissident's flight, U.N. agency says 2022-07-19T04:00:00Z Ali, from a village outside Hama in western Syria, flew to the Belarusian capital, Minsk, and set out to find an unguarded spot in the forest where he could sneak over into the EU. Poland completes Belarus border wall to keep migrants out 2022-06-29T04:00:00Z "Minsk must be ready for anything, even the use of serious weaponry to defend our fatherland from Brest to Vladivostok," he said, putting Belarus and its close ally Russia under one umbrella. Putin promises Belarus Iskander-M missiles to counter "aggressive" West 2022-06-25T04:00:00Z On Monday the defence ministry said Minsk was ready to allow arms inspectors into the country but only on a reciprocal basis, if its officials were allowed to inspect other nations' stocks. Belarus says it is resuming verification activities under arms control treaties 2022-06-20T04:00:00Z The deputy supervisor commented that there was a bomb aboard the aircraft and it should land at Minsk airport. Opinion | In the skies over Belarus, a false bomb report signaled danger on the ground 2022-07-23T04:00:00Z Western nations have imposed sanctions against Minsk for supporting the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Belarus officials behind hoax that grounded dissident's flight, U.N. agency says 2022-07-19T04:00:00Z Belarus had never before been a key migration route into the EU — until its President Alexander Lukashenko began encouraging would-be asylum-seekers in the Middle East to travel to Minsk. Poland completes Belarus border wall to keep migrants out 2022-06-29T04:00:00Z Ikea said imports and exports of products to and from Russia and Belarus will remain stopped, and that the purchase and logistics offices in Moscow and Minsk will close permanently. Ikea to sell inventory, find new owners of Russia business 2022-06-15T04:00:00Z The “Minsk” stop — named after the capital of Belarus, which has stood by Moscow during the invasion — may soon be rechristened as “Warsaw,” honoring Poland’s support for Ukraine. Goodbye, Tchaikovsky and Tolstoy: Ukrainians look to ‘decolonize’ their streets. 2022-06-07T04:00:00Z When the flight crew asked the Minsk tower what was the source of the threat, they said that it came from an email they had received. Opinion | In the skies over Belarus, a false bomb report signaled danger on the ground 2022-07-23T04:00:00Z Minsk previously said it acted legally and in accordance with all international norms, and accused the West of using the episode to try to undermine President Alexander Lukashenko. Belarus officials behind hoax that grounded dissident's flight, U.N. agency says 2022-07-19T04:00:00Z He wanted to give up and return to Minsk, but the guards wouldn’t let him. Poland completes Belarus border wall to keep migrants out 2022-06-29T04:00:00Z She also defended her role in negotiating the Minsk peace accords in the Belarusian capital in 2014 and 2015, an effort to resolve a war in the Donbas region that did not stop the hostilities. Angela Merkel says she ‘won’t apologize’ for her Russia diplomacy. 2022-06-08T04:00:00Z She defended the sanctions imposed on Russia in response to the annexation of Crimea and Germany's role in maintaining the Minsk peace process, which was meant to end the fighting in eastern Ukraine in 2014-15. Ukraine war: Angela Merkel defends her record on Putin 2022-06-07T04:00:00Z The pilot issued a “mayday” and landed in Minsk. Opinion | In the skies over Belarus, a false bomb report signaled danger on the ground 2022-07-23T04:00:00Z "It's a great sadness that it didn't work out, but I don't blame myself for not trying," said Merkel, speaking of the 2014 Minsk agreement with Russia. Merkel says she doesn't blame herself for not trying hard enough for Ukraine 2022-06-07T04:00:00Z He was charged in 2006 with orchestrating an unsanctioned political rally, but a court in Minsk acquitted him. Stanislav Shushkevich, who led Belarus to independence, dies at 87 2022-05-04T04:00:00Z Minsk denies involvement in the conflict but acknowledges that its territory was used for the invasion. Belarus leader Lukashenko approves wider death penalty use 2022-05-18T04:00:00Z One pathway for such a joint effort would a revival of the so-called Minsk Group, co-chaired by the United States, France and Russia. Opinion | An unlikely peace process takes shape in Armenia. Could it help Ukraine? 2022-05-10T04:00:00Z Belarus is a close ally of Russia, which invaded Ukraine in late February immediately after holding joint drills with Minsk. Taiwan adds Belarus to export control list due to Ukraine war 2022-05-06T04:00:00Z Western countries accused Belarus of hijacking the plane after a Mig fighter jet forced it to change its course and land in Minsk. Belarus Ryanair plane arrest student Sofia Sapega jailed for six years 2022-05-06T04:00:00Z The younger Mr. Shushkevich studied physics at the state university in Minsk and rose to prominence in academic ranks before coming late in his career to politics as the Soviet Union neared its end. Stanislav Shushkevich, who led Belarus to independence, dies at 87 2022-05-04T04:00:00Z “I want to stress one more time: I feel like this operation has dragged on,” he said in an interview in Minsk, accusing Ukraine and the United States of fueling the war. Belarusian president, a Putin ally, did not expect war to ‘drag on’ 2022-05-05T04:00:00Z His comments suggest that Minsk may be growing impatient with the 10-week war, which many military observers and foreign policy specialists predicted would end quickly given Russia’s massive manpower and financial advantage over its foe. Ukrainians mount last-ditch defense of Mariupol as diplomatic pressure on Kremlin grows 2022-05-05T04:00:00Z Belarusian member of the military takes part in the Victory Day parade, which marks the anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, in Minsk, Belarus May 9, 2020. Belarus says surprise army drills no threat to neighbours 2022-05-04T04:00:00Z But the so-called “Minsk process” has been in a deep freeze following Mr. Putin’s decision to invade. Macron talks to Putin as Germany’s Scholz shuns trip to Kyiv 2022-05-03T04:00:00Z He taught Russian to Lee Harvey Oswald when they worked at the same radio factory in Minsk in the early 1960s. Stanislav Shushkevich, who led Belarus to independence, dies at 87 2022-05-04T04:00:00Z But Minsk’s relationship with Moscow has been more complicated, historically. Belarusian president, a Putin ally, did not expect war to ‘drag on’ 2022-05-05T04:00:00Z “I want to stress one more time: I feel like this operation has dragged on,” he told AP reporters at the Independence Palace in Minsk. Ukrainians mount last-ditch defense of Mariupol as diplomatic pressure on Kremlin grows 2022-05-05T04:00:00Z An exit ramp would seem to presuppose a measured political or economic rationale for the invasion together with a set of related goals and contingency plans, perhaps a goal of implementing the Minsk II agreement. Opinion | There is no exit when the goal is domination 2022-05-01T04:00:00Z The U.S. backed Ukraine in a confrontational approach to the civil war in Donbas instead of supporting the terms of the Minsk II agreement, and this has led to war with Russia. Ending the Ukraine war is possible, but time is running out: Here's how U.S. can help 2022-04-29T04:00:00Z Stanislav Shushkevich, who steered Belarus to independence during the breakup of the Soviet Union and served as its first leader and became an outspoken critic of the current Belarusian president, died May 4 in Minsk. Stanislav Shushkevich, who led Belarus to independence, dies at 87 2022-05-04T04:00:00Z A road named after Minsk, the capital of close Russian ally Belarus, was also on the list. What's in a name? Ukraine plans to rename streets linked to Russia 2022-04-27T04:00:00Z Minsk denies involvement in the conflict, but acknowledges that its territory was used for the invasion. Belarus eyes wider death penalty use after anti-war railway sabotage 2022-04-27T04:00:00Z National carrier Aeroflot has suspended all international flights, except for its service to the Belarus capital Minsk, due to the sanctions. Emirates will keep flying to Russia unless its owner stops it 2022-04-18T04:00:00Z The first Minsk Protocol agreement in September 2014 failed to end the ensuing civil war in eastern Ukraine. Ending the Ukraine war is possible, but time is running out: Here's how U.S. can help 2022-04-29T04:00:00Z The EU also accuses Minsk of supporting Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Poland arrests two Belarusians suspected of spying for Minsk -statement 2022-04-06T04:00:00Z The appeal of buying there was obvious — it was a 10-minute drive from downtown Minsk, with a supermarket across the street and good schools nearby. The Battle for the Mural — and the Future of Belarus 2022-03-30T04:00:00Z He thought he had found a means to dominate Kyiv in a proposed treaty called the Minsk agreements, which would have given the separatists veto power over important central government decisions. For Putin, invasion is the latest in a long string of failures in Ukraine 2022-04-02T04:00:00Z He said his new status in Belarus meant he was now able to travel to other parts of the country, including the capital, Minsk, but that he would settle in Brest. California Man Accused in Capitol Riot Granted Asylum in Belarus 2022-03-23T04:00:00Z Most recently, the evacuees came from countries like Iraq and Afghanistan, and got stranded in the border area between Poland and Belarus last year in a stand-off between Minsk and the European Union. In Krakow rail station, Ukraine war refugees find care amid chaos 2022-03-20T04:00:00Z Ideally, Mr. Kalin said, the solution will be found in some new version of the Minsk accords, which were meant to provide significant autonomy within Ukraine to the Russian-supported separatist enclaves of Donetsk and Luhansk. Putin Isn’t Yet Ready for Talks With Zelensky, Turkish Official Says 2022-03-19T04:00:00Z Diana did her best to avoid her high school boyfriend’s brother, who she knew traveled to Minsk to attend protests. The Battle for the Mural — and the Future of Belarus 2022-03-30T04:00:00Z The Minsk government carried out a "massive crackdown including widespread excessive use of force", she said in an address to the U.N. U.N. calls for release of political prisoners held in Belarus 2022-03-17T04:00:00Z There, Putin backed Belarus strongman Alexander Lukashenko in crushing the democratic opposition after he had rigged the 2020 elections, and so making Minsk a virtual client state. The geopolitics of the Ukraine war 2022-03-13T05:00:00Z Justifying the move at the time, Volodin said: "Kyiv is not observing the Minsk agreements. Our citizens and compatriots who live in Donbass need our help and support." U.S. hits Russian billionaire, Putin spokesman's family with fresh sanctions 2022-03-11T05:00:00Z The Minsk II agreement in 2015 ended the worst fighting and set up a buffer zone around the breakaway republics, but a low-intensity civil war continued. Are there really neo-Nazis fighting for Ukraine? Well, yes — but it's a long story 2022-03-10T05:00:00Z When she got to university in Minsk, where she studied materials science, Diana realized she had been fooled by state television. The Battle for the Mural — and the Future of Belarus 2022-03-30T04:00:00Z Introducing Blinken, Fisher said U.S. diplomats in Minsk had welcomed the families of political prisoners into their homes to show U.S. support. 'Putin will not stop in Ukraine', Lithuanian president warns Blinken 2022-03-07T05:00:00Z Earlier this week, Nottingham City Council, said it had severed its ties with Minsk in Belarus and Krasnodar in Russia in solidarity with Ukraine. Ukraine: Hundreds join protests against Russian invasion 2022-03-06T05:00:00Z Ukraine has said Russia is using Belarusian territory for missile attacks on Ukrainian cities and Minsk allowed Russian troops to enter Ukrainian territory. Ukraine military believes Belarus troops receive order to enter Ukraine 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z After President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's election in 2019, the extreme right threatened him with removal from office, or even death, if he negotiated with separatist leaders from Donbas and followed through on the Minsk Protocol. Are there really neo-Nazis fighting for Ukraine? Well, yes — but it's a long story 2022-03-10T05:00:00Z People in Minsk gathered to clap in civil disobedience. The Battle for the Mural — and the Future of Belarus 2022-03-30T04:00:00Z The fresh sanctions, which have not been published yet and, for now, spare Belarusian banks, come after Minsk allowed Russian troops to move into Ukraine from its territory. EU bans export of machinery to Belarus in new sanctions over Ukraine invasion 2022-03-02T05:00:00Z Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko attends a meeting with members of the Council of Ministers and Security Council in Minsk, Belarus March 1, 2022. Belarus says it boosts security on southern, western borders 2022-03-02T05:00:00Z The Minsk Accords, terms hammered out in 2015 but never implemented, could offer the outlines of a settlement. Opinion | We must end the war on Ukraine — and put an end to perpetual wars 2022-03-01T05:00:00Z “It’s very clear Minsk is now an extension of the Kremlin,” said one official, who, like others, spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss a sensitive security development. Russian bombardment of Ukraine’s second-largest city intensifies as talks fail to yield breakthrough 2022-02-28T05:00:00Z Diana graduated in 2014 directly into a process-engineering job at Minsk Gear Works, part of the Minsk Tractor Works — one of Belarus’s largest manufacturers. The Battle for the Mural — and the Future of Belarus 2022-03-30T04:00:00Z The EU is already banning Belarus' exports of potash, but diplomats said Minsk has been able to export potash to the EU via third countries read more . EU bans export of machinery to Belarus in new sanctions over Ukraine invasion 2022-03-02T05:00:00Z Embassy in Minsk comes on the fifth day of Russia’s brazen attack on neighboring Ukraine. U.S. shutters embassy in Belarus amid Ukraine crisis 2022-02-28T05:00:00Z Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced the suspension of operations at the Minsk embassy and the authorized departure from Moscow in a statement on Monday. US closes embassy in Belarus, lets staff leave in Russia 2022-02-28T05:00:00Z Belarusian state flag and emblem are seen on a building at Independence Square in Minsk, Belarus November 7, 2019. EU to impose new sanctions on Belarus this week -EU official 2022-02-28T05:00:00Z For three days, the wide boulevards and tidy parks of downtown Minsk were full of protesters, most of whom had ventured into the streets for the first time. The Battle for the Mural — and the Future of Belarus 2022-03-30T04:00:00Z In videos and photos posted on social media, dozens of people gathered at polling stations in Minsk and other cities in Belarus on Sunday. Mass arrests as Belarus confirms ditching non-nuclear status in referendum vote 2022-02-28T05:00:00Z The Viasna human rights center said demonstrations were held in at least 12 cities, including Minsk, the capital. Russia-Ukraine War: What to know as Putin escalates tensions 2022-02-27T05:00:00Z It’s very clear Minsk is now an extension of the Kremlin,” they said. Russia-Ukraine war latest news: rouble crashes as markets open; US condemns Putin’s nuclear deterrence order – live updates 2022-02-28T05:00:00Z He doesn’t need to detour into how a revanchist Russia is violating commitments under the Budapest Memorandum and the Minsk agreements. Opinion | Why Biden should deliver a European history lesson during the State of the Union 2022-02-27T05:00:00Z On the fourth day after the election, hundreds of women carrying flowers formed a chain in the central market in Minsk, twisting Slavic misogyny in their favor. The Battle for the Mural — and the Future of Belarus 2022-03-30T04:00:00Z In videos and photos posted on social media, people gathered at polling stations in Minsk and other cities in Belarus to protest. Anti-war protests break out as Belarus votes to renounce non-nuclear status 2022-02-27T05:00:00Z There were prisoner exchanges and moves towards implementing parts of a peace process, known as the Minsk agreements, but no breakthrough. Zelensky: The comedian president who is rising to the moment 2022-02-26T05:00:00Z The Kremlin said Kyiv initially agreed to have talks in Minsk, then said it would prefer Warsaw and later halted communications. Street fighting begins in Kyiv; people urged to seek shelter 2022-02-26T05:00:00Z Wang called for Russia and Ukraine to return to a diplomatic agreement known as the Minsk accords. China struggles to navigate its partnership with Russia following Ukraine invasion 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z On a visit to Minsk Wheel Tractor Plant, Lukashenko was greeted with loud boos and shouts of “Leave!” The Battle for the Mural — and the Future of Belarus 2022-03-30T04:00:00Z But even as he waged war against it, his spokesperson said Russia was ready to send a delegation to Minsk, in Belarus, for talks with Ukraine. Ukrainians resist Russian onslaught as tanks and planes dig deeper toward Kyiv 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z The Kremlin said earlier it offered to meet in the Belarusian capital Minsk after Ukraine expressed a willingness to discuss declaring itself a neutral country while Ukraine had proposed Warsaw as the venue. Heavy fighting in Kyiv outskirts as Russia, Ukraine signal possibility of talks 2022-02-26T05:00:00Z Both Minsk and Moscow said the Russian troops would go home when the exercises were over and ridiculed suggestions that they would be part of an assembling Russian invasion force. Putin offered heads-up, protection guarantee ahead of invasion: Belarus’ Lukashenko 2022-02-24T05:00:00Z “We reiterate our call for a resolution of the problems between Russia and Ukraine, with which we have deep historical ties and friendly relations, through dialogue, within the framework of Minsk agreements,” Erdogan said. Live updates: Ukraine leader says Russians checked outside Kyiv 2022-02-24T05:00:00Z Neighborhood and building courtyard chats had proliferated around Minsk to coordinate smaller actions. The Battle for the Mural — and the Future of Belarus 2022-03-30T04:00:00Z “The Minsk agreements do not exist anymore,” he told reporters. Putin Announces Start to ‘Military Operation’ Against Ukraine 2022-02-23T05:00:00Z Putin, in a television address, demands Ukraine demilitarise and says the Minsk peace agreement over breakaway republics no longer exists, blaming Kyiv for killing the deal. Ukraine's turbulent history since independence in 1991 2022-02-24T05:00:00Z Minsk time, getting briefed on what the Russian president has called a “special military operation.” Putin offered heads-up, protection guarantee ahead of invasion: Belarus’ Lukashenko 2022-02-24T05:00:00Z South Korea’s Foreign Ministry on Tuesday expressed “grave concern” over the Ukraine crisis and called for related nations to respect the Minsk agreements aimed at restoring peace to eastern Ukraine, while seeking a diplomatic solution. The Latest: Israel supports territorial integrity of Ukraine 2022-02-23T05:00:00Z Someone had made a Square of Change sign in the same style and lettering as all the street signs in Minsk, white letters against a blue background. The Battle for the Mural — and the Future of Belarus 2022-03-30T04:00:00Z Putin also rejected the Minsk agreements, the accords that brought a stuttering cease-fire to eastern Ukraine in 2014, but with no proper resolution. Will war come to a town called New York in Ukraine? 2022-02-22T05:00:00Z The spokesman also declined to say whether the Russian action violates the Minsk-2 protocol, which calls for a cease-fire in the Donbas as a political solution is negotiated. China: Moscow has ‘legitimate’ security concerns with NATO, Ukraine 2022-02-22T05:00:00Z The move breaches a 2015 Minsk peace agreement that was supposed to restore the two separatist regions to Ukraine’s control, but that deal was vaguely worded and never fully implemented. Putin orders troops to eastern Ukraine after formally recognizing two Moscow-backed separatist regions 2022-02-21T05:00:00Z "Recognition of Donetsk & Luhansk separatist 'republics' by Russia is an intolerable violation of international law. It also means unilateral withdrawal from Minsk agreements", said Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda, referring to the Donbass ceasefire documents. Baltics call for swift EU sanctions on Russia after it recognizes Ukrainian breakaway republics 2022-02-21T05:00:00Z A Belarusian American from Florida visiting Minsk came to take a photograph. The Battle for the Mural — and the Future of Belarus 2022-03-30T04:00:00Z “The Minsk agreements do not exist now, we recognized the DNR and LNR,” Putin said, referring to the breakaway states by their official names, the Donetsk People’s Republic and the Luhansk People’s Republic. Will war come to a town called New York in Ukraine? 2022-02-22T05:00:00Z Russian recognition effectively kills off the 2014-15 Minsk peace agreements that, although still unimplemented, have until now been seen by all sides, including Moscow, as the best chance for a solution. Explainer: What will Russian recognition of breakaway Ukraine regions mean? 2022-02-21T05:00:00Z The Minsk document helped end full-scale fighting, but the situation has remained tense and regular skirmishes have continued. EXPLAINER: Russia-backed rebels a thorn in Ukraine’s side 2022-02-21T05:00:00Z Secretary of State Antony Blinken asserted that Kremlin approval of such an appeal would amount to Moscow’s “wholesale rejection” of diplomatic agreements reached in Minsk, Belarus, in 2015, after Russia had annexed Crimea from Ukraine. Putin says he may recognize the independence of two eastern Ukrainian regions 2022-02-21T05:00:00Z Unlike the Minsk streets or weekly citywide Sunday marches, where people continued to be detained, the courtyard felt safe, like an island of freedom where residents could create the community they had long been denied. The Battle for the Mural — and the Future of Belarus 2022-03-30T04:00:00Z The leaders of France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine, gathered in Minsk at the same time, issued a declaration of support for the deal. Factbox: What are the Minsk agreements on the Ukraine conflict? 2022-02-21T05:00:00Z On the downside, Moscow faces sanctions and international condemnation for abandoning the Minsk process after long maintaining that it was committed to it. Explainer: What will Russian recognition of breakaway Ukraine regions mean? 2022-02-21T05:00:00Z Facing calls from Berlin and Paris for its implementation, Ukrainian officials have strengthened their criticism of the Minsk deal and warned that it could lead to the country’s demise. EXPLAINER: Russia-backed rebels a thorn in Ukraine’s side 2022-02-21T05:00:00Z Russia and Ukraine accuse each other of failing to implement promises in the Minsk agreements, which call for a cease-fire and discussions on greater autonomy for the pro-Russian regions while remaining part of Ukraine. Putin says he may recognize the independence of two eastern Ukrainian regions 2022-02-21T05:00:00Z Those who had not fled were arrested; there were no protest leaders left in Minsk. The Battle for the Mural — and the Future of Belarus 2022-03-30T04:00:00Z The announcement runs contrary to earlier pledges from Minsk officials that Russian troops would go home when the drills ended. Putin may go to war to capture Ukraine. With Belarus, he did it without firing a shot. 2022-02-20T05:00:00Z The joint Russian-Belarusian drills were scheduled to be finished on Sunday until officials in Minsk announced they would be continued. Russia to continue military drills near Ukraine in Belarus 2022-02-20T05:00:00Z If Putin recognizes the rebel-held territories’ independence, it would effectively shatter the Minsk peace agreements and further fuel tensions with the West. EXPLAINER: Russia-backed rebels a thorn in Ukraine’s side 2022-02-21T05:00:00Z But he insisted that implementing the Minsk agreement — an accord struck in 2015 to settle hostilities in eastern Ukraine — was the “only way out” of the current crisis, according to the Chinese state broadcaster CCTV. Zelensky rips the West for inaction as shelling makes Russia-Ukraine war seem increasingly imminent 2022-02-19T05:00:00Z It felt as if Minsk froze all at once. The Battle for the Mural — and the Future of Belarus 2022-03-30T04:00:00Z Russia has complained that a 2015 Minsk peace deal for eastern Ukraine is far from being fulfilled. Is Russia going to invade Ukraine and what does Putin want? 2022-02-19T05:00:00Z Separatists opened fire on more than 20 settlements, using heavy artillery, which have been prohibited by Minsk agreements, the military said on its Facebook page. Ukraine reports 12 ceasefire violations by separatists on Saturday morning 2022-02-19T05:00:00Z The Minsk Protocol could be revived, revised and reinvigorated to provide a satisfactory degree of autonomy to the people of the DPR and LPR within Ukraine, or facilitate a peaceful separation. What's going to happen in Ukraine? Total war, nothing at all or somewhere in between? 2022-02-18T05:00:00Z The military drills have displayed Moscow's tightening grip on Minsk. Lukashenko arrives for talks with Putin on Russian force presence 2022-02-18T05:00:00Z Vasili remained in pretrial detention and was taken directly to a prison about 35 miles northeast of Minsk. The Battle for the Mural — and the Future of Belarus 2022-03-30T04:00:00Z Talks on the conflict have been taking place involving Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany on reviving the Minsk peace agreements of 2014 and 2015 - but they have so far failed to find a breakthrough. Is Russia going to invade Ukraine and what does Putin want? 2022-02-19T05:00:00Z During the past 24 hours, on February 17, the armed forces of the Russian Federation recorded 60 violations of the ceasefire, 43 of which using weapons prohibited by the Minsk agreements.” Ukraine and Russia trade accusations of shelling and ceasefire violations – live updates 2022-02-18T05:00:00Z “There will be no invasion tomorrow,” Mr. Lukashenko said as the military drills were staged at a desolate military training ground southeast of Minsk, the country’s capital. Artillery Exchanges in Eastern Ukraine May Presage Invasion, U.S. Warns 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z He also said Moscow and Minsk had agreed Russia would leave ammunition in Belarus and that Minsk could purchase military equipment from Russia, or simply receive it as a "gift". Lukashenko arrives for talks with Putin on Russian force presence 2022-02-18T05:00:00Z In late May, a Ryanair flight en route to Vilnius from Athens was forced to land in Minsk because of an apparent bomb threat. The Battle for the Mural — and the Future of Belarus 2022-03-30T04:00:00Z The Security Council meeting was called by Russia, which currently holds its rotating presidency, to discuss implementation of the 2014-2015 Minsk agreements on ending the war in eastern Ukraine. U.S. intelligence shows Russia’s military pullback was a ruse, officials say 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z And they have said there is room to renegotiate the Minsk agreement, a set of commitments made by Ukraine and Russia after the annexation of Crimea. US message to Russia: Prove us wrong 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z Instead, he accused Ukraine of failing to implement the Minsk Agreements which he called “the only legal basis to settle the civil conflicts in the east of Ukraine.” UN council backs talk, but no Russia pledge against invasion 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z France and Germany brokered another peace agreement, which was signed in Minsk in February 2015 by representatives of Ukraine, Russia and the rebels. EXPLAINER: Russia-backed rebels a thorn in Ukraine’s side 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z “I moved from Mogilev to Minsk, you followed me. I moved into an apartment, you followed me into a second apartment. Sit yourself in your Belarus!” The Battle for the Mural — and the Future of Belarus 2022-03-30T04:00:00Z "Armed forces of Ukraine have crudely violated the ceasefire regime, using heavy weapons, which, according to the Minsk agreements, should be withdrawn," the separatists said in a statement. Ukraine fears 'provocation' as shelling reported in east 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z The deal, widely known as the Minsk agreements, put a stop to large-scale hostilities, but failed to bring about a political settlement of the conflict. With fast-track passports, Russia extends clout in Ukraine 2022-02-16T05:00:00Z Later, he told reporters that “we reiterated very firmly our commitment to the de-escalation and peaceful solution of this crisis, once more being based on the Minsk agreements.” UN council backs talk, but no Russia pledge against invasion 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z The Minsk document helped end full-scale fighting, but the situation has remained tense and regular skirmishes have continued along the tense line of contact. EXPLAINER: Russia-backed rebels a thorn in Ukraine’s side 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z “Remember you are coming to prison,” one journalist wrote to me from Minsk as I packed. The Battle for the Mural — and the Future of Belarus 2022-03-30T04:00:00Z “Not a single Russian serviceman, not a single piece of equipment will remain in Belarus after the completion of exercises with Russia,” he told reporters in Minsk on Wednesday. U.S. and Russian officials clash over status of troops near Ukraine 2022-02-16T05:00:00Z The Kremlin, on the other hand, has insisted the Minsk deal is the only way to settle the conflict, and has repeatedly accused Ukraine of sabotaging its implementation. With fast-track passports, Russia extends clout in Ukraine 2022-02-16T05:00:00Z The deal, known as the Minsk agreement, would offer broad self-rule to the separatist territories and thus is resented by many in Ukraine. US: Russia adds troops near Ukraine despite drawdown claims 2022-02-16T05:00:00Z Facing calls from Berlin and Paris for its implementation, Ukrainian officials have strengthened criticism of the Minsk deal and warned that it could lead to the country’s demise. EXPLAINER: Russia-backed rebels a thorn in Ukraine’s side 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z I arrived at Independence Square in the center of Minsk and walked to a sculpture of an architect. The Battle for the Mural — and the Future of Belarus 2022-03-30T04:00:00Z The 15-member council was already due to meet on Ukraine's crisis and discuss the Minsk agreements, which it endorsed in 2015, that are designed to end the separatist war. Ukraine asks U.N. Security Council to discuss Russian bid to recognize separatists 2022-02-16T05:00:00Z Kuleba, the Ukrainian foreign minister, said last week that issuing Russian passports to residents of rebel-held areas on a mass scale violates the Minsk agreements. With fast-track passports, Russia extends clout in Ukraine 2022-02-16T05:00:00Z A Ukrainian government official said in a television interview that Zelenskyy would consider holding a referendum on the Minsk agreement “if there are no other options or instruments.” US: Russia adds troops near Ukraine despite drawdown claims 2022-02-16T05:00:00Z Putin signaled, however, that he wasn’t inclined to make the move that would effectively shatter the Minsk deal. EXPLAINER: Russia-backed rebels a thorn in Ukraine’s side 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z Minsk was austere, brutal and beautiful, as spotless as everyone had promised, but also empty and so cold that being outside burned my skin. The Battle for the Mural — and the Future of Belarus 2022-03-30T04:00:00Z Russia and Ukraine accuse each other of failing to live up to commitments made in the Minsk accords. State Department criticizes Russian push to recognize breakaway Ukrainian regions 2022-02-16T05:00:00Z But he said that would not be line with the 2014-15 Minsk agreements aimed at ending the conflict, in which Ukraine says some 15,000 people have been killed. Russia says tanks move away from Ukraine, West says risk still high 2022-02-16T05:00:00Z Recognition of the self-declared regions could kill the Minsk peace process in eastern Ukraine, where a conflict in the region known as Donbass between government forces and Moscow-backed separatists has cost 15,000 lives. U.S. Blinken warns Russia against declaring Ukraine breakaway regions independent 2022-02-16T05:00:00Z Instead, Mr. Putin said he would keep pushing for implementation of the Minsk peace accords negotiated by Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France in 2015. As Russia Welcomes Talks, Biden Warns Invasion Is Still Possible 2022-02-15T05:00:00Z Next, I was supposed to walk to the Minsk Hotel and then down the stairs to a shopping mall, where I was to walk along the hallway, pausing at a Christmas tree. The Battle for the Mural — and the Future of Belarus 2022-03-30T04:00:00Z Recognition of the two regions could unravel the existing Minsk peace process for east Ukraine to which Russia has said it is committed. Rouble leaps after Russia says some troops are returning to bases 2022-02-15T05:00:00Z He said that Russia had repeatedly demonstrated its commitment to the Minsk peace process and that it still wanted it to be implemented. Russia's parliament asks Putin to recognise breakaway east Ukrainian regions 2022-02-15T05:00:00Z Blinken said such a move would amount to "the Russian government’s wholesale rejection of its commitments under the Minsk agreements". U.S. Blinken warns Russia against declaring Ukraine breakaway regions independent 2022-02-16T05:00:00Z It would be seen as a death blow to the Minsk agreements that are considered vital to avoiding major hostilities. Russia ready to fire if foreign vessels enter its waters, senior military official says – live updates 2022-02-14T05:00:00Z In Minsk, people had begun to fear that they would be forced to fight against their will. The Battle for the Mural — and the Future of Belarus 2022-03-30T04:00:00Z The opposing sides disputed the Minsk agreement that the Russians insisted be honored. He Knows Putin Well. And He Fears for Ukraine. 2022-02-13T05:00:00Z She was set to return to New York by Thursday for the Security Council’s meeting on the Minsk agreements. Exclusive-U.S. envoy to U.N. cancels Liberia trip to focus on Russia 2022-02-13T05:00:00Z Putin told Biden he thought the West was not putting enough pressure on Ukraine to implement the Minsk peace agreements on the conflict in east Ukraine, Ushakov said. Putin told Biden his security ideas do not tackle main Russian concerns 2022-02-12T05:00:00Z Ukraine’s envoy, Andriy Yermak, characterized his country’s approach as “constructive dialogue” and said that “everyone confirmed” the Minsk agreements must be fulfilled. Facing maximum pressure from Russia, Zelensky refuses to blink at the negotiating table 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z There were about 40 security cameras among the three buildings in central Minsk, maybe even more. The Battle for the Mural — and the Future of Belarus 2022-03-30T04:00:00Z Also of note was Mr Wallace's emphasis - again - that restoring the Minsk accords could be a potential diplomatic route out of the stand-off. Ukraine crisis: UK defence secretary warns Russia of tragic effects 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z Security Council is due to gather on Thursday for a regularly scheduled meeting on the Minsk agreements, endorsed by the council in 2015 and designed to end a separatist war by Russian-speakers in eastern Ukraine. Exclusive-U.S. envoy to U.N. cancels Liberia trip to focus on Russia 2022-02-13T05:00:00Z Officials in Moscow and Minsk have said Russian troops will withdraw after the exercises, which have put Russian troops in striking distance along Ukraine’s southern coastline. Launch of Russian military drills stokes fears of preparations for attack on Ukraine, as diplomatic sparring continues 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z Kyiv and Moscow have accused each other of failing to implement the Minsk agreements. Facing maximum pressure from Russia, Zelensky refuses to blink at the negotiating table 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z It was a short walk to the Belarusian capital’s largest park and the shores of the big lake that locals in the landlocked country referred to as the Minsk Sea. The Battle for the Mural — and the Future of Belarus 2022-03-30T04:00:00Z The biggest dispute is over how much autonomy Minsk would give to breakaway enclaves in the Donbas. Ukraine tensions: Can diplomacy prevent war? 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z "The Ukrainian side is set on constructive dialogue. Everyone confirmed today that we have the Minsk agreements and they need to be fulfilled," Yermak said. Russia and Ukraine say Berlin talks fail to yield breakthrough 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z Political advisers from Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany met Thursday in Berlin for “Normandy format” talks that aim to implement the Minsk agreements, signed after Moscow seized Crimea in 2014. Launch of Russian military drills stokes fears of preparations for attack on Ukraine, as diplomatic sparring continues 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z The purpose of Russia’s interpretation of the Minsk agreements was to create a “Yalta Two” — or a division of Europe similar to what took place after World War II, Ariev said. Facing maximum pressure from Russia, Zelensky refuses to blink at the negotiating table 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z Sviatlana had called for a rally in Friendship Park, one of the few venues to allow political gatherings in Minsk, but the city authorities refused to issue a permit. The Battle for the Mural — and the Future of Belarus 2022-03-30T04:00:00Z And that is the big fear in Kyiv: that reviving Minsk is shorthand for ruling out Ukraine ever joining Nato without Nato members explicitly having to say so. Ukraine tensions: Can diplomacy prevent war? 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z There is some suggestion that a renewed focus on the so-called Minsk agreements - which sought to end the conflict in eastern Ukraine - could be used as a basis to defuse the current crisis. Ukraine tensions: Russia accused of sea blockade 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z Top officials from Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany are meeting Thursday in Berlin to discuss ways of implementing the deal that was signed in Belarusian capital Minsk in 2015. EXPLAINER: What are the key parts of Ukraine’s peace deal? 2022-02-09T05:00:00Z “We stand ready to support sincere efforts at progress from all sides — Ukraine, France and Germany, and Russia — to implement the Minsk agreements,” the spokesperson said. Facing maximum pressure from Russia, Zelensky refuses to blink at the negotiating table 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z Diana grew up on the outskirts of Mogilev, a city roughly 120 miles from Minsk, due east toward the Russian border. The Battle for the Mural — and the Future of Belarus 2022-03-30T04:00:00Z This was a package of deals negotiated in 2014 and 2015 in the Belarusian capital, Minsk, that was designed to end the war between government forces and Russian-backed rebels in eastern Ukraine. Ukraine tensions: Can diplomacy prevent war? 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z That includes reviving the Minsk accords, which laid out a path to a more federal Ukraine and a lasting cease-fire there. In Ukraine Crisis, Putin Faces a Stark Choice 2022-02-09T05:00:00Z The deal, dubbed Minsk II, included an OSCE-monitored cease-fire, a pullback of heavy weapons and foreign fighters from the line of contact and an exchange of prisoners. EXPLAINER: What are the key parts of Ukraine’s peace deal? 2022-02-09T05:00:00Z We refer to his push for a revived diplomatic process based on the 2015 Minsk II cease-fire agreement between Ukraine’s forces and the Russia-backed separatists that dominate its eastern Donbas region. Opinion | The world needs a way out of the crisis Russia has provoked. The Minsk agreement is not it. 2022-02-09T05:00:00Z Minsk was bombed so brutally, the Wehrmacht had to wait for the fires to subside so they could enter the city. The Battle for the Mural — and the Future of Belarus 2022-03-30T04:00:00Z Western politicians have suggested reviving the Minsk accords could now be a solution to this crisis. Ukraine tensions: Can diplomacy prevent war? 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z On Wednesday, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said that there were "positive signals that a solution to Ukraine could be based only on fulfilling the Minsk agreements". Ukraine tensions: Russia sees room for diplomacy 2022-02-09T05:00:00Z |
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