After a winter of intense battles and heavy losses in Ukraine’s east, both Russia and Ukraine are taking steps to replenish their depleted forces.
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Belarus, Echoing Russia, Raises Prospect of Nuclear Conflict
Because of the conflict in Ukraine, President Aleksandr G. Lukashenko of Belarus said, “a third world war loomed on the horizon with nuclear fires.”
Some Ukrainians Refuse to Leave Avdiivka Despite Russian Bombardment
In Avdiivka, as in Bakhmut and other devastated places on the front lines, most residents left long ago, but there are holdouts.
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Putin Says He Could Put Tactical Nuclear Weapons in Belarus by Summer
The proposal from President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, talked of since last year, would be provocative without changing the West’s battlefield calculus in Ukraine.
Who Are Russia’s Friends Amid the War in Ukraine?
India and South Africa are among the nations that have not criticized Russia for invading Ukraine. Some others have supplied military aid.
Belarus Sentences Exiled Opposition Leader to 15 Years in Prison
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya fled the country after running for president in 2020 against Belarus’s authoritarian leader. She has described the conspiracy case against her as a “farce.”
Nobel Prize Is No Defense Against Jail for Ales Bialiatski in Belarus
Ales Bialiatski, last year’s Nobel Peace Prize laureate, has been sentenced by Belarus to 10 years in prison, on charges that rights advocates have dismissed as politically motivated.
China Welcomes Belarusian Leader Amid Concerns About Ukraine
President Aleksandr G. Lukashenko’s visit comes shortly after the United States accused Beijing of preparing to give arms and ammunition to Russia to help its war on Ukraine.
China to Welcome Belarusian Leader, Raising Concerns Over Ukraine
A state visit next week by Aleksandr G. Lukashenko of Belarus comes as the U.S. has accused China of preparing to send lethal aid to Russia.