Roman Protasevich had been sentenced to eight years in prison. The details of his 2021 arrest drew international attention.
Tag: Belarus
Belarus State Media Release a Photo of Lukashenko Amid Ill Health Rumors
Aleksandr G. Lukashenko, a Kremlin ally, had not been shown since he attended events last week celebrating the Soviet Union’s triumph over Nazi Germany in 1945.
Belarus Opposition Activist Whose Flight Was Forced Down Is Sentenced to 8 Years
Roman Protasevich, who organized protests against the authoritarian leader of Belarus, was arrested after the authorities forced a commercial flight to land in the capital.
Belarus Extradites Russian Man Convicted After His Daughter Drew Antiwar Picture, State Media Reports
Aleksei Moskalyov, a single father, escaped house arrest in Russia after he was charged with “discrediting” the Russian Army over the war in Ukraine.
Putin and Lukashenko to Discuss Deepening Ties Between Russia and Belarus
The leader of Belarus is in Russia for talks on Thursday.
Russia and Ukraine Step Up Recruitment, Bracing for Fights Ahead
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.
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.