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.
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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.
Your Monday Briefing
Mass protests in Israel.
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.”