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Russia's Wagner fighters are training soldiers in Belarus - ministry Putin sacks top commander for criticising strategy as army divisions grow Putin offered Wagner the chance to keep fighting ...
The joint military exercises by two of Russia’s most important allies come after Belarus became the 10th member of the China-led Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) during its 24th meeting ...
Belarus, a close ally of Russia, has supported its eastern neighbour in the Russian invasion of Ukraine.Before the start of the offensive, Belarus allowed the Russian Armed Forces to perform weeks-long military drills on its territory; however, the Russian troops did not exit the country after they were supposed to finish.
Belarus accused Russia of employing the ban for political purposes, while Russia denied that the ban was political. Russia soon lifted the ban and Belarus resumed deliveries of dairy products to Russia. [31] However, a new dispute arose when Russia claimed that Belarus owed $231 million for gas supplies it had used since the start of the year.
Presidential elections were held in Belarus on 26 January 2025 under the terms of the constitution.The president is directly elected to serve a five-year term.. The elections took place in an authoritarian context where the government of president Alexander Lukashenko has repressed the political opposition, banned opposition candidates from contesting the election, and banned or censored ...
Poland and the Baltic states have threatened to close their borders with Belarus, as they urged Minsk’s authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko to expel Wagner mercenaries from the country ...
Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko welcomed Wagner forces into the country
In January, a Belarusian was arrested after an arson attack against a T-72 tank at Ściapianka railway station [] in Minsk. [5] The Cyber Partisans conducted a campaign of cyberattacks on the regime's internet infrastructure in mid-2021, including the release of personal information of thousands of regime officials, police, military, and regime propagandists. [6]