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Belarus leader warns on NATO troops in Ukraine, migrant ‘catastrophe’

Reuters News ServiceSeptember 27, 2021

By Reuters News ServiceSeptember 27, 20210324

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko warned on Monday of a joint response with Russia to military exercises involving troops from NATO member countries in neighbouring Ukraine....

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Poland to build fence, double troop numbers on Belarus border

Reuters News ServiceAugust 23, 2021

By Reuters News ServiceAugust 23, 20210592

Poland will build a fence along its border with Belarus and double the number of troops there, the defence minister said on Monday, to halt...

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Head of Belarusian exile group found hanged in Ukraine, police open murder case

Reuters News ServiceAugust 3, 2021

By Reuters News ServiceAugust 3, 20210352

A Belarusian activist living in exile in Ukraine was found hanged in a park near his home in Kyiv early on Tuesday, and Ukrainian police...

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Belarus’ Tsikhanouskaya calls on EU, UK, US to jointly pressure Lukashenko

Reuters News ServiceJune 4, 2021

By Reuters News ServiceJune 4, 20210187

The United States, Britain and the European Union should act jointly to put more pressure on Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko and his government, opposition leader...

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EU to blacklist Belarus airline ahead of economic sanctions, diplomats say

Reuters News ServiceJune 2, 2021

By Reuters News ServiceJune 2, 20210267

The European Union is preparing sanctions on Belarus‘ national airline and around a dozen top Belarusian aviation officials, three diplomats said, a stop-gap measure before economic sanctions...

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Cyprus closes its airspace to Belarus airlines, flights

Reuters News ServiceMay 31, 2021May 31, 2021

By Reuters News ServiceMay 31, 2021May 31, 202105651

Cyprus has closed its airspace to flights from Belarus, joining a list of European Union nations imposing restrictions following the forced landing of a passenger jet...

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The West has done its own Belarus-style hijack

Gwynne DyerMay 30, 2021

By Gwynne DyerMay 30, 202102307

Poland’s Prime Minister Mateus Morawiecki condemned the “hijacking” of the Ryanair jet on the orders of Belarus’ President Alexander Lukashenko on Sunday, accusing him of...

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Russia will allow European flights to and from Moscow to bypass Belarus

Reuters News ServiceMay 28, 2021

By Reuters News ServiceMay 28, 202101085

Russia will allow European flights to arrive and depart via routes that bypass Belarusian airspace, the RBC news outlet reported late on Thursday, despite Moscow...

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Flight ban to Belarus not yet in effect

Evie AndreouMay 27, 2021May 27, 2021

By Evie AndreouMay 27, 2021May 27, 202102317

Flights between Larnaca and Minsk are continuing because the EU leaders’ decision to ban Belarusian airlines from using EU airspace or airports has not kicked...

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Belarus leader accuses West of using plane incident to try to undermine him

Reuters News ServiceMay 26, 2021

By Reuters News ServiceMay 26, 20210474

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on Wednesday accused the West of trying to use the diversion of a Ryanair plane at the weekend to wage hybrid...

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Belarus faces new sanctions over jetliner ‘state piracy,’ arrest of journalist

Reuters News ServiceMay 25, 2021May 25, 2021

By Reuters News ServiceMay 25, 2021May 25, 20210626

Western powers prepared to pile sanctions on Belarus and cut off its aviation links on Monday, furious after it scrambled a warplane to intercept a Ryanair aircraft...

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Belarus faces sanctions threat over ‘state piracy’ as some airlines avoid its airspace (Update 3)

Reuters News ServiceMay 24, 2021May 24, 2021

By Reuters News ServiceMay 24, 2021May 24, 202101103

Several airlines said on Monday they would avoid Belarusian airspace after Belarus scrambled a warplane to intercept a Ryanair jetliner and arrest a dissident journalist...

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Outrage as Belarus ‘hijacks’ Ryanair plane and arrests opponent, Cypriot on board (updated)

Reuters News ServiceMay 24, 2021May 24, 2021

By Reuters News ServiceMay 24, 2021May 24, 202102145

Belarusian authorities scrambled a fighter jet and flagged what turned out to be a false bomb alert to force a Ryanair plane to land on...

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Belarus strike actions start after Lukashenko ignores deadline to quit

Reuters News ServiceOctober 26, 2020

By Reuters News ServiceOctober 26, 20200213

Factory workers chanted slogans, students staged a sit-in and police began detentions on Monday as Belarusians answered an opposition call for a national strike to...

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EU leaders break Belarus deadlock, kick can down the road on Turkey sanctions (update 2)

Staff ReporterOctober 2, 2020October 2, 2020

By Staff ReporterOctober 2, 2020October 2, 202001834

EU leaders broke a diplomatic deadlock in the early hours of Friday and imposed sanctions on Belarus after hours of summit talks, assuring Cyprus that...

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EU says Belarus’ Lukashenko not legitimate president

Reuters News ServiceSeptember 24, 2020

By Reuters News ServiceSeptember 24, 20200162

President Alexander Lukashenko is not the legitimate president of Belarus, the European Union said on Thursday, saying his abrupt swearing-in on Wednesday went directly against...

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EU sanction threat on Turkey fades after it accepts talks with Greece

Staff ReporterSeptember 23, 2020September 23, 2020

By Staff ReporterSeptember 23, 2020September 23, 202002038

The European Union is unlikely to follow through on a threat to impose sanctions on Turkey after Ankara agreed to talks with Greece over maritime...

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Christodoulides: Cyprus did not veto EU sanctions on Belarus

Evie AndreouSeptember 23, 2020September 23, 2020

By Evie AndreouSeptember 23, 2020September 23, 202002292

Nicosia did not decide to veto an EU decision to impose sanctions against Belarus unless the bloc also took action against Turkey, Foreign Minister Nicos...

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Lukashenko abruptly sworn in for new presidential term in Belarus

Reuters News ServiceSeptember 23, 2020

By Reuters News ServiceSeptember 23, 20200241

President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus was sworn in for a new term on Wednesday, the official news agency Belta said, in a sudden inauguration conducted...

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Anastasiades leaves Wednesday for crucial EU Council summit

Staff ReporterSeptember 22, 2020

By Staff ReporterSeptember 22, 202001152

President Nicos Anastasiades leaves on Wednesday for Brussels in order to participate in the Special European Council, on September 24 and 25. Among the issues...