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Russian President Vladimir Putin is seen on monitors as he addresses the nation after Yevgeny Prigozhin, the owner of the Wagner Group military company, called for armed rebellion and reached the southern city of Rostov-on-Don with his troops, in Moscow, Russia, June 24, 2023. (Pavel Bednyakov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
June 25, 2023, 12:32 pm
Russian mercenary leader’s revolt ends, but questions remain about Putin’s power
Wagner Group boss Yevgeny Prigozhin agrees to go into exile but his foray toward Moscow exposed Kremlin weakness and will leave a diminished Russian president, say Western analysts
By AP
In this handout photo taken from video released by Prigozhin Press Service, Yevgeny Prigozhin, the owner of the Wagner Group military company, records his video addresses in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, Saturday, June 24, 2023. (Prigozhin Press Service via AP)
June 24, 2023, 10:32 pm
Rebellious Wagner chief announces surprise halt of march on Moscow, return to bases
Mercenaries were 200 kilometers from capital prior to deal negotiated by Belarusian autocrat Lukashenko
By AP
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko speak during their meeting at the Bocharov Ruchei residence in the resort city of Sochi, Russia, June 9, 2023. (Gavriil Grigorov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
June 13, 2023, 2:37 pm
Belarus leader threatens to use Russian nukes ‘if we face an aggression’
Alexander Lukashenko stresses that imminent deployment of tactical nuclear weapons to his country came at his request, claims he’d have ‘no hesitation’ to launch them
By AP
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko speaks during an award ceremony in Minsk, Belarus, on July 2, 2021. (Vladimir Martsul/BelTA Pool Photo via AP)
May 29, 2023, 11:38 am
‘Nuclear weapons for all’: Belarus leader invites others to join Russian alliance
Lukashenko and Putin recently announced deal to transfer Russian nuclear warheads to neighbor’s territory
By ToI Staff
File: Belarusian activist Roman Protasevich takes part in a briefing for journalists and diplomats organized by the Foreign Affairs Ministry of Belarus in Minsk, June 14, 2021. (STRINGER/AFP)
May 3, 2023, 5:29 pm
Belarus sentences activist after forcing his plane down over fake Hamas bomb threat
Roman Protasevich gets eight years in prison for efforts to coordinate 2020 protests against authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko
By Agencies and ToI Staff
In this file photo taken on January 5, 2023, Nobel Prize winner Ales Bialiatski is seen in the defendants' cage in the courtroom at the start of the hearing in Minsk (Vitaly PIVOVARCHIK / BELTA / AFP)
March 4, 2023, 3:08 am
Belarus jails Nobel-winning rights activist Ales Bialiatski for 10 years
Nialiatski and two others convicted for activities linked to 2020 demonstrations against disputed re-election of President Alexander Lukashenko
By AFP
Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a Security Council meeting via a video link in Saint Petersburg on October 10, 2022. (Gavriil Grigorov/Sputnik/AFP)
October 10, 2022, 9:53 pm
Russia lashes out after Crimea humiliation, but Putin’s options limited
Analysts say Monday’s missile barrage against Ukraine is a sign of Moscow’s rage over bridge bombing, but also of its impotence
By Adam PLOWRIGHT and Daphné BENOIT
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko shake hands during their meeting in St. Petersburg, Russia, June 25, 2022. (Mikhail Metzel/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
August 27, 2022, 10:58 am
Belarus president says his country’s warplanes made ready to carry nuclear weapons
Alexander Lukashenko says upgrades to aircraft followed agreement in June meeting with Russia’s Putin amid tensions with NATO over Ukraine invasion
By AP
Belarus' President Alexander Lukashenko looks on during a press conference in Minsk on August 9, 2021. (Pavel Orlovsky/Belta/AFP)
July 21, 2022, 8:25 pm
Belarus leader blames West for Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, but says war must end
Alexander Lukashenko, whose country has served as staging ground for Russia’s intervention, acknowledges authoritarian nature of his rule, but insists he isn’t a ‘dictator’
By Antoine Lambroschini
Ukrainian soldiers attend their positions, in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, July 2, 2022. (Efrem Lukatsky/AP)
July 3, 2022, 1:23 pm
Russians gaining foothold in pivotal eastern Ukraine city, governor says
For the first time, Moscow’s forces cross Siverskyi Donets River to attack Lysychansk, bringing them closer to control of entire Donbas region
By AP
Ukrainian soldiers ride an armoured vehicle on the main road to Lysychansk in Ukraine's eastern region of Donbas on June 26, 2022. (Bagus Saragih/AFP)
July 3, 2022, 6:43 am
Battle rages for key Ukraine city; Belarus claims to down missiles fired by Kyiv
Official says Lysychansk still in Ukrainian control, after Moscow-backed separatists report encircling it; Zelensky: ‘Cruelty’ of war increasing in some places
By Benoit Finck and Dmytro Gorshkov
A picture shows destruction of a heating system plant after a Russian missile attack in Kostyantynivka, Donetsk region in Ukraine, June 24, 2022. (Bagus Saragih/AFP)
June 25, 2022, 3:40 pm
Ukraine says rocket barrage fired from Belarus at northern village
20 rockets target Desna, damaging infrastructure; Ukraine says attack part of efforts by Russia to draw neighbor fully into conflict; Putin, Lukashenko set to meet
By Benoit Finck, Blaise GAUQUELIN and Anna MALPAS
Russia's President Vladimir Putin visits the Vostochny cosmodrome, some 180 kilometers north of Blagoveschensk, Amur region, on April 12, 2022. (Mikhail Klimentyev/ Sputnik/ AFP)
April 12, 2022, 8:18 pm
Putin: Russia will ‘rhythmically and calmly’ continue Ukraine invasion
After meeting with Belarus’s Lukashenko, Russian leader dismisses claims that Moscow’s army is struggling against Ukrainian resistance and was forced to withdraw from Kyiv area
By AFP
'Dreamworld' cape designed for volunteers with 'Stewardesses of Peace' on the Poland-Ukraine border. Joint project of RISK Made in Warsaw and artist-activist Jana Szostak. (Courtesy of RISK Made in Warsaw)
March 13, 2022, 7:50 am
These heroes wear capes: Warsaw label decks out volunteers aiding Ukrainian refugees
To make helpers easily identifiable on the border, RISK Made in Warsaw’s Antonina Samecka and Klara Kowtun team up with artist-activist to design meaningful uniforms
By Renee Ghert-Zand
A view of the square outside the damaged local city hall of Kharkiv on March 1, 2022, destroyed as a result of Russian troop shelling. (Sergey BOBOK / AFP)
March 2, 2022, 12:45 pm
Russia claims it captured Ukrainian city of Kherson; fighting in Kharkiv renews
Airborne Russian forces land in Ukraine’s second-largest city, sparking fierce street battles; Kyiv says more than 350 civilians, including 14 children, killed since invasion began
By Agencies and ToI Staff
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