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  • The leader of the forest, Yevgeny Prigozhin is in Russia

    The leader of the forest, Yevgeny Prigozhin is in Russia

    Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko on Thursday said the rebel leader in Russia’s Rostov-on-Don province, Igor Prigozhin, is in the Russian city of St Petersburg. “He is a free man…But what will happen later?” Lukashenko asked. The Russian mercenary force Wagner has withdrawn from Rostov-on-Don after Lukashenko’s intervention last month in a mutiny led by Prigozhin.

  • Ukraine is at risk unless it is attacked, as tensions escalate at the border

    Ukraine is at risk unless it is attacked, as tensions escalate at the border

    Russian forces in Ukraine were running out of troops on Monday as the Ukrainian military made gains in the South of the country and pressed their offensive in the east. Meanwhile, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko rejected a proposal to establish a joint force between Belarus and Russia, calling it “co-aggressor”. The move comes after a…

  • The Center of Civil Liberties was the winner of the peace prize.

    The Center of Civil Liberties was the winner of the peace prize.

    The Norwegian Nobel Committee on Sunday awarded the 2018 Peace Prize to Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s ally Alexey Navalny and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for their “long-standing devotion to human rights and democracy”. Lukashenko was detained in 2012 on charges of plotting against the government. Russia has been engaged in a…