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January 2022 - Belarus Special Weapons News
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- Russian troops arrive in Belarus for joint military drills as Ukraine tensions simmer Press TV 29 Jan 2022 -- Russia has begun deploying troops and military hardware to Ukraine's northern neighbor of Belarus for joint military drills as Belarusian president warns his country will go to war if Russia is attacked.
- Lithuania To Put Cameras Along Entire Border Barrier With Belarus RFE/RL 29 Jan 2022 -- Lithuania plans to install surveillance cameras along the entire length of its border with Belarus, Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte said on January 28 while touring a stretch of the border and a border station.
- 'It Was A Serious Blow': Ex-Belarusian Railways Worker Says Officials Downplaying Consequences Of Cyberattack RFE/RL 29 Jan 2022 -- Earlier this week, a group calling themselves Belarusian Cyber-Partisans carried out a ransomware cyberattack targeting the Belarusian state railway network. The group claimed to have crippled many of the network's automated systems in an attack that was timed to hamper the transfer of Russian troops into Belarus for military exercises.
- Blinken Calls For 'Immediate' Release Of Political Prisoners In Belarus RFE/RL 28 Jan 2022 -- U.S. State Secretary Anthony Blinken has urged Belarus's government to "immediately" and "unconditionally" release political prisoners jailed for taking part in mass protests against authoritarian ruler Alyaksandr Lukashenka.
- Political Prisoners in Belarus US Dept. of State 27 Jan 2022 -- The Lukashenka regime now holds more than 1,000 political prisoners. These Belarusians, from all walks of life, have been arrested and confined simply because they peacefully exercised their rights to freedom of expression and assembly in response to a fraudulent election and the Lukashenka regime's abuses.
- Constitutional Referendum in Belarus: UK statement UK FCDO 27 Jan 2022 -- Deputy Ambassador Deirdre Brown expresses UK concerns about the situation in Belarus and urges Belarusian authorities to fully implement its OSCE commitments.
- U.S. Warns Belarus Against Helping Potential Russian Invasion Of Ukraine RFE/RL 25 Jan 2022 -- The United States has warned the regime of Belarusian strongman Alyaksandr Lukashenka it would also face a "decisive response" if it assists ally Russia in invading their neighbor Ukraine.
- Upcoming Constitutional Referendum In Belarus: joint statement UK FCDO 21 Jan 2022 -- Delivered by Canadian Ambassador Jocelyn Kinnear on behalf of 37 OSCE states.
- U.S. Charges Four Belarusian Officials With Piracy In Forced Landing Of Flight Using Bomb Hoax RFE/RL 21 Jan 2022 -- The U.S. Department of Justice has charged four Belarusian government officials with conspiracy to commit aircraft piracy in the 2021 forced landing of a Ryanair flight to Minsk so that security services could arrest a dissident journalist.
- Belarusian Government Officials Charged with Aircraft Piracy for Diverting Ryanair Flight 4978 to Arrest Dissident Journalist in May 2021 US Dept. of Justice 20 Jan 2022 -- A federal grand jury in New York returned an indictment today charging four Belarusian state officials with conspiracy to commit aircraft piracy.
- US Charges 4 Belarusian Officials With Piracy for Diverting Ryanair Flight - Justice Dept. Sputnik 20 Jan 2022 -- The United States has charged four Belarusian government officials with aircraft piracy for diverting a Ryanair flight on May 23, 2021, with a pro-opposition journalist Roman Protasevich onboard, the US Justice Department said in a press release.
- UN Report Says Bomb Threat That Diverted Plane To Belarus Was 'Deliberately False' RFE/RL 21 Jan 2022 -- A bomb threat Belarus used to justify the diversion of a Ryanair flight last year was "deliberately false," according to the UN civil aviation agency's report on the incident.
- Lukashenka Sets February Vote On Amendments Further Consolidating His Power RFE/RL 21 Jan 2022 -- Belarus has set February 27 for a referendum on constitutional amendments initiated by Alyaksandr Lukashenka that will allow him to further strengthen his authoritarian rule and remain in office until 2035.
- State Dept Claims Belarus Could Play Role in Russia's Alleged Plans to Invade Ukraine Sputnik 18 Jan 2022 -- Belarus could play a role in the Russian plans to invade Ukraine amid rising tensions between Moscow and Kiev, a senior US State Department official said.
- Senior State Department Official On Belarus US Dept. of State 18 Jan 2022
- Belarus To Hold Military Drills With Russia In February Amid Tensions With West RFE/RL 17 Jan 2022 -- Belarusian strongman Alyaksandr Lukashenka has said that joint military maneuvers will be held with Russia in February close to the borders with Ukraine as well as eastern NATO member states.
- Almost 4,000 Iraqis Repatriated From Belarus's Borders, Baghdad Says RFE/RL 16 Jan 2022 -- Iraq has repatriated up to 4,000 of its citizens who had been stuck on the border of Belarus and European Union members Poland, Lithuania, and Latvia in recent weeks, Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein said on January 16.
- Ukrainian Official Says Belarusian Intelligence Likely Behind Cyberattack RFE/RL 15 Jan 2022 -- A top Ukrainian official says a Belarusian intelligence agency is likely behind the hacking of several Ukrainian government websites this week.
- Lithuania Terminates Railways Contract To Transport Belarus-Produced Potash RFE/RL 12 Jan 2022 -- Lithuania has terminated its state-owned railway contract with Minsk on the transportation of Belarusian potash amid U.S. sanctions imposed on Belaruskali, the potash-producing giant.cli>
- Xi calls for sustained development of China-Belarus ties People's Daily 11 Jan 2022 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping said Monday that China is ready to work with Belarus to take the 30th anniversary of their diplomatic ties as a new starting point to further promote bilateral relations.
- Bark But Little Bite? Sanctions Don't Appear To Put Brakes On Trade Between EU And Belarus RFE/RL 10 Jan 2022 -- While Lithuania is one of the harshest critics of hard-line leader Alyaksandr Lukashenka, the small Baltic state continues to cash in on trade with Belarus -- along with other EU nations and companies, despite several rounds of Western sanctions.
- Norwegian Fertilizer Producer To Phase Out Belarusian Potash Imports Due To Sanctions RFE/RL 10 Jan 2022 -- Norwegian chemical firm Yara International has announced it is gradually reducing its imports of potash fertilizer from Belarus as a result of international sanctions on the regime of authoritarian ruler Alyaksandr Lukashenka.
- Belarus Summons Polish Charge D'Affaires Over Diplomat's Expulsion RFE/RL 05 Jan 2022 -- Poland says that Belarus has summoned the Polish charge d'affaires in Minsk to inform Warsaw about the expulsion of a Polish diplomat.
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