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April 2022 - Belarus Special Weapons News
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- Belarus - Statement by the Spokesperson on new repressive measures widening the scope for the use of capital punishment European External Action Service (EEAS) 29 Apr 2022 -- On 28 April, the Belarusian National Assembly approved an amendment to the Criminal Code, introducing the death penalty for "attempted acts of terrorism", a move that goes in the opposite direction to the global trend of abandoning the death penalty.
- Tsikhanouskaya, U.S. Officials Discuss Technological Support For Democratic Movement In Belarus RFE/RL 29 Apr 2022 -- Belarusian opposition leader Svyatlana Tsikhanouskaya says the United States is looking at increasing technological assistance to journalists and activists working in Belarus.
- Deputy Secretary Sherman's Meeting with Leader of the Democratic Opposition of Belarus Tsikhanouskaya US Dept. of State 29 Apr 2022
- Promoting Accountability for Human Rights Abuses in Russia and Belarus and Taking Action Against Sanctions Evaders US Dept. of State 20 Apr 2022 -- President Putin's unprovoked and unjustified war against Ukraine, conducted with the complicity of the Lukashenka regime, continues to cause needless suffering and thousands of civilian casualties. The world has witnessed the horrors of this war in the images from the Ukrainian towns of Bucha, Irpin, and Hostomel, and in Ukrainian towns and cities still occupied or under siege, such as Mariupol.
- U.S. Treasury Designates Facilitators of Russian Sanctions Evasion US Treasury 20 Apr 2022 -- Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated entities and individuals involved in attempts to evade sanctions imposed by the United States and its international partners on Russia. OFAC designated Russian commercial bank Transkapitalbank and a global network of more than 40 individuals and entities led by U.S.-designated Russian oligarch Konstantin Malofeyev, including organizations whose primary mission is to facilitate sanctions evasion for Russian entities. OFAC also designated companies operating in Russia's virtual currency mining industry, reportedly the third largest in the world. This is the first time Treasury has designated a virtual currency mining company.
- Ukraine Locates Almost $7Bln in Bank Assets Belonging to Russian, Belarusian Firms Sputnik 16 Apr 2022 -- Ukrainian banks store $6.8 billion worth of assets belonging to Russian or Belarusian companies, Ukrainian First Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs Yevhenii Yenin said on Saturday.
- Commerce Department Identifies First Belarusian and More Russian Aircraft Exported to Belarus and Russia in Apparent Violation of U.S. Export Controls US Dept. of Commerce 14 Apr 2022 -- Updated List Continues Effort to Notify Public that Providing Any Form of Service to These Aircraft is Also a Likely Violation of U.S. Law
- U.S. Says Seven Boeing Planes Belonging To Belarus's National Airline Violate U.S. Export Controls RFE/RL 14 Apr 2022 -- The U.S. Commerce Department has identified seven Boeing 737 Planes operated by Belarusian national carrier Belavia that are in apparent violation of U.S. export controls.
- Russia, Belarus to deepen integration amid Western sanctions: Putin People's Daily 13 Apr 2022 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday at a joint press conference that it was important to deepen integration between Russia and Belarus in the face of all-out Western sanctions.
- Facts about Russia-Ukraine conflict: Russia, Belarus to deepen integration amid Western sanctions People's Daily 13 Apr 2022 -- Relevant parties are working to broker a peaceful solution to the Russia-Ukraine conflict, whose latest developments are as follows:
- Joint news conference with President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko President of Russia 12 Apr 2022 -- Following the talks, Vladimir Putin and President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko made statements for the press and answered media questions.
- Meeting with President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko President of Russia 12 Apr 2022 -- Vladimir Putin held talks with President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko at Vostochny Cosmodrome.
- Latvia Detains Belarusian National On Espionage Charge RFE/RL 11 Apr 2022 -- Latvian authorities say they detained a Belarusian citizen on an espionage charge in mid-February, saying that he allegedly collected information on Latvia's military facilities for Belarusian intelligence.
- Belarusian Supreme Court Declares Nexta Telegram Channels 'Terrorist Organization' RFE/RL 09 Apr 2022 -- The Supreme Court of Belarus has declared the three Telegram channels run by the Nexta news outlet a "terrorist organization," the Prosecutor-General's Office announced on April 8.
- U.S. Congress Votes To End Favorable Trade Status For Products From Russia, Belarus RFE/RL 08 Apr 2022 -- The U.S. Congress has voted overwhelmingly to remove favorable trade status for goods from Russia and Belarus and to ban the import of Russian oil and other energy products.
- US imposes more restrictions on Russia and Belarus Press TV 08 Apr 2022 -- The United States has banned more exports from Russia and Belarus, restricting access to imports of items such as fertilizer and pipe valves, ratcheting up Washington's offensive against Moscow and Minsk over the Russian military campaign in Ukraine.
- Belarus Conducts Special Op to Free Its Citizens in Ukraine, Lukashenko Says Sputnik 07 Apr 2022 -- The Belorussian president told the head of the country's State Security Committee to hand state awards to everyone who was involved in the operation.
- Over 80 Terrorist Attacks Made Against Belarus Railway Infrastructure, State Media Report Sputnik 07 Apr 2022 -- Over 80 terrorist attacks targeting the Belarusian railroad infrastructure have been carried out recently, Belarus 1 TV channel reported on Thursday, citing law enforcement officials.
- Russians Retreating From Around Kyiv, Refitting in Belarus DoD News 04 Apr 2022 -- Roughly two-thirds of Russian forces used to target Ukraine's capital departed Kyiv and are refitting in Belarus, a senior defense official speaking on background said today.
- Belarusians Say Russian Soldiers Are Selling Equipment And Other Items Looted From Ukraine RFE/RL 02 Apr 2022 -- Russian soldiers returning or redeploying from Ukraine frequently try to sell looted goods to Belarusians in southern border districts, according to interviews with multiple residents.
- Moscow's Support for Minsk 'Absolute', Attack on Belarus Would Be Equal to Strike on Russia: Kremlin Sputnik 02 Apr 2022 -- Russia and Belarus are allies in the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), and engage in joint training aimed at integrating the two countries' military structures within the Union State.
- How Belarusian Fighters in Ukraine Evolved Into Prominent Force Against Russian Invasion VOA 02 Apr 2022 -- New details have emerged about Belarusians fighting for Ukraine against Russia's invasion as part of a broader struggle to free their own country from Russian domination and the rule of Moscow-backed autocrat Alexander Lukashenko.
- Commerce Adds 120 Entities in Russia and Belarus to the Entity List, Further Limiting the Russian and Belarusian Militaries' Access to Items That Support Aggression Against Ukraine US Dept. of Commerce 01 Apr 2022 -- The U.S. Commerce Department, through its Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), has taken additional action to degrade Russian and Belarusian defense, aerospace, maritime, and other strategic sectors in response to Russia's brutal assault on the sovereignty of Ukraine.
- Telephone conversation with President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko President of Russia 01 Apr 2022 -- Vladimir Putin and President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko had a telephone conversation ahead of the Day of Unity between the Peoples of Russia and Belarus, marked on April 2.
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