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May 2022 - Belarus Special Weapons News
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- Lukashenko Says Tense Military Situation Develops at Belarusian Border Sputnik 28 May 2022 -- A tense military-political situation is developing at the Belarusian border, President Alexander Lukashenko said on Saturday.
- Questions and Answers: The Commission proposes rules on freezing and confiscating assets of oligarchs violating restrictive measures and of criminals European Commission 25 May 2022 -- Since the start of the war in Ukraine, the EU has adopted restrictive measures against Russian and Belarussian individuals. Freezing assets controlled by oligarchs and other individuals linked to the Russian aggression is key to disrupt the Russian war machine.
- Ukraine Warns Of Increased Military Moves By Belarus Near Border RFE/RL 23 May 2022 -- Ukraine's Armed Forces have warned of an increase in military activity and troop levels by Belarus near the border.
- Belarusian president: Poland, NATO plotting to 'dismember' Ukraine Press TV 23 May 2022 -- Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has expressed concern about what he terms the West's intention to "dismember" Ukraine, and accused Poland of seeking to seize the Western part of the former Soviet country.
- Meeting with President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko President of Russia 23 May 2022 -- Vladimir Putin met with President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko at the Bocharov Ruchei residence in Sochi.
- U.S. Condemns Belarusian Move To Introduce Death Penalty For 'Terrorists' RFE/RL 19 May 2022 -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has condemned authoritarian Belarusian leader Alyaksandr Lukashenka's move to introduce the death penalty for those convicted of "terrorism," a charge his regime often uses against its critics and dissidents.
- Belarusian Businessman Autukhovich, Associates Begin Trial On Terrorism Charges He Rejects RFE/RL 18 May 2022 -- The high-profile trial of Belarusian businessman and political activist Mikalay Autukhovich, along with 11 others accused of terrorism, has started in the western city of Hrodna.
- Possible Death Penalty against Pro-Democracy Activists and Anti-War Protesters in Belarus US Dept. of State 18 May 2022 -- Amidst Russia's unprovoked and unjustified war against Ukraine, the Lukashenka regime in Belarus has found new ways to intimidate and punish its own citizens, including by approving legislation to apply the death penalty to pro-democracy activists and those opposing Russia's war in Ukraine.
- Conversation with President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko President of Russia 16 May 2022
- Lukashenka Performs Balancing Act On Ukraine, Britain's Defense Ministry Says RFE/RL 16 May 2022 -- Belarusian strongman Alyaksandr Lukashenka appears careful to avoid direct involvement in Russia's war in Ukraine out of concern about potential further economic reprisals, retaliation from Kyiv, and possibly discontent among his own armed forces, British intelligence said on May 16.
- Belarusian Opposition Leader Tsikhanouskaya Links Ukraine's Fight With Belarus's Democratic Struggle RFE/RL 11 May 2022 -- Svyatlana Tsikhanouskaya, the exiled leader of the democratic opposition in Belarus, says her country's fate is linked to the outcome of the war that Russia has launched against Ukraine.
- UK imposes fresh sanctions on Russia, Belarus Press TV 09 May 2022 -- The UK has imposed new sanctions on Russia and Belarus over Moscow's military operation in Ukraine including punitive import tariffs on precious metals and export bans.
- Taiwan announces sanctions against Belarus over invasion of Ukraine CNA 06 May 2022 -- Taiwan announced on Friday a ban on exports of high-tech products to Belarus for its role in Russia's invasion of Ukraine, with immediate effect, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA).
- Lukashenka Says War In Ukraine Has 'Dragged On' Longer Than He Thought RFE/RL 05 May 2022 -- Belarusian authoritarian leader Alyaksandr Lukashenka claims he is doing everything he can to help stop Russia's war against Ukraine, which has "dragged on" longer than he thought it would.
- Stanislau Shushkevich, First Leader Of Independent Belarus, Dead At 87 RFE/RL 04 May 2022 -- Stanislau Shushkevich, the first head of state of independent Belarus, one of the three leaders who signed the December 1991 agreement declaring that the U.S.S.R. had ceased to exist, and a staunch opponent of strongman Alyaksandr Lukashenka, has died after being hospitalized for complications caused by COVID-19.
- Former Leader of Independent Belarus Dies VOA 04 May 2022 -- Stanislav Shushkevich, the first leader of an independent Belarus and one of the signatories of the accords that formally dissolved the Soviet Union, has died at the age of 87.
- Telephone conversation with President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko President of Russia 03 May 2022 -- Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko.
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