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June 2022 - Belarus Special Weapons News
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- Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's statement and answers to media questions at a joint news conference with Foreign Minister of Belarus Vladimir Makei following talks, Minsk, June 30, 2022 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 30 Jun 2022
- Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's opening remarks during talks with Foreign Minister of the Republic of Belarus Vladimir Makei, Minsk, June 30, 2022 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 30 Jun 2022
- Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's comment for the Belarusian media following talks with President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, Minsk, June 30, 2022 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 30 Jun 2022
- Beginning of Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's meeting with President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, Minsk, June 30, 2022 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 30 Jun 2022
- Poland Finishes Construction Of Wall On Belarusian Border To Keep Migrants Out RFE/RL 30 Jun 2022 -- Poland says it has completed a steel wall stretching along the border with Belarus to stop the flow of illegal migrants after tens of thousands, mostly from the Middle East, tried to enter the EU-member state from the Belarusian territory last year.
- Three Belarusian 'Railway Guerrillas' May Face Death Penalty RFE/RL 29 Jun 2022 -- Three Belarusian activists who were arrested for allegedly damaging railways in the country to disrupt Russian arms and troops supply to war-torn Ukraine may face the death penalty if convicted.
- UN Human Rights Council 50: UK statement during Interactive Dialogue on Belarus UK FCDO 29 Jun 2022 -- The UK Permanent Representative in Geneva, Ambassador Simon Manley, delivered the UK statement during the Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Belarus.
- Belarus 'engulfed in fear', Human Rights Council hears UN News 29 Jun 2022 -- The deterioration of human rights in Belarus continues to engulf the country in a climate of fear and arbitrary rule, a UN-appointed independent human rights expert warned on Wednesday.
- UN: Climate of Fear and Impunity Reigns in Belarus VOA 29 Jun 2022 -- A U.N. investigator warns that systematic and widespread repression in Belarus is eroding peoples' civic and political rights. The investigator's report was presented Wednesday at a meeting of the U.N. Human Rights Council. Belarus boycotted the meeting.
- Belarus Adds Jailed Opposition Activist Tsikhanouski, RFE/RL Consultant Losik To Terrorist List RFE/RL 28 Jun 2022 -- The Belarusian KGB has added 23 people to its terrorists list, including the jailed husband of opposition leader Svyatlana Tsikhanouskaya, Syarhey Tsikhanouski, and RFE/RL consultant Ihar Losik.
- Jailed In Belarus, Russian Sapega Asks Lukashenka For Clemency RFE/RL 27 Jun 2022 -- Sofia Sapega, a Russian citizen who is serving a six-year prison term in Belarus after being arrested along with her then boyfriend Raman Pratasevich after their commercial flight was forced to land in Minsk last year, has asked Belarusian authoritarian ruler Alyaksandr Lukashenka for clemency.
- US Takes Putin's Remarks on Nuclear Missiles in Belarus 'Seriously' - Pentagon Official Sputnik 27 Jun 2022 -- The United States has always taken "seriously" Russia's threat to use nuclear weapons and considers it irresponsible for Russian President Vladimir Putin to talk about deploying nuclear missiles in Belarus, a senior US Defense Department official said on Monday.
- Meeting with President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko President of Russia 25 Jun 2022 -- Vladimir Putin held a meeting with President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko at the Constantine Palace.
- Belarus' Lukashenko Calls Lithuania's Blockade of Kaliningrad 'De Facto Declaration of War' Sputnik 25 Jun 2022 -- Lithuania earlier banned the transportation of goods from Russia to its exclave of Kaliningrad both via railway and road, despite having an outstanding agreement with Moscow that transportation corridors must remain open at all times. Lithuania claims that it was simply fulfilling EU sanctions against Russia.
- Russian president promises Belarus nuclear-capable missiles to counter 'aggressive' West Press TV 26 Jun 2022 -- Russia's President Vladimir Putin has pledged to arm its neighbor Belarus with nuclear-capable missiles in the face of the Western military alliance of NATO's muscle-flexing in Minsk's backyard.
- Putin Says Russia To Supply Belarus With Iskander-M Missile Systems RFE/RL 25 Jun 2022 -- Russia will supply ally Belarus with Iskander-M missile systems, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a televised meeting with Belarusian ruler Alyaksandr Lukashenka.
- Russia to Provide Belarus with Guided Missile Systems VOA 25 Jun 2022 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin Saturday said Russia will supply Belarus with Iskander-M mobile guided missile systems within a few months.
- Belarus Tells OSCE It's Restarting Arms Verifications After Two-Year Hiatus RFE/RL 20 Jun 2022 -- Belarusian defense officials say the country is resuming its verification work stemming from international arms-control treaties for the first time in two years.
- Ukrainian Forces Endure Heavy Shelling In East As Readiness Check Ordered Over Potential Threat From Belarus RFE/RL 16 Jun 2022 -- Ukrainian officials say their troops are holding out against massive bombardment in the eastern city of Syevyerodonetsk as Russian forces target the city and nearby region with artillery and multiple rocket launcher.
- Belarus Bans Tut.by Media Company After Designating It As 'Extremist' Organization RFE/RL 14 Jun 2022 -- A court in Minsk has designated company Tut.by Media as "extremist" and banned its operations in Belarus as a crackdown on independent media and journalists continues.
- A Message to the Congress on the Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to Belarus The White House 13 Jun 2022
- Notice on the Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to Belarus The White House 13 Jun 2022
- U.S. Special Envoy Says Washington 'Committed To Work With Belarus' RFE/RL 09 Jun 2022 -- The U.S. special envoy for Belarus, Julie Fisher, says Washington remains "committed" to working with Belarus wherever possible, even though relations have been badly strained amid a crackdown by the regime of authoritarian ruler Alyaksandr Lukashena against dissent since a disputed election in August 2020.
- Belarus Sentences Several Activists As Crackdown Over Dissent Continues RFE/RL 07 Jun 2022 -- A court in Minsk has sentenced sociologist Tatsyana Vadalaskaya to a lengthy prison sentence while prosecutors in another case have recommended a harsh sentence for journalist Aksana Kolb on charges related to protests against the disputed results of a presidential election in August 2020 that handed authoritarian ruler Alyaksandr Lukashenka a sixth term in power.
- Four Belarusian Journalists Go On Trial As Lukashenka's Crackdown Continues RFE/RL 06 Jun 2022 -- Four journalists from the banned BelaPAN news agency have gone on trial in Minsk as the Belarusian government continues to crack down on independent media following mass protests sparked by a disputed presidential election in August 2020 that handed victory to authoritarian ruler Alyaksandr Lukashenka.
- Belarus's Lukashenko Says Ukrainian Army May 'Decapitate' Kiev Leadership Amid Brewing Conflict Sputnik 03 Jun 2022 -- In recent weeks, multiple Ukrainian units and territorial defence battalion forces have uploaded video appeals to President Zelensky and other officials complaining about the lack of proper protective equipment and weapons, physical exhaustion and supply problems, with some declaring they would "refuse to fight" until these issues were addressed.
- Belarus: EU adopts new round of restrictive measures over internal repression EC/CEU 03 Jun 2022 -- The Council today decided to impose restrictive measures on an additional 12 individuals and 8 entities for their role in the ongoing internal repression and human rights abuses in Belarus.
- Belarusian Supreme Court Upholds Harsh Sentences For Tsikhanouski, Losik, Four Others RFE/RL 01 Jun 2022 -- Belarus's Supreme Court has rejected an appeal filed by a group of bloggers, opposition activists, and the husband of exiled opposition leader Svyatlana Tsikhanouskaya, all of whom were sentenced in December on charges they and their supporters have rejected as being politically motivated.
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