July 2022 - Belarus Special Weapons News

Belarusian Sources See Lingering Russian Threat to Ukraine's North, Disagree on Belarus' Role VOA 29 Jul 2022 -- Exiled Belarusian sources say recent Russian military activities inside Belarus, a key Moscow ally, show Russia is trying to maintain a threat of attack from Belarus against northern Ukraine after failing in a land-based assault on the region housing Ukraine's capital Kyiv earlier this year.
Belarus Calls ICAO Report on Ryanair Incident Politically 'Adjusted' Sputnik 28 Jul 2022 -- Belarus rejects the results of the International Civil Aviation Organization's (ICAO) investigation into the diversion of a Ryanair passenger jet in Minsk in 2021, dubbing it inconsistent and intentionally tweaked to fit a pre-made political verdict, the Belarus delegation said at the meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council.
Belarus: Statement by High Representative Josep Borrell and Commissioner Adina Vălean on the forced landing of a Ryanair flight European External Action Service (EEAS) 22 Jul 2022 -- The ICAO Council concluded earlier this week that the Government of Belarus has committed an act of unlawful interference in breach of international aviation law concerning the forced landing of Ryanair Flight FR4978 in Minsk on 23 May 2021.
Telephone conversation with President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko President of Russia 22 Jul 2022 -- Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko.
MFA statement after ICAO report on forced Ryanair flight landing in Minsk Republic of Poland 21 Jul 2022 -- On 18 July, the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Council at its extraordinary meeting adopted the report on the ICAO investigation into the forced landing in Minsk of the Polish aircraft (FR 4978), on route from Athens to Vilnius in May 2021. What followed was the arrest of, among others, the Belarusian oppositionist Raman Pratasevich, who was on board.
UN Aviation Agency Says Belarus Commiitted 'Unlawaful' Act By Diverting Ryanair Flight RFE/RL 20 Jul 2022 -- A fact-finding mission by the UN's civil aviation agency has alleged Bela
Belarus: Statement by High Representative Josep Borrell and Commissioner Adina Vălean on the forced landing of a Ryanair flight European External Action Service (EEAS) 22 Jul 2022 -- The ICAO Council concluded earlier this week that the Government of Belarus has committed an act of unlawful interference in breach of international aviation law concerning the forced landing of Ryanair Flight FR4978 in Minsk on 23 May 2021.
Telephone conversation with President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko President of Russia 22 Jul 2022 -- Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko.
MFA statement after ICAO report on forced Ryanair flight landing in Minsk Republic of Poland 21 Jul 2022 -- On 18 July, the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Council at its extraordinary meeting adopted the report on the ICAO investigation into the forced landing in Minsk of the Polish aircraft (FR 4978), on route from Athens to Vilnius in May 2021. What followed was the arrest of, among others, the Belarusian oppositionist Raman Pratasevich, who was on board.
Belarus Rejects ICAO Findings on Ryanair Flight's Grounding Sputnik 20 Jul 2022 -- The head of the Belarusian civil air authority rejected on Wednesday the findings of the UN civil aviation agency ICAO's investigation into the 2021 grounding of a Ryanair passenger jet in Minsk.
Belarus Hits Back At Moody's For Debt Default Assessment RFE/RL 15 Jul 2022 -- The Finance Ministry of Belarus has accused international debt-rating agency Moody's of a provocation that Minsk says is intended to affect its eurobond market.
Persistent imprisonment of journalists severe blow to freedom of expression in Belarus, says OSCE Media Freedom Representative OSCE 13 Jul 2022 -- Following recent prison sentences, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Teresa Ribeiro, today deplored the continued practice of judicial reprisals against journalists and media workers in Belarus.
Poland Says Migrant Crossing Attempts Have Declined Sharply Since Building Of Border Wall RFE/RL 11 Jul 2022 -- The number of migrants attempting to cross the border from Belarus into Poland has declined by nearly two-thirds since Polish authorities built a wall along the frontier.
Kremlin: Putin, Lukashenko Discuss Response to Lithuania Restricting Kaliningrad Transit Sputnik 11 Jul 2022 -- In response to Lithuania's restrictions of goods transit through Russia's Kaliningrad region, the latter's authorities proposed to impose a full ban on the movement of goods between the Baltic states and Russia. Vilnius, in turn, has already banned the transit of cement and alcohol from Russia to Kaliningrad.
Telephone conversation with President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko President of Russia 11 Jul 2022 -- Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko.
UN Human Rights Council 50: UK statement on Belarus UK FCDO 08 Jul 2022 -- The UK's Permanent Representative to the UN in Geneva, Ambassador Simon Manley, delivered a general comment ahead of a vote on the resolution on the human rights situation in Belarus.
Belarusian Opposition Forming Government in Exile Sputnik 06 Jul 2022 -- Belarusian opposition is forming a government in exile, leader of the Belarusian House foundation Ales Zarembiuk said in an interview with Polish TVP World broadcaster.
Britain To Slap New Sanctions On Belarus For Aiding Russia's Invasion Of Ukraine RFE/RL 04 Jul 2022 -- The British governments says it will introduce a new round of economic, trade, and transport sanctions on Belarus and the regime of authoritarian ruler Alyaksandr Lukashenka.
UK to implement further punishing economic measures on Belarus UK FCDO 04 Jul 2022 -- The UK government introduces new sanctions on Belarus as the Lukashenko regime continues to actively facilitate Putin's illegal invasion of Ukraine.
U.S. Marks Belarus National Day, Cites Reprisals, Lack Of Freedom For Government Opponents RFE/RL 03 Jul 2022 -- The U.S. State Department marked Belarus National Day, sending "warmest wishes" to the people but reminding the world that they remain under the harsh conditions imposed by authoritarian leader Alyaksandr Lukashenka, with hundreds of political prisoners still behind bars.
Belarus National Day US Dept. of State 03 Jul 2022 -- "Today is Belarus' official Independence Day. On behalf of the United States of America, I send my warmest wishes to the people of Belarus, wherever they may be."
Lukashenko Claims Ukraine Tried to Strike Belarus Military Targets, All Missiles Intercepted Sputnik 02 Jul 2022 -- Ukraine has repeatedly claimed that Belarus "attacked" it even though the country's military is not taking part in Russia's special military operation launched on 24 February. Kiev considers Belarus a part of the conflict because it provided a foothold for the Russian military as both are parts of the Union State.

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July 2022 - Belarus Special Weapons News