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May 2023 - Belarus Special Weapons News
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- Minsk Believes Deploying Russian Tactical Nuclear Arms to Cool Down War-Like Rhetoric Sputnik 31 May 2023 -- Minsk expects that agreements with Russia on the deployment of tactical nuclear weapons in the republic will cool down the war-like rhetoric of neighboring Western countries and Ukraine and will not allow a more global military confrontation, Belarusian Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin said on Wednesday.
- Belarus: 'Unprecedented level of repression' must end, say UN rights experts UN News 30 May 2023 -- A large group of UN-appointed independent human rights experts on Tuesday called on the Belarusian authorities to immediately release all those being held on "spurious charges", simply for exercising their fundamental rights to peaceful assembly, association and expression, to be released without delay.
- Toqaev 'Appreciates' Lukashenka's 'Joke' Proposal For Kazakhstan To Join Russia-Belarus Union RFE/RL 29 May 2023 -- Kazakh President Qasym-Zhomart Toqaev has called a proposal by the authoritarian ruler of Belarus, Alyaksandr Lukashenka, for Kazakhstan to join the so-called Russia-Belarus Union State a "joke" that has no resonance in the Central Asian country, given its commitments to other international treaties.
- Belarus top security official: West left us with no choice but to deploy Russian nuclear weapons Press TV 28 May 2023 -- A high-ranking Belarusian security official says the West has left his country with no other choice but to deploy Russian tactical nuclear weapons on its soil.
- Stationing Tactical Nuclear Weapons in Belarus Meant as Containment Measure - Minsk Sputnik 28 May 2023 -- Deployment of tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus is a necessary step to contain the West so that it does not cross the last "red line," Alexander Volfovich, the secretary of Belarus's Security Council, said on Sunday.
- Moscow tells Washington not to lecture others on nuclear deployments Press TV 27 May 2023 -- Russia has dismissed criticism by US President Joe Biden over Moscow's decision to deploy nuclear missiles in neighboring Belarus, saying for decades Washington has deployed nukes in European countries aimed at Russian targets.
- Moscow, Minsk Have Right to Ensure Security in Military-Nuclear Sphere - Russian Embassy Sputnik 27 May 2023 -- Russia and Belarus, in the conditions of the hybrid war unleashed by Washington, have the right to ensure their security, including in the military-nuclear sphere, the Russian Embassy in the United States said.
- Belarus: Statement by the High Representative on the announced transfer of Russian nuclear warheads to Belarus European External Action Service (EEAS) 26 May 2023
- Russian and Belarusian defence ministers sign on non-strategic nuclear weapons Russia MoD 25 May 2023 -- Western nations have basically been waging an undeclared war against Moscow and Minsk, according to Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu, who was speaking on 25 May 2023 with his Belarusian colleague Viktor Khrenin. Sergei Shoigu stated, 'Today we are facing the collective West, which is virtually waging war against our countries'.
- Russia to Relocate Some Tactical Nuclear Weapons to Belarus VOA 25 May 2023 -- Russia and Belarus signed a pact Thursday allowing Moscow to relocate an undisclosed number of tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus as Russia's invasion of neighboring Ukraine enters its 16th month.
- Moscow, Minsk Sign Documents On Placing Russian Tactical Nuclear Weapons In Belarus RFE/RL 25 May 2023 -- Russia and Belarus have signed documents allowing for the placement of Russian tactical nuclear weapons on the territory of Belarus, a move that has increased already strained tensions between the Kremlin and the West.
- Russia Maintains Control over Nukes Stationed in Belarus - Defense Minister Sputnik 25 May 2023 -- The control over the decision to use nuclear weapons deployed in Belarus will be carried out by Russia, the Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said.
- Russia, Belarus Define Procedure for Maintaining Non-Strategic Nuclear Arms - Minsk Sputnik 25 May 2023 -- Belarusian Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin and Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu have signed documents defining the procedure for maintaining Russia's non-strategic nuclear weapons at a special storage facility on the territory of Belarus, the Belarusian Defense Ministry said on Thursday.
- Lukashenka's 'Hostage': Son Of Former Belarusian Presidential Hopeful Stays Stoical As He Faces Decades In Prison RFE/RL 24 May 2023 -- In what seems like a previous life, Eduard Babaryka co-created a Belarusian crowd-funding website called Uley that, among other humanitarian projects, funded the publication of a five-volume collection in Belarusian of the works of Nobel Prize-winning writer Svetlana Alexievich.
- Lithuania's Foreign Minister Landsbergis: "We need to finally go ahead with the Belarusian sanctions package" Lithuania MFA 22 May 2023
- Belarus: Statement by High Representative Josep Borrell on the International Day of Solidarity with Political Prisoners European External Action Service (EEAS) 21 May 2023 -- Today we mark the International Day of Solidarity with Political Prisoners in Belarus, in memory of political prisoner Vitold Ashurak who died in the Škloŭ penal colony No. 17 on 21 May 2021. The cause and circumstances of his death have still not been investigated.
- Over 1,500 Political Prisoners in Belarus US Dept. of State 20 May 2023 -- On the eve of the Day of Solidarity with Belarusian Political Prisoners, we condemn the Lukashenka regime in Belarus for unjustly holding over 1,500 political prisoners.
- Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's opening remarks at talks with Foreign Minister of Belarus Sergey Aleinik, Moscow, May 17, 2023 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 17 May 2023
- Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's remarks and answhers to media questions during a joint news conference with Foreign Minister of Belarus Sergey Aleinik following their talks, Moscow, May 17, 2023 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 17 May 2023
- Belarusian Opposition Says Be 'Prepared' Amid Rumors That Lukashenka Is Ill RFE/RL 15 May 2023 -- Self-exiled Belarusian opposition leader Svyatlana Tsikhanouskaya has called on the Belarusian public and international community to "be prepared for every scenario" as Minsk and state media have avoided coverage of rumors that Belarusian leader Alyaksandr Lukashenka is ill.
- Five More Belarusian Activists Face Trials Amid Crackdown On Dissent RFE/RL 15 May 2023 -- Four more activists have gone on trial in Minsk on charges of inciting hatred as authoritarian ruler Alyaksandr Lukashenka's regime continues its crackdown on dissent.
- Belarusian Leader Skips Official Event Amid Rumors Of Hospitalization RFE/RL 14 May 2023 -- Belarus's authoritarian leader, Alyaksandr Lukashenka, on May 14 failed to attend events to mark the National Flag, Coat of Arms, and Anthem Day amid rumors of ill-health.
- Moscow Mechanism expert report to OSCE Permanent Council on Belarus OSCE 11 May 2023 -- Today the OSCE Moscow Mechanism rapporteur Professor Hervé Ascensio presented his findings to the OSCE Permanent Council, collected in his report entitled 'Report on the serious threat to the OSCE human dimension in Belarus since 5 November 2020'.
- Moscow Mechanism Report on Belarus: joint statement to the OSCE UK FCDO 11 May 2023 -- Invoking States welcome the OSCE Moscow Mechanism report and call for the Belarussian authorities to uphold their international obligations.
- Moscow Mechanism Report on Belarus: UK statement to the OSCE UK FCDO 11 May 2023 -- At OSCE Permanent Council UK says the extent of repression and the number of political prisoners in Belarus is staggering.
- Belarus: Statement by the Spokesperson on the death of political prisoner Mikalai Klimovich European External Action Service (EEAS) 08 May 2023 -- The European Union learnt with dismay and sadness that political prisoner of the Lukashenko regime in Belarus Mikalai Klimovich has died in the Vitebsk prison colony no. 3 last week.
- Pratasevich, Whose Plane Was Diverted To Minsk, Sentenced To Eight Years In Prison RFE/RL 03 May 2023 -- A court in Minsk has sentenced Raman Pratasevich, a journalist who was detained in Belarus in 2021 after the commercial flight he was on was forced to land in Minsk, to eight years in prison on charges linked to his reporting.
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