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June 2023 - Belarus Special Weapons News
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- Belarus Appears To Be Refurbishing An Abandoned Garrison. For Whom? RFE/RL 30 Jun 2023 -- Nestled along a serpentine river and surrounded by a sea of leafy birch trees about 90 kilometers southeast of Minsk, the Belarusian village of Tsel seems like an idyllic place to hide from the noise and congestion of city life. In recent years, residents of Minsk and the district seat, Asipovichy, have snapped up homes in Tsel to use as weekend getaways. That may soon change.
- Belarus: High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell launches a new Consultative Group with democratic forces and civil society European External Action Service (EEAS) 29 Jun 2023 -- High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell launched today a new Consultative Group between the European Union and Belarusian democratic forces and civil society, in the presence of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya and other prominent figures of the Belarusian opposition and civil society.
- Belarus Ratifies Amendments to Treaty With Russia on Ensuring Security Sputnik 29 Jun 2023 -- Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko signed a law to ratify amendments to the treaty with Russia on jointly ensuring regional security in the military sphere.
- Belarus Gave Ukrainian Businessman Firtash Diplomatic Immunity To Prevent His Extradition To U.S., Report Finds RFE/RL 28 Jun 2023 -- Belarusian authorities have reportedly provided Ukrainian businessman Dmytro Firtash with diplomatic immunity to prevent his extradition from Austria to the United States, where he is wanted on corruption charges.
- Lukashenko says Wagner chief Prigozhin has arrived in Belarus Press TV 28 Jun 2023 -- Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has confirmed that the leader of the Wagner paramilitary group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, has arrived in Belarus, days after the group's brief armed mutiny in Russia over the weekend.
- Africa Or Death? Prigozhin Unlikely To Remain In Belarus For Long RFE/RL 28 Jun 2023 -- Yevgeny Prigozhin, the 62-year-old former petty criminal-turned-restauranteur-billionaire warlord, has tackled many difficult assignments over the years as a Kremlin fixer: from propping up kleptocratic, authoritarian African rulers to sacking the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut.
- Video address to the final session of the 10th Forum of Russian and Belarusian Regions President of Russia 28 Jun 2023
- Lukashenko confirms Prigozhin currently in Belarus: state media People's Daily 28 Jun 2023 -- Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko confirmed on Tuesday that Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Wagner military group, is currently in Belarus, state news agency Belta reported.
- Russian Mercenary Chief Prigozhin Arrives in Belarus VOA 27 Jun 2023 -- Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of Russia's Wagner mercenary group, has arrived in Belarus after staging a short-lived, aborted mutiny last weekend against Russian President Vladimir Putin's leadership over the fight against Ukraine, Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko said Tuesday.
- Lukashenka Says Wagner Group's Leader Prigozhin Is In Belarus RFE/RL 27 Jun 2023 -- Belarusian strongman Alyaksandr Lukashenka says the leader of Wagner mercenary group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, is currently in Belarus, where he reportedly moved from Russia after his forces staged a short-lived armed mutiny, taking over Russia's southwestern city of Rostov-on-Don and marching toward Moscow over the weekend before abruptly calling it off.
- Lukashenko Orders Belarusian Army to Go on Full Combat Alert Sputnik 27 Jun 2023 -- Belarusian President Alexander Likashenko said on Tuesday that he gave orders to bring the national army to full combat readiness against the backdrop of events in Russia.
- Lukashenko Holds Another Phone Call With Putin on Sunday Morning - Reports Sputnik 25 Jun 2023 -- Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko had another telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday morning, a Telegram channel, which is close to the Belarusian leader, reported.
- Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's answer to a question from the Belarusian All-National Television, June 24, 2023 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 24 Jun 2023
- Telephone conversations with presidents of Belarus, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan President of Russia 24 Jun 2023
- Belarus says Wagner mutiny against Russia a 'gift' to West IRNA 24 Jun 2023 -- Belarus has described the armed mutiny inside Russia by the Wagner paramilitary group as a "gift" to the West, while reaffirming support for its close ally Moscow.
- Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's answers to media questions following a meeting with President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, Minsk, June 20, 2023 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 20 Jun 2023
- Putin Deploys Nuclear Weapons to Belarus VOA 16 Jun 2023 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin confirmed that Moscow's deployment of tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus has already happened, reminding the West that it could not inflict a strategic defeat on Russia.
- Belarus declares receipt of Russian nukes, vows use if attacked Press TV 14 Jun 2023 -- Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has declared receipt of the first shipment of Russian tactical nuclear weapons deployed to the country as a deterrent, but vowed to use them if attacked.
- Russia concerned over calls to move U.S. nuclear bombs in Europe closer to Russia, Belarus: spokesperson People's Daily 14 Jun 2023 -- Russia is concerned about the recent calls to move U.S. nuclear bombs in Europe closer to the borders of Russia and Belarus, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said on Tuesday.
- Russian tactical nuclear weapons coming in days, Belarus says Press TV 13 Jun 2023 -- Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has confirmed that Russian tactical nuclear weapons are coming to his country in days.
- Lukashenka Claims Russian Tactical Nukes May Arrive In Belarus Within 'Days' RFE/RL 13 Jun 2023 -- Belarusian authoritarian ruler Alyaksandr Lukashenka says Russian tactical nuclear weapons will arrive in his country within "days," earlier than previously thought for a move that has ratcheted up already strained tensions between the Kremlin and the West.
- Notice on the Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Belarus The White House 12 Jun 2023
- Message to the Congress on the Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Belarus The White House 12 Jun 2023
- US slams Russia's planned nuclear deployment to Belarus as 'reckless' Press TV 10 Jun 2023 -- The United States has slammed Russia's planned deployment of nuclear weapons to Belarus as "reckless" and said it will "continue to monitor" the move.
- Putin: Tactical nuclear weapons to be deployed in Belarus in July Press TV 09 Jun 2023 -- President Vladimir Putin says Russia's military will begin deploying tactical nuclear weapons in neighboring Belarus in July.
- Conversation with President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko President of Russia 09 Jun 2023 -- Vladimir Putin had a conversation with President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko at the Bocharov Ruchei residence.
- New UK sanctions legislation allows the government to target Belarus exports, internet propaganda, and crack down on circumvention UK FCDO 08 Jun 2023 -- New sanctions legislation allows the UK to target exports from Belarus funding the Lukashenko regime and crack down on Russia's efforts to circumvent sanctions.
- Belarusian Leader Pardons Russian Jailed After Forced Landing Of Commercial Flight RFE/RL 07 Jun 2023 -- Authoritarian ruler Alyaksandr Lukashenka has pardoned Sofia Sapega, a Russian citizen who was serving a six-year prison term in Belarus on charges related to civil disturbances that followed a disputed 2020 presidential election.
- Lithuania's Foreign Minister Landsbergis draws attention of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court to the role of Belarus as Russia's accomplice in committing war crimes against Ukraine Lithuania MFA 06 Jun 2023 -- The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis sent a letter to the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court Karim A. Khan, stressing that it is necessary to assess the role of Belarus as Russia's accomplice in order to achieve justice and accountability for Russia's war crimes against Ukraine.
- At UN, Belarus Shut Out in Bid for Security Council Seat VOA 06 Jun 2023 -- The U.N. General Assembly approved five new members for two-year terms on the organization's powerful 15-nation Security Council on Tuesday, rejecting a bid from Belarus.
- Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's greetings to the Forum of Historians' hosts and participants from the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 03 Jun 2023
- Belarusian Union Activist Sentenced To 42 Months On Charge Of Insulting Lukashenka RFE/RL 02 Jun 2023 -- A court in Minsk has sentenced union activist and genetics scientist Alyaksandr Kandratsyuk to 42 months in prison for allegedly insulting authoritarian ruler Alyaksandr Lukashenka amid an ongoing crackdown on dissent and civil society in Belarus.
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