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September 2023 - Belarus Special Weapons News
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- Swiss Court Acquits Former Belarusian Security Force Member In Disappearance Case RFE/RL 28 Sep 2023 -- A former member of Belarusian authoritarian leader Alyaksandr Lukashenka's special security forces was acquitted in Switzerland on September 28 of involvement in the disappearances of prominent opposition figures more than two decades ago.
- Warsaw Denies Belarus Claim That Polish Helicopter Violated Its Airspace RFE/RL 28 Sep 2023 -- Belarus said on September 28 that a Polish helicopter violated its airspace, but Warsaw said none of its helicopters had crossed the border between the two countries.
- Minsk hosts coordination meeting on IFF operating under the Council of Ministers of Defence of the CIS States Russia MoD 25 Sep 2023 -- On 19 September in Minsk, the Central House of Officers of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus hosted a coordinating conference on the organisation of the use of the united system for radar-based friend-or-foe identification operating under the Council of Ministers of Defence of the States members of the Commonwealth of Independent States.
- Lithuania's Foreign Minister Landsbergis in New York urged the international community to help Belarus' democratic forces more actively Lithuania MFA 22 Sep 2023 -- On 21 September in New York, Lithuania's Minister of Foreign Affairs Gabrielius Landsbergis spoke at the side event in the margins of the UN General Assembly high-level week: "The Threat to Belarus' Independence and the International Response".
- Bulgaria Expels One Russian, Two Belarusian Clerics Accused of Spying RFE/RL 21 Sep 2023 -- Bulgaria on September 21 said it was expelling one Russian and two Belarusian nationals for carrying out "activities directed against" the country's national security and interests.
- Former Belarusian Security Force Member Confesses In Swiss Court To Kidnapping Opposition Figures RFE/RL 19 Sep 2023 -- Yury Harauski, a former member of Belarusian authoritarian leader Alyaksandr Lukashenka's special security forces, has confessed in court to taking part in the kidnapping of three opposition figures who ended up dead.
- Putin, Lukashenka Discuss Bilateral Ties, Meeting With North Korean Leader RFE/RL 15 Sep 2023 -- Authoritarian Belarusian ruler Alyaksandr Lukashenka met with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, on September 15 in the resort city of Sochi for talks on bilateral ties and integration within the so-called union state amid their international isolation over the Kremlin's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
- Meeting with President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko President of Russia 15 Sep 2023 -- Vladimir Putin met with President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko at the Bocharov Ruchei residence.
- Vladimir Putin and Alexander Lukashenko answered media questions President of Russia 15 Sep 2023 -- Vladimir Putin met with President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko at the Bocharov Ruchei residence.
- Images Show Wagner Camp In Belarus Continues To Shrink RFE/RL 14 Sep 2023 -- The first images since the confirmation of the death of Yevgeny Prigozhin show that a suspected tent camp thought to be occupied by troops from Russia's Wagner mercenary group near the Belarusian village of Tsel, has been further dismantled.
- Labeled An 'Accomplice' To Russian Crimes In Ukraine, Lukashenka To Meet Putin RFE/RL 14 Sep 2023 -- Authoritarian Belarusian ruler Alyaksandr Lukashenka will meet with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, on September 15 in the resort city of Sochi for talks on closer economic cooperation, as the two countries become further isolated internationally over the Kremlin's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
- Lithuania Counters Lukashenka's Squeeze On Belarusians Abroad With 'Foreigner Passports' RFE/RL 11 Sep 2023 -- The head of the Lithuanian Interior Ministry's Migration Department says the number of Belarusian nationals seeking so-called foreigners' passports is likely to rise following a consular clampdown by Minsk but that Belarusians who fled the regime and have the proper documentation can receive the alternative Lithuanian travel document in as little as five days.
- Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Receives Greetings from Belarusian President KCNA 10 Sep 2023 -- Kim Jong Un , president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, received a message of greeting from Aleksandr Lukashenko, president of the Republic of Belarus, on September 9.
- Belarus's Lukashenka Sets Passport Trap To Lure Opponents Back Home RFE/RL 09 Sep 2023 -- Alyaksandr Lukashenka, the de facto ruler of Belarus, is setting a trap, his opponents say, for those who fled abroad to escape his repressive rule.
- OSCE Permanent Council No. 1438 Vienna, 7 September 2023 European External Action Service (EEAS) 08 Sep 2023 -- EU Statement on the anniversary of the fraudulent presidential elections in Belarus
- Fraudulent presidential election in Belarus: 2023 joint statement to the OSCE UK FCDO 08 Sep 2023 -- UK and others mark the three-year anniversary of the fraudulent presidential election in Belarus.
- Belarus Condemned By U.S., EU For Depriving Citizens Abroad Of Fundamental Right RFE/RL 07 Sep 2023 -- The United States and European Union have condemned a decree signed by authoritarian Belarusian leader Alyaksandr Lukashenka prohibiting the renewal of passports by Belarusians living abroad.
- Condemnation of the Lukashenka Regime's Prohibition on Renewing Passports for Belarusians Abroad US Dept. of State 07 Sep 2023 -- The Lukashenka regime's decision to stop providing overseas passport services harms thousands of Belarusians living abroad and is the latest in a long line of cynical rejections by the regime of its basic obligations to its people.
- Russian-Led Military Alliance Holds Drills In Belarus RFE/RL 01 Sep 2023 -- An estimated 2,500 troops from the Russian-led Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) have opened military exercises in parts of Belarus that border NATO members Poland and Lithuania.
- Polish Military Helicopter Violates Belarusian Border Sputnik 01 Sep 2023 -- The Belarusian border service stated on Friday that a Polish military helicopter violated the state border.
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