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April 2024 - Belarus Special Weapons News
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- Hacker Group Claims It Penetrated Belarusian KGB Network RFE/RL 26 Apr 2024 -- A group known as Cyberpartisans claims it has infiltrated the network of Belarus's main security agency and accessed the personnel files of thousands of employees.
- How Russian Nuclear Umbrella Shields Belarus From NATO and Minions Sputnik 26 Apr 2024 -- Minsk is concerned about emerging security threats while Belarus' new military doctrine describes the deployment of Russian nuclear weapons as key to strategic deterrence amid growing geopolitical instability.
- Belarus Opposes NATO Expansion, Ready for Pragmatic Dialogue - Military Doctrine Sputnik 26 Apr 2024 -- Belarus stands against NATO expansion and the militarization of the alliance's member states, but Minsk is ready for a pragmatic dialogue, the country's revised military doctrine said.
- Lithuania expresses strong protest to Belarus over disinformation spread Lithuania MFA 26 Apr 2024 -- On 26 April, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania summoned Yaroslav Khmyl, chargé d'affaires ad interim of Belarus, and handed him a diplomatic note, expressing a strong protest over the statements made on 25 April 2024 by Belarus' KGB chief Ivan Tertel, about alleged threats to Belarus rising from Lithuania
- Lukashenka Says Dozens Of Russian Nukes Deployed in Belarus RFE/RL 25 Apr 2024 -- Authoritarian ruler Alyaksandr Lukashenka said that "several dozen Russian nuclear weapons" were deployed in Belarus, a move that has raised concerns in the West that Moscow's war against Ukraine could spread.
- Negotiation Held between Vice Foreign Ministers of DPRK and Belarus KCNA 19 Apr 2024 -- A Negotiation was held between Im Chon Il, vice-minister of Foreign Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, and Yevgeny Shestakov, vice-minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus, who is on a visit to the DPRK, on Friday.
- Cyberpartisans Hack Belarusian Fertilizer Plant, Demand Release Of Political Prisoners RFE/RL 18 Apr 2024 -- A group known as Cyberpartisans says it hacked into the computers and security systems of a major Belarusian state-run producer of nitrogen compounds and fertilizers and is demanding the release of workers who were arrested during protests against the disputed 2020 presidential election.
- Minister Joly meets with Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya Canada 15 Apr 2024
- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meets with Opposition Leader of Belarus Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya Prime Minister of Canada 15 Apr 2024 -- Today, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with the Opposition Leader of Belarus, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya.
- Sanctions in response to ongoing human rights violations in Belarus Canada 15 Apr 2024 -- Effective immediately, Canada is imposing sanctions on 21 individuals who are involved or complicit in ongoing human rights violations in Belarus since the fraudulent presidential election of 2020.
- Minister Joly announces sanctions in response to ongoing human rights violations in Belarus Canada 15 Apr 2024 -- The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that Canada is imposing sanctions on 21 individuals under the Special Economic Measures (Belarus) Regulations. These sanctions are in response to the ongoing human rights violations in Belarus since the fraudulent presidential election of 2020.
- Designating Belarusian Networks US Dept. of State 15 Apr 2024 -- The United States is today designating one entity and five individuals for facilitating sanctions evasion for a major Belarusian defense enterprise; six revenue generating state-owned enterprises; and five entities and five individuals involved in a global arms network connected to a U.S.-designated Belarusian defense firm.
- Treasury Targets Belarusian Sanctions Evasion Networks and Cogs in Russia's War Machine US Treasury 15 Apr 2024 -- Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is designating 12 entities and 10 individuals pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 14038. This action builds on U.S. sanctions imposed in response to Belarus's fraudulent August 2020 election, as well as President Alyaksandr Lukashenka's (Lukashenka) support for Russia's illegal full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Today's action sustains U.S. financial pressure on the Lukashenka regime for its continuing support for Russia's war against Ukraine and the financial benefit it derives from this activity.
- Meeting with President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko President of Russia 11 Apr 2024 -- Vladimir Putin met in the Kremlin with President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko who arrived in Moscow on a working visit.
- Greetings to President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko President of Russia 02 Apr 2024 -- Vladimir Putin sent his greetings to President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko on the Day of Unity of the Peoples of Russia and Belarus.
- Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's greetings to Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus Sergey Aleinik on the Day of Unity of the Peoples of Russia and Belarus Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 02 Apr 2024
- Belarus warned against aggressive statements Lithuania MFA 02 Apr 2024 -- On March 29, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania summoned the chargé d'affaires ad interim of Belarus Yaroslav Khmyl and handed him a diplomatic note expressing a solid protest over Aliaksandr Lukashenko's unreasonable criticism expressed during conversations with commanders of the Belarusian Armed Forces of alleged military threats to Belarus rising from Lithuania, the insinuation of the Suwalki Corridor's indefensibility, and ordering the Belarusian army to prepare for a possible confrontation with the Baltic states and Poland.
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