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Hybrid war against Belarus waged for decades and will escalate — Lukashenko
TASS
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July 1, 2025
MINSK, July 1. /TASS/. The hybrid war against Belarus is picking up pace, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko warned during a military awards ceremony. "For several decades, they have been waging a hybrid war against us. It will only...
Ukraine aligns with EU sanctions against Russia, Belarus and Iran
Ukrainska Pravda
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Stock Photo: Getty Images Ukraine has aligned with several EU sanctions packages against Russia, as well as sanctions targeting human rights violations in Belarus and Iran. Source: press service of the Office of the President of Ukraine, as...
Justice chancellor: Super-database law could be unconstitutional
ERR
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July 1, 2025
For years, you've been drawing the attention of the Police and Border Guard Board to the fact that, for example, their use of body cameras and license plate recognition systems isn't in line with the law. What exactly concerns you about these two...
Ukraine synchronizes sanctions with EU's last five packages – President's website
Interfax Ukraine
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July 1, 2025
Ukraine has synchronized its sanctions with the 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th and 14th EU sanctions packages after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy enacted three decisions of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine on the application of...
Lukashenko: Strikes by U.S. and Israel on Iran nuclear facilities violate international law
Natural News
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June 30, 2025
Lukashenko: Strikes by U.S. and Israel on Iran nuclear facilities violate international law Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko criticized U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, calling them violations of international law,...
Polish government criticises “citizen patrols” blocking migrant returns on German border
Notes from Poland
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July 1, 2025
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"It Sounds Amazing For Belarus."
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2 Photo: Depositphotos How the world is moving away from burnout at work. In Poland, a project has been launched which involves working 6 hours a day and 4 days a week without reducing wages. The project will last up to a year and a half and will...
Bonds of Friendship and Cooperation: Belarus Independence Day Celebrated in Ashgabat
News Central Asia
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July 1, 2025
Elvira Kadyrova On 30 June 2025, the Ambassador of the Republic of Belarus to Turkmenistan, Stanislav Chepurnoy, hosted a grand reception in Ashgabat to commemorate Belarus’s Independence Day. Among the guests were heads and representatives of...
Belarusians Have Found A Way Not To Punch QR Codes On Goods
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9 How it works. It's not obligatory to punch QR codes at cash registers - Belarusians have found a way to bypass the system, reports Blizko.by. Soon Belarusians will be obliged to read labeling codes in addition to the existing barcodes when...
Freed Belarus Opposition Leader Addresses UN Days After 5-Year Prison Ordeal
Canada Free Press
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GENEVA — Sergei Tikhanovsky, Belarus opposition leader and husband of President-elect Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, addressed the UN Human Rights Council, days after his release from prison, where he had spent five years as a political prisoner under...
Kyrgyzstan hosts foreign ministers' meeting of CSTO countries
Xinhua News Agency
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BISHKEK, June 30 (Xinhua) -- Foreign ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) met Monday in Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyzstan, to discuss regional and international security issues, according to the press service of the Kyrgyz Foreign...
Lugansk '100% liberated', under Russia's full control: Governor
Al Mayadeen
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June 30, 2025
Kiev’s forces had maintained control over approximately 100 square kilometers in the northwest part of the Lugansk People's Republic. The Russian military has reportedly taken full control of the Lugansk People’s Republic (LPR), local governor...
Three Months of Elections Sketch Dos and Don’ts for EU Democracy Shield
Visegrad Insight
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June 30, 2025
Democratic forces are struggling to win elections convincingly. FIMI/DIMI operations continue to affect results, and build polarisation and political disillusionment, preying on poor leadership. Recent elections in Central and Eastern Europe, most...
My president promised to drain the swamp. He never left
The Iola Register - Kansas
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June 30, 2025
I’m going to tell you how the people in charge of my country made the truth a crime. Alexander Lukashenko, Belarus’s longtime president, has spent about three decades destroying our country’s fragile democratic institutions: elections, the...
Belarus’ special forces train with new gyroplanes
Defence Blog
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June 30, 2025
Belarusian special operations troops have begun using Belarusian-built “Yastreb” gyroplanes in a new phase of flight training exercises, according to official footage released from Maryina Horka, a key training ground for elite units. The training...
Nigeria Customs Signs Cooperation Agreement With Belarus
Oriental News Nigeria
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June 30, 2025
Tunde Bakare The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has signed a bilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Cooperation and Mutual Assistance in Customs Matters with the Republic of Belarus. The agreement was concluded on Friday, 27th June 2025, as...
“Kyrgyzstan’s president has been sleeping on a plane for three days,” says security chief
Daryo
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Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov has reportedly spent the past three days sleeping on an airplane as he travels for diplomatic meetings, according to Kamchybek Tashiev, head of the State Committee for National Security. Source: Press service of the...
The bear behind the ballot: Moldova’s election in the shadow of war
European Council on Foreign Relations
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June 30, 2025
Summary Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Moldova has been Russia’s second most important target, with hybrid war stopping just short of direct military intervention. After three tense votes rife with Russian interference,...
Armenian Foreign Minister Refuses To Travel To CSTO Meeting
Charter 97
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Ararat Mirzoyan Instead, he met with EU representative Kaja Kallas Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan will not participate in the meeting of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Foreign Ministers Council to be held in...
A Sign About Kuropaty Disappeared On Minsk Ring Road
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7 Archive photo All that remains are holes in the ground and signs of vandalism. A plaque about Kuropaty has disappeared on the Minsk ring road. This was written in her channel by denouncer and pro-Russian activist Olga Bondareva, reports...