Ukraine proposed to ban air transit to Russia and Belarus as part of the sanctions policy, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said during his visit to Lithuania on April 5.
Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko agreed to introduce a bill on the suspension of the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) to the lower house of the country's parliament, Lukashenko's press service reported on April 5.
The exercises, which the defense ministry said were intended to simulate defense scenarios in the case of martial law being implemented, will be held in the western Hrodno Oblast and the southern Homel Oblast, north of the Ukrainian border.
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo has stated that Russian and Belarusian athletes will not be welcome at the Olympic Games to be held in the French capital this year.
🗣 "I want to tell Russian and Belarusian athletes that they are not welcome in Paris and to tell Ukrainian athletes and all the Ukrainian people that we support them very strongly."
Russia is increasing imports of gasoline from Belarus to avert possible shortages connected to recent Ukrainian attacks on Russian oil refineries, Reuters reported on March 27, citing four undisclosed trade and industry sources.
#Russia has increased gasoline imports from neighbouring #Belarus in March to tackle the risk of shortages in its domestic market because of unscheduled repairs at Russian refineries after drone attacks, four industry and trade sources said on Wednesday.
Usually Russia is a net exporter of fuel and a supplier to international markets, but the disruption of Russian refining has forced oil companies to import.
#Russia opposition website “Dossier” analysed the timeline of alleged terrorists escape and concluded that it’s impossible to say they were driving to #Ukraine or #Belarus because the chase started before a key turn on Bryansk ring road. Russian road police chased them at distance of 20 km until they eventually decided to stop them by shooting their wheels with a rifle.
“Dossier” writes the suspects likely continued driving on M3 (towards Ukraine) because they were chased and didn’t want to get stuck on the ring road. “Dossier” also quotes Lukashenka who claimed suspect’s “likely destination” was Belarus.
“Dossier” also investigated Russian road police database of speeding tickets, finding out that the car was indeed driving very fast, getting 6 tickets on the way - one of them on M3 was issued for driving at 141 km/h/
Belarusian timber enters the EU market despite sanctions, being supplied to Poland under false documentation passing it off as Kazakh wood, a joint media investigation published on March 26 said.
🇧🇾 Belarusian timber enters the EU market despite sanctions, being supplied to Poland under false documentation while passed off as Kazakh wood, according to an investigation by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty's Schemes project, the Polish outlet Gazeta Wyborcza, and the Belarusian Investigative Center.
Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko said that the suspects who carried out the terrorist attack in Moscow on March 22 initially tried to flee to Belarus, state-run news outlet Belta reported on March 26. s
Shmyhal: Ukraine proposes allies to ban air transit to Russia, Belarus (kyivindependent.com)
Ukraine proposed to ban air transit to Russia and Belarus as part of the sanctions policy, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said during his visit to Lithuania on April 5.
Lukashenko decides to suspend Belarus from European Conventional Armed Forces treaty (kyivindependent.com)
Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko agreed to introduce a bill on the suspension of the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) to the lower house of the country's parliament, Lukashenko's press service reported on April 5.
Belarus begins military drills near borders with EU, Ukraine (kyivindependent.com)
The exercises, which the defense ministry said were intended to simulate defense scenarios in the case of martial law being implemented, will be held in the western Hrodno Oblast and the southern Homel Oblast, north of the Ukrainian border.
Paris mayor says Russian and Belarusian athletes will not be welcome in Paris during Olympics (www.pravda.com.ua)
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo has stated that Russian and Belarusian athletes will not be welcome at the Olympic Games to be held in the French capital this year.
Reuters: Russia turns to Belarusian gasoline amid decreasing domestic supplies (kyivindependent.com)
Russia is increasing imports of gasoline from Belarus to avert possible shortages connected to recent Ukrainian attacks on Russian oil refineries, Reuters reported on March 27, citing four undisclosed trade and industry sources.
Investigation: Belarusian timber enters Poland under false documents, bypassing EU sanctions (kyivindependent.com)
Belarusian timber enters the EU market despite sanctions, being supplied to Poland under false documentation passing it off as Kazakh wood, a joint media investigation published on March 26 said.
Lukashenko claims Moscow attackers tried to flee to Belarus, undermines Putin's narrative (kyivindependent.com)
Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko said that the suspects who carried out the terrorist attack in Moscow on March 22 initially tried to flee to Belarus, state-run news outlet Belta reported on March 26. s