UK kicks out two Belarus officials in tit-for-tat move after British diplomats are expelled for ‘legitimate observation’ of pro-democracy protests By James Tapsfield, Political Editor For Mailonline Published: 15:23 GMT, 10 November 2020 | Updated: 15:23 GMT, 10 November 2020 The UK today kicked out two Belarus diplomats in a tit-for-tat response to the ejection … Read more
Belarus expels two UK diplomats after they are accused of engaging in activities of a ‘destructive nature’ Pair engaged in activities of ‘destructive nature’, said Belarusian foreign ministry They had been collecting information about anti-government protests in Belarus The diplomats were named as Lisa Thumwood and Timothy Wight-Boycott By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 01:21 GMT, … Read more
Chernobyl fears as Belarus launches new nuclear power station: Lithuania distributes iodine tablets to 500,000 close to border over safety concerns Belarus today launched controversial Russia-built nuclear power station The nuclear power plant is just 30 miles from Lithuanian capital Vilnius Lithuania has offered iodine tablets to 500,000 people for radiation protection Iodine tablets block … Read more
A taxi driver was caught on camera mounting the pavement at speed to help a demonstrator flee riot police during mass street protests on the streets of Belarus. The unrest intensified last night after President Alexander Lukashenko was sworn in for a sixth consecutive term in an unannounced inauguration despite allegations of vote rigging. The footage, … Read more
Die-hard Jewish pilgrims have refused to leave Ukraine’s border with Belarus after more than 1,000 give up hope and turn back due to coronavirus restrictions. Orthodox-Jewish believers, including hundreds of children, have camped out throughout the week in no-man’s land at the border crossing ahead of Jewish New Year celebrations this weekend. Tens of thousands … Read more
Belarus’s embattled president Alexander Lukashenko says he has placed the military on high alert and will close borders with Poland and Lithuania amid fears of a ‘war’. The strongman, known as Europe’s last dictator, appealed to the ‘crazy leaders’ of both countries, plus Ukraine, not to let conflict break out, saying it ‘will not resolve … Read more
Around 2,000 Hasidic Jews have gathered at Ukraine’s border with Belarus where their annual pilgrimage has been barred due to coronavirus restrictions. Kiev has accused President Alexander Lukashenko of manufacturing the crisis by giving the pilgrims hope that they could cross the frontier in retaliation for Ukraine’s support for the recent pro-democracy protests. Despite Ukraine’s … Read more
Belarus’s embattled strongman Alexander Lukashenko mopped his brow under Vladimir Putin’s gaze today as he flew to Russia to beg for the Kremlin’s support. The man nicknamed the ‘last dictator in Europe’ cut a submissive figure as he pleaded with Putin to back his regime while the bored-looking Russian president said he was ‘sure’ that … Read more
Belarus opposition politician Maxim Znak has been snatched from his office by masked men wearing plain clothes, his allies have claimed. The former lawyer, 39, was one of the last remaining members of the country’s opposition Coordination Council still at large as President Alexander Lukashenko’s crackdown continues. It comes after claims that opposition leader Maria … Read more
A Belarus opposition leader tore up her passport to foil authorities trying to deport her to Ukraine in the dead of night, it was claimed today. Maria Kolesnikova was driven to a border crossing in the early hours of this morning but ‘took action’ to prevent her ‘forcible expulsion’, Ukraine’s government said, a day after … Read more