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US sends 500 troops to Lithuania for exercises near Belarus border
Sep 06, 2020 04:43The United States military has reportedly dispatched 500 soldiers to Lithuania to engage in war games near the border with Belarus.
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Russia wards off spy jets as US deploys tanks near border
Sep 04, 2020 06:07The Russian military says it has detected more than 40 foreign spy aircraft that were heading toward the country’s border over the last week.
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Russia sees no reason to send forces to Belarus as situation under control: Kremlin
Sep 01, 2020 01:52The Kremlin says the situation in Belarus is under control, stressing that Russia sees no need to send forces to calm the post-election unrest in the neighboring country.
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Putin says West looks as if prepared response to Belarus election in advance
Aug 30, 2020 06:51Russian President Vladimir Putin says there is reason to suspect that Western countries prepared their rejection of Belarus’ recent presidential election result before the vote was even held.
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Putin urges Belarus authorities, opposition to find way out of crisis
Aug 28, 2020 01:04Russia’s President Vladimir Putin urges Belarus’ officials and opposition to resolve their differences towards ending the political turmoil that has followed the elections.
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Belarus president blames US, Europe for riots in Belarus after re-election
Aug 22, 2020 10:32Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has hit out at the US and allied European nations, saying they are sponsoring violent protests by opposition supporters across the country following his landslide re-election victory.
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Pressure on Belarusian president, external interference ‘counterproductive’: Putin tells EU
Aug 21, 2020 01:22Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned that any pressure on Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko or external interference in the internal affairs of Belarus will be counterproductive.
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EU rejects Belarus election results, readying sanctions against Minsk
Aug 20, 2020 05:35The European Union (EU) has rejected the results of Belarus’ presidential election, claiming it was not “free and fair” and saying it would soon impose sanctions on Belarusian officials.
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Belarus’ president rules out repeat election, warns country’s existence at stake
Aug 17, 2020 11:38Belarus’ President Alexander Lukashenko has rejected calls for a new election, warning that foreign powers aim to destabilize the country, as former presidential candidate Svetlana Tikhanovskaya declared "readiness to become a national leader."
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Russia says ready for military help as violent anti-Lukashenko protests rage in Belarus
Aug 16, 2020 12:00Russia says it has told Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko it is ready to offer military assistance as violent protests continue against Lukashenko and his contested re-election in the ex-Soviet republic.