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There has been a growing diplomatic row after Belarus diverted a Ryanair civilian plane and arrested an opposition journalist.

Moscow warns US to expect ‘uncomfortable’ signals before Putin-Biden summit

Russia's support is important for Belarus as the West is threatening to impose new sanctions against Belarus, Aleksei Dzermant, a political analyst and a researcher at the Institute of Philosophy of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, said.

The ministers will review a communique being drafted for the June 14 summit in Brussels, taking place amid the withdrawal from Afghanistan and continued tension with Russia.

Top stories from the Russian press on Tuesday, June 1st Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev© Yulia Zyryanova/POOL/TASS Kommersant: Moscow-West ties have catastrophically deteriorated in recent years, says ex-PM Medvedev Russias relations with Western countries, including the United States and the European Union, have dramatically soured in recent years, however, this is not Moscow’s fault, Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council and Chairman of the Unite...

Prosecutors in the self-proclaimed Lugansk People’s Republic in Eastern Ukraine have sent a formal request to Belarus for the extradition of Roman Protasevich, whose dramatic arrest made headlines around the world last week.

Belarusian opposition activist slits throat in court, citing threats to family Oliver Carroll © Provided by The Independent A Minsk courtroom was readying itself for another display of dubious justice, Belarusian style, when defendant and opposition activist Stepan Latypov rose from the dock, took off his mask, drew a sharp object, apparently a pen, and buried it deep into his throat. In the moments previous, Mr Latypov had shouted to his father he had been warned that family...

May 2021 in Europe and Central Asia: A free expression round up produced by IFEX's Regional Editor Cathal Sheerin, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.

on social media Two young people in their enemies’ clutches. In two videos, each 30 seconds long, they introduce themselves and their offenses. Roman Protasevich, 26 years old, looks directly into the camera, speaking loudly and clearly. “I continue cooperating with investigators and am confessing to having organized mass unrest in the city of Minsk,” he says. His girlfriend, Sofia Sapega, 23, allows her gaze to wander around the room. She barely moves her lips. “I am also t...

The two leading EU countries have adopted a joint statement.