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Belarusian courts sentenced Cheslav Kananovich and Aliaksandra Kasko to five and 10 years in prison over what the regime considers anti-government activities, the Viasna human rights group reported on Dec. 19. ....
Key developments on Dec. 15: Military intelligence: Putin exaggerates number of Russian troops in Ukraine Ukraine to focus on domestic arms production in 2024, defense minister says Von der Leyen: EU to find 'operational solution' for Ukraine funding by next Council meeting Military: Russian sabotage groups tried to enter Ukraine 7 times in last 2 weeks Belarus launches sudden readiness check of air defenses. There are around 450,000 Russian troops deployed in Ukraine, rather than 617,000 as Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed, the spokesperson of Ukraine's military intelligence agency (HUR), Andrii Yusov, said on Dec. 15. ....
Finland plans to use Poland's experience with border security amid the growing migrant crisis on the Finnish-Russian border, the Polish Radio reported on Dec. 3. ....
Russia's Defense Ministry commented on the decree, saying that it was a response to an "increase in threats" that are associated with its full-scale war in Ukraine, as well as "ongoing NATO expansion." Ukrainian and Western officials have ruled that Russian losses in its war against Ukraine can be as high as 300,000 people. ....
"We are witnessing intensified activities of the Belarusian KGB, which are, in fact, reaching historic heights; they have never been so intense," Lithuania's intelligence chief Darius Jauniskis said. ....