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The jailed Belarusian activist Roman Protasevich, who was arrested last month after his flight was forced to make an emergency landing in Minsk, may have been set up by a colleague with whom he had an intense personal conflict.
The man who calls himself Putin's No. 1 enemy says the forced landing of a Ryanair plane in Minsk constitutes state-sponsored terrorism
To the European Union, Lukashenko has issued a direct challenge: “We can make fools of you whenever it suits us, and you will not hurt us, because you are weak.”
Russia blocks flights to Moscow for avoiding Belarus airspace with Putin set to meet Lukashenko The i 2 hrs ago Taz Ali © Provided by The i Russia has blocked European airlines from flying to Moscow in protest against a ban on planes entering Belarusâs airspace (Photo: Onliner.By via AP) Russia has blocked two European airlines that were trying to skirt Belarus from flying to Moscow as more EU states apply sanctions in response to the forced landing of a Ryanair flight in Minsk. Russia withheld clearance for an Austrian Airlines flight from Vienna to Moscow that plan...
Last modified on Fri 28 May 2021 04.53 EDT Church bells rang in the city of Byarozawka as hundreds of mourners laid Vitold Ashurak to rest. They draped the white-red-white flag favoured by the Belarusian opposition over his body, as local police kept a wary eye on the funeral. Sentenced to five years in prison after last yearâs mass demonstrations against Alexander Lukashenko, the 50-year-old protest leader survived less than one. When Ashurakâs body was returned to his family, his head was entirely covered in bandages â only his mouth was visible, a family friend said. âW...