Belarus Weekly: Sanctions, new passports, as Belarusians mark third anniversary of stolen electionTensions mount between Belarus, Poland, and Lithuania amid the growing presence of Wagner mercenaries and the Belarusian military’s exercises near their s…
Greece has become the 14th country to join the Group of Seven (G7) joint declaration on “security guarantees” for Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky reported[1] on Aug. 12. “I thank Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis for his commitment to the…
12 August, 2023 Lieutenant of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Ivan Korolev, August 2023. Photo credits: BBC
Russian army lieutenant Ivan Korolev illegally crossed the Lithuanian border, where he applied for political asylum.
The Russian se…
Mariusz Błaszczak, Minister of National Defence of Poland, does not doubt that provocations on the Belarusian border will be repeated but he assures that the troops are ready for various scenarios.
Source: Błaszczak in an interview with PAP.
Quote: “Th…
Lieutenant Ivan Korolyov, a Russian citizen, illegally crossed Lithuania’s border and travelled to Vilnius, where he was detained by Lithuania’s border guards at the Vilnius bus station on 10 August.
Source: European Pravda, citing BBC News Russian Ser…
The governments of Ukraine and the U.K. began bilateral negotiations on security guarantees for Ukraine, Presidential Office head Andriy Yermak said[1] on Aug. 11.Ukraine also started[2] talks on security guarantees with the U.S. on Aug. 3, the …
Oksana Markarova, Ukraine’s Ambassador to the United States, said that negotiations with American partners in regards to providing Ukraine with ATACMS long-range missiles are ongoing.
Source: Markarova in an interview with LB.ua, reports European Pravd…
Russian Lieutenant Ivan Korolev illegally crossed the Lithuanian border and asked the country’s authorities for political asylum, the BBC reported[1] on Aug. 11.After entering Lithuania, Korolev managed to reach the country’s capital Vilnius onl…
Bilateral security guarantees between Ukraine and the US will be enshrined in a way that is independent of who the US President is.
Source: Voice of America, citing Matthew Miller, spokesman for the US Department of State, during a press briefing on 9 …
The German government announced[1] on Aug. 9 the hand-over of the latest military aid package to Ukraine, including two Patriot air defense system launchers.Ukraine operates at least two Patriot systems, one provided by Germany and another by th…