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Russia-Belarus relations

Yevgeny Prigozhin, the owner of the Wagner Group military company, looks from a military vehicle leaving an area of the HQ of the Southern Military District in a street in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, on June 24, 2023. (AP Photo, File)
July 20, 2023, 12:54 am
Wagner chief Prigozhin seen on video for first time since attempted coup
Head of militia that threatened Moscow continues to criticize Russian military, saying his troops are in Belarus prior to departing to Africa
By AP
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko speak during their meeting at the Bocharov Ruchei residence in the resort city of Sochi, Russia, June 9, 2023. (Gavriil Grigorov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
June 13, 2023, 2:37 pm
Belarus leader threatens to use Russian nukes ‘if we face an aggression’
Alexander Lukashenko stresses that imminent deployment of tactical nuclear weapons to his country came at his request, claims he’d have ‘no hesitation’ to launch them
By AP
This photo taken from video provided by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022, shows a Russian Iskander-K missile launched during a military exercise at a training ground in Russia. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP, File)
June 9, 2023, 6:17 pm
Putin says Russian tactical nuclear weapons to be deployed to Belarus next month
Belarusian opposition decries move as an attempt to blackmail the West as Ukraine steps up offensive
By AP
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko speaks during an award ceremony in Minsk, Belarus, on July 2, 2021. (Vladimir Martsul/BelTA Pool Photo via AP)
May 29, 2023, 11:38 am
‘Nuclear weapons for all’: Belarus leader invites others to join Russian alliance
Lukashenko and Putin recently announced deal to transfer Russian nuclear warheads to neighbor’s territory
By ToI Staff
Then-Immigration Minister Pnina Tamano-Shata, center, in blue coat, welcomes new immigrants from Ukraine at Ben Gurion Airport in Israel, in an undated photo distributed by the Immigration and Absorption Ministry on July 6, 2022. (Courtesy: Naga Malasa)
April 21, 2023, 11:00 pm
Israel ends expedited immigration track for Russians and Belarusians fleeing war
Immigration Ministry will maintain fast-tracked program for Ukrainians and special cases, but says it wants to focus on absorbing the massive wave of people who arrived last year
By Lazar Berman and ToI Staff
Belarusian Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei gestures while speaking during his annual news conference in Kyiv, Belarus, Feb. 16, 2022. (AP Photo, File)
November 26, 2022, 8:48 pm
Belarusian foreign minister Vladimir Makei dies ‘suddenly’ at 64
The country, ruled with an iron fist by President Alexander Lukashenko, borders both Ukraine and Russia; it allowed Moscow to use its territory to launch attacks on Ukraine
By AFP
Belarus' President Alexander Lukashenko looks on during a press conference in Minsk on August 9, 2021. (Pavel Orlovsky/Belta/AFP)
July 21, 2022, 8:25 pm
Belarus leader blames West for Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, but says war must end
Alexander Lukashenko, whose country has served as staging ground for Russia’s intervention, acknowledges authoritarian nature of his rule, but insists he isn’t a ‘dictator’
By Antoine Lambroschini
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