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U.N. calls for release of political prisoners held in Belarus

The U.N. human rights chief said on Thursday that nearly 1,100 activists, opposition members and journalists are being detained on "politically motivated charges" in Belarus and called for their release.

Reuters

Why is Belarus supporting Russia and how is it involved in Ukraine?

Old school Soviet relic Alexander Lukashenko increasingly dependent on Vladimir Putin’s patronage for survival as grip on power slips and economy teeters on brink of disaster

The Independent UK

WTA chief says Russian and Belarusian tennis players shouldn't face tournament bans

While other sports organisations have banned Russians and Belarusians from competing in international competition, the WTA and ATP have allowed such players to continue competing on tour

Daily Mirror

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Satellite images show Ukraine cities before and after Russian war

Maxar Technologies' satellite imagery "reveals significant damage to residential and civilian infrastructure".

ABC News

Electronic Arts bans Russian esports teams from events

The company further imposes restrictions on Russia following its invasion of Ukraine.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Their Countries Are on Opposite Sides of a War, but They Stand United

San Francisco’s Volodymyr Markovetskyy is from Ukraine. His teammates Yauhen Massalski and Dzmitry Ryuny are from Belarus. Together, they have a simple plea: ‘Stop the war.’

Sports Illustrated

Russia sanctions: Mercedes-Benz and L’Oreal join firms severing ties over Ukraine invasion - see full list

Fast food, sporting fixtures and music tours targeted by worldwide boycott of Russia

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Refugee aid workers decry ‘hypocrisy’ of European governments

Those who have supported Middle Eastern refugees say dealing with the Ukraine crisis is far easier with state support.

Al Jazeera

US Targets Russians over Ukraine Invasion, Human Rights Violations

The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions on Russian military leaders and people it accused of being connected to human rights violations while slapping fresh measures on Moscow's close ally Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko. They were the latest sanctions imposed on Moscow since Russian forces invaded Ukraine nearly three weeks…

Asharq Al-Awsat

U.S. targets Russians over Ukraine invasion, human rights violations

Reuters

Belarus resisting attempts to drag it into Ukraine conflict, Lukashenko says

President Alexander Lukashenko said on Tuesday that Belarus had intercepted a missile fired at it two days ago from Ukraine, but that it would resist what he called attempts to draw it into the conflict across the border.

Reuters

Oil tumbles back to $100; UK pay squeeze continues – as it happened

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news

The Guardian - UK

Sebastian Coe says sports must fight to keep Russia banned

Olympic great Sebastian Coe says sports federations have set precedents by banning Russian and Belarusian athletes from competition following the invasion of Ukraine and they must remain firm to keep them in place

The Independent UK

Russian PM says Moscow, Minsk keen to boost union state cooperation amid sanctions - TASS

Russia and Belarus believe it is necessary to boost cooperation in their union state in the face of Western sanctions, the TASS news agency cited Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin as saying on Monday.

Reuters

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The Independent UK

Why is Belarus supporting Russia and how is it involved in Ukraine?

Old school Soviet relic Alexander Lukashenko increasingly dependent on Vladimir Putin’s patronage for survival as grip on power slips and economy teeters on brink of disaster

Reuters

Swiss Re halts new business with Russia and Belarus

Swiss Re said on Monday that it was not taking on new business with Russian and Belarusian clients, and that it was not renewing existing business with Russian clients.

The Independent UK

Russia sanctions: Mercedes-Benz and L’Oreal join firms severing ties over Ukraine invasion - see full list

Fast food, sporting fixtures and music tours targeted by worldwide boycott of Russia

The Independent UK

On neighbouring borders, Polish families helping refugees face very different fates

Marina Sestasvili-Piotrowska and her family have transformed their guest house near Poland’s border with Ukraine into a refugee shelter, but just seven hours away on the Belarus border Dorota could face time in prison for the exact same act

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The Guardian - UK

Fears grow of new crisis as refugees in Belarus driven into Ukraine

Dozens from Middle East ordered at gunpoint by soldiers to choose between leaving for Poland, where soldiers have beaten them, or Ukraine

Daily Mirror

Russia and Ukraine say there could be 'positive result' with peace talks within days

Both Ukraine and Russia sounded more upbeat recently speaking about ongoing peace talks which could bring the war to an end but Ukraine promised it would not capitulate to Vladimir Putin's demands

AFP

Curtain closes on Beijing Paralympics as China and Ukraine star

Beijing (AFP) - Beijing's Winter Paralympics closed Sunday following a ban on Russian and Belarusian competitors as well as stellar performances from the host nation and athletes from war-torn Ukraine.

The Independent UK

Why is Belarus supporting Russia and how is it involved in Ukraine?

Old school Soviet relic Alexander Lukashenko increasingly dependent on Vladimir Putin’s patronage for survival as grip on power slips and economy teeters on brink of disaster

The Independent UK

Russia sanctions: Cadbury and Pizza Hut join firms severing ties over Ukraine invasion - see full list

Fast food, sporting fixtures and music tours targeted by worldwide boycott of Russia

Asharq Al-Awsat

Asharq Al-Awsat's Envoy in Ukraine: As Russian Tanks Advance, 'Calm' Kyiv Braces for the Great Battle

"I am waiting here at Maidan Square to take photos of the Russian tanks," a journalist from New Delhi told me as he gestures towards the empty square in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv. The young reporter says he is taking advantage of the calm in Kyiv amid news of the…

The Guardian - AU

Kyiv ‘ready to fight’ as Russian forces close in on Ukraine capital

Ukrainian president warns of ‘humanitarian catastrophe’ as hundreds of thousands of civilians remain under fire across country

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