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Belarusian forces will not take part in Ukraine war, Lukashenko says

Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko said on Friday that the Belarusian armed forces were not taking part and would not take part in Russia's military operation in Ukraine.

Reuters

Russian Paralympic Committee launch scathing attack on IOC as its athletes leave Beijing

Russian and Belarusian athletes were banned from competing at the Winter Paralympics in Beijing on the eve of the Games amid the war in Ukraine, after the IPC performed a major U-turn

Daily Mirror

Belarus strengthens air defences along border, Minsk says

Belarus has strengthened its air defences along the perimeter of its border in line with an order from President Alexander Lukashenko, a senior military official said on Friday.

Reuters

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Google Maps and Tripadvisor Nix War News in Reviews

Google on Thursday said it has stopped allowing reviews to be added to its online Maps service in Belarus, Russia and Ukraine to prevent them from being used for war news. Travel platform Tripadvisor, meanwhile, was blocking reviews for restaurants, hotels, or other venues if the commentary focuses on Russia's…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Belarusian champion hits out at Winter Paralympics ban over Russia Ukraine war

Belarusian skier Yury Holub, who won four medals at the 2018 Winter Paralympics, is among the athletes banned from the 2022 Games following a u-turn from the IPC

Daily Mirror

Intel, Airbnb join US tech freeze-out of Russia and Belarus

New York (AFP) - Intel and Airbnb announced they were pausing business in Russia and Belarus on Thursday, joining a US tech freeze-out of Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine.

AFP

Paralympics GB boss lifts lid on 24 hours of turmoil at Beijing Winter Games

Russia and Belarus expelled after Athletes Village becomes a “very, very volatile environment”

Daily Mirror

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Embraced or pushed back: on the Polish border, sadly, not all refugees are welcome

The warm reception given to Ukrainians starkly reveals the hostility to other desperate refugees on the Belarus border

The Guardian - UK

Winter Paralympics begin in shadow of war and without Russian athletes

Russian and Belarusian athletes were banned from competing at the Games on Thursday after a late U-turn by the International Paralympic Committee

The Independent UK

China-backed Bank Halts Lending to Russia, Belarus

The China-backed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank said it will suspend business related to Russia and Belarus in a sign of the two countries' deepening pariah status over the war in Ukraine. In a statement issued Thursday, the AIIB said that "in the best interests of the bank, management has decided…

Asharq Al-Awsat

China-led development bank halts business in Russia, Belarus

Move is latest sign of the limits of Beijing’s support for Moscow as it faces sanctions and censure over war in Ukraine.

Al Jazeera

China-backed bank halts lending to Russia, Belarus

Beijing (AFP) - The China-backed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank said it will suspend business related to Russia and Belarus, which have been hit with massive international sanctions over the Ukraine war.

AFP

Google Maps and Tripadvisor nix war news in reviews

San Francisco (AFP) - Google on Thursday said it has stopped allowing reviews to be added to its online Maps service in Belarus, Russia and Ukraine to prevent them from being used for war news.

AFP

Latest Ukraine updates: US slams Russian nuclear plant attack

Ukraine-Russia news from March 4: At UNSC meeting, Ukrainian envoy accuses Russia of ‘nuclear terrorism’.

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CD Projekt Red halts all sales in Russia and Belarus

The studio behind Witcher 3 and Cyberpunk 2077 supports Ukraine.

ABC News

Russia-Ukraine war updates: Russian forces capture damaged Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station

Russian forces seize control of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station after fighting that caused damage to the compartment of one of the plant's reactors, Ukranian authorities say. Look back on all the updates from March 4.

USA Today Sports Media Group

DraftKings removes sports betting for leagues and events in Russia and Belarus

DraftKings is removing betting on events in Russia.

The Guardian - UK

Institute of Directors calls on Britons to quit Russian boards

Lobby group says Ukraine war makes it ‘untenable’ for directors to be involved in Belarusian firms as well

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Al Jazeera

Canada raising tariffs on Russia, Belarus over ‘barbaric war’

Canada also sending rocket launchers and hand grenades to Ukraine as Russian attacks on key Ukrainian cities intensify.

Daily Mirror

Belarusian tennis star Victoria Azarenka speaks out amid country’s role in Ukraine invasion

Former world number one Victoria Azarenka released a statement on Twitter to condemn the Russian invasion of Ukraine, aided by her native Belarus.

Chicago Sun-Times

Paralympics boots Russia and Belarus after boycott threat from other nations

The about-face came less than 24 hours after the International Paralympic Committee announced it would allow Russians and Belarusians to compete when the Games open on Friday.

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

AFP

Russian Grand Prix no more, Paralympics U-turn: Sport reacts to invasion of Ukraine

Paris (AFP) - Russia's invasion of Ukraine has sparked a widespread backlash in the sports world, with the country booted out of this year's World Cup.

Daily Mirror

GB Paralympian claims Russian athletes have sent Ukrainian rivals 'bomb' threat messages

All Russian and Belarusian athletes have been banned from competing in the 2022 Winter Paralympics, even as neutrals, after a dramatic U-turn from the IPC on Thursday

Daily Mirror

Who sides with Russia against Ukraine as Putin's allies and fence-sitters are exposed

Many countries are walking a political tightrope over relations with Russia and Ukraine - with some supporting President Zelensky, others defending Putin's actions and those trying to stay neutral

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