The Latest Breaking News from Minsk

Russian President Vladimir Putin has hosted a meeting with his Belarusian ally, who referred to this week’s summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and suggested that Minsk could join Moscow’s efforts to revive an old alliance with Pyongyang

Lithuania says it will issue special travel documents to Belarusian citizens in the Baltic country who were stripped of the right to get new passports by Minsk

NATO members Poland and the Baltic states say they will seal off their borders with Russia’s ally Belarus if there are any military incidents or a massive migrant push by Minsk

Any attempt to breach Ukraine’s northern border would make no logistical sense, experts tell The Independent

At least two people have been killed and more injured after a Russian rocket attack on the southeastern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia, near Europe’s biggest nuclear power plant, Ukrainian officials said on Wednesday. Follow our live blog for the latest developments on the war in Ukraine. All times are Paris…

Moscow’s mayor says two ‘combat drones’ shot down in the Domodedovo and Minsk Highway areas while en route to Moscow.

Putin’s close ally Lukashenko has vowed not to enter war unless Belarus is attacked by Ukraine

Monument in Vishneva honors Shimon Peres' universal impact on peace and innovation

Belarusian Airline Belavia is scheduled to launch direct flights on the Minsk-Delhi-Minsk route starting next week. The flight program that begins on August 11 starts from one weekly frequency with the departure from Minsk on Fridays (from Delhi – on Saturdays). Read further on Dynamite News :

An independent monitoring group says a large convoy carrying fighters from the Wagner private army has been spotted entering Belarus from Russia

Belarus adds to uncertainty surrounding the Russian mercenary force, which was expected to be exiled after its mutiny.