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Russians press assault on eastern Ukrainian city

Russian forces pounded the city of Lysychansk and its surroundings in an all-out attempt to seize the last stronghold of resistance in eastern Ukraine's Luhansk province, the governor said Saturday.

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Governor: Russians gaining foothold in pivotal Ukraine city

Russian forces are strengthening their positions in a grueling fight to capture the last stronghold of resistance in eastern Ukraine’s Luhansk province, according to the region’s governor

The Independent UK

Ukrainian forces retreat from Lysychansk as Russia claims strategic city – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

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Ukraine latest updates: Ukrainian forces withdraw from Lysychansk

Ukraine news from July 3: Military says decision to retreat made to ‘preserve’ the lives of its troops.

Al Jazeera

Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 130 of the invasion

Russia claims to have taken full control of Lysychansk; blasts in Russian city near Ukrainian border

The Guardian - AU

Lukashenko Says Belarus Intercepted Attempted Missile Strikes by Ukraine

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Saturday Ukraine had tried to strike military facilities on Belarusian territory three days ago, but all its missiles had been intercepted, the state-run Belta news agency reported. Lukashenko, who did not provide evidence for the claim, said Belarus did not want war with Ukraine,…

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Lukashenko says Belarus intercepted attempted missile strikes by Ukraine - Belta

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Putin says Western sanctions pushing Russia-Belarus unification

The two countries signed a treaty in support of integration in 1997, and have sped up that process in recent years.

Al Jazeera

Vladimir Putin 'could fire Russian nuclear weapons from Belarus' as deployment agreed

Alexander Lukashenko claimed in a meeting with Putin’s foreign minister Sergei Lavrov that he was against war with the West, and saw the expected deployment as a deterrent

Daily Mirror

Ukraine plans on summer counteroffensive to oust Russian forces

Ukraine makes tactical retreats before a Russian onslaught in the east, saying it is biding time to take back its land.

Al Jazeera

Poland completes Belarus border wall to keep migrants out

A year after migrants started crossing into the European Union from Belarus to Poland, Polish authorities will announce that the construction of a new steel wall along its border with Belarus has been finished

The Independent UK

Sofia Sapega: Russian woman captured by Belarus on Ryanair flight pleads for freedom

‘Today I understand that I have been unfair,’ Sofia Sapega said in a letter

The Independent UK

Vladimir Putin agrees to share nuclear-ready missiles with Belarus in chilling TV pledge

Russian president Vladimir Putin has referenced nuclear weapons on several occasions which many have seen as a warning about getting involved in the war between Russia and Ukraine

Daily Mirror

Putin promises to arm Belarus with Russian nuclear-capable missiles

Lukashenko asked Putin to help in bolstering Belarus’ defence to combat what he said were nuclear-armed flights by Nato

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - AU

Russia to send Belarus nuclear-capable missiles within months, as G7 leaders gather in Germany

Vladimir Putin again raises nuclear threat during Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, as Olaf Scholz hosts G7 leaders to discuss energy and food crisis

Reuters

Russia will supply Belarus with Iskander-M missile systems - Putin

Russia will supply Belarus with Iskander-M missile systems, Russian President Vladimir Putin told a televised meeting with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on Saturday.

Reuters

Putin and Lukashenko discuss situation with global supply of fertilisers

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko discussed the global fertiliser supply situation at a meeting on Saturday.

The Conversation

Ukraine war: fears that Belarus might invade on Russia's side are growing

As the war in Ukraine drags on and Russia’s attempts to gain significant ground in Donbas stall, concerns are being raised once again about the possibility of Belarus opening a second front. This, so the logic goes, would require Ukraine to redeploy forces from the front lines in the east…

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The Guardian - UK

‘You have to step over your fear’: how to take on a dictator

Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya and Tawakkol Karman led uprisings in Belarus and Yemen respectively. They explain what it means to be at the forefront of a revolution

Al Jazeera

Poland-Belarus border: The people pushed back in a Polish forest

In Poland, a tale of two borders. On the Belarusian border, refugees face pushbacks and detention.

ABC News

The underground network of Belarusians sabotaging Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine and plotting a revolution at home

A vast network of former Belarusian officials, activists, private hackers and ordinary citizens has reached deep into Russia's war with the aim of helping Ukrainians defeat their invaders.

The Guardian - UK

Russian troops pound Donbas as Ukraine war enters 100th day

Moscow has seized about a fifth of Ukrainian territory since its invasion and vows to continue ‘until all goals are achieved’

Reuters

Minsk will allow Ukrainian grain to transit Belarus in exchange for access to Baltic ports

Minsk is ready to allow the transit of Ukraine's grain to Baltic Sea ports via Belarus if it is allowed to ship Belarusian goods from these ports, the Belta news agency quoted Belarus leader Alexander Lukashenko as saying on Friday.

Foreign Affairs

The Long Arm of Authoritarianism

How Dictators Reach Across Borders to Shut Down Dissent

Reuters

Belarus to conduct military mobilisation exercises near Ukraine border -BelTA

Belarus will conduct military mobilisation exercises in June and July in the Gomel region, state news agency BelTA reported on Monday.

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