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Belarus said on Tuesday that there was a significant grouping of Ukrainian troops massed near its border and warned that this posed a threat to its.

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Belarus said on Tuesday that there was a significant grouping of Ukrainian troops massed near its border and warned that this posed a threat to its security ...

"We do not see any logistics action in Belarus aimed at forming a strike force. [Lukashenko](https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/lukashenko:-belarus-russia-to-develop-joint-position-on-self) said Minsk and Moscow agreed on deploying a [joint military group](https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/russian-belarusian-joint-military-group-kicks-off-protection) as the security situation was declining on the western border of the Union State, a supranational union between Belarus and Russia founded in 2000 with the objective of integrating both nations' political, economic, and defense policies. "At present, a significant grouping of the Ukrainian army is concentrated in the immediate vicinity of the Belarusian-Ukrainian section of the state border," the Defense Ministry said on Tuesday on its Telegram account. "The probability of armed provocations, which can escalate into border incidents, has been high for a long time," it added, stressing that it would take "measures to adequately respond" but would act in a restrained manner. Belarus said on Tuesday that there was a significant grouping of Ukrainian troops massed near its border and warned that this posed a threat to its security. Belarus said a significant number of Ukrainian soldiers are positioned at its borders warning that the probability of an armed escalation has been high for a long time.

But the despot's desire to take control of Belarus as well as Ukraine would hardly come as a surprise. Russian president Vladimir Putin. +7. View gallery.

He also seems intent on unifying a Russian-speaking tripartite of Russia, Ukraine and Belarus - as well as other territories - into one superstate. It helped him weather months of protests after his re-election in 2020 - which the opposition and the West said was rigged. [Putin](/news/vladimir_putin/index.html) in 2018 - and were obtained by Yahoo! But the despot's desire to take control of Belarus as well as Ukraine would hardly come as a surprise. [Belarus](/news/belarus/index.html) and absorb it into the Russian Federation by the year 2030, according to leaked presidential documents. The secret dossier, reportedly dated to the summer of 2021, was entitled 'Strategic Goals of the Russian Federation in Belarus' and set out three possible approaches - short, medium and long-term - to annexing Belarus and restoring a piece of 'historical Russia'.

Belarusian journalist Yury Hladchuk has been sentenced in Minsk to 30 months in prison, according to the deputy chairman of the Belarusian Association of ...

To read the original story by Reuters, click [here](https:// https://www.reuters.com/world/britain-summons-irans-most-senior-diplomat-over-threat-journalists-2023-02-20/). Years of financial mismanagement and political instability have pushed Pakistan's economy to the brink of collapse, exacerbated by a global energy crisis and devastating floods that submerged a third of the country in 2022. [summoned Iran's most senior diplomat](https://www.gov.uk/government/news/foreign-secretary-summons-iranian-diplomat-over-continued-threat-to-uk-based-journalists) in London on February 20 to protest what it said were serious threats against journalists living in the United Kingdom, as ministers launched a new security review into Iranian activities. [reported](https://t.me/bazabazon/15914) that the servicemen were conscripts. China's top diplomat Wang Yi, who is to visit Russia this week on the one-year anniversary of its invasion of Ukraine, called on February 20 for negotiations and peace for the sake of the world. Baerbock told reporters following a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels on February 20 that "as of now, we don't have legal grounds in the EU to list the Revolutionary Guards as terrorist organization." Six Russian soldiers were killed in the country’s Kursk region in a fire blamed on a “gross violation” of safety rules, Russian state media reported on February 20, citing the Defense Ministry. [Live Briefing](https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-crisis-crosshairs-live-briefing/31668477.html) gives you all of the latest developments on Russia's ongoing invasion, Kyiv's counteroffensive, Western military aid, global reaction, and the plight of civilians. However, a Russian offensive appears to have stalled in eastern Ukraine near the city of Bakhmut with severe losses by his forces in what the embattled 70-year-old Russian leader now portrays as a proxy war against the West. "Right now, and precisely in Ukraine, the fate of the world order, which is based on rules, humanity, and predictability, is being decided," Zelenskiy said. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Russian Service, residency, is accused by Iran of heading a pro-monarchist group that Tehran believes was behind a deadly 2008 bombing and of planning other attacks in the country.

The plan created by the Presidential Directorate for Cross-Border Cooperation, specifies goals that Russia must achieve by 2022, 2025, and 2030 in order to ...

“Despite its closeness to Russia, Lukashenko has always emphasized the independence of the country in the past. More than 60% of Belarusians identified Belarusian as their mother tongue in a 2019 census, although more than 70% of the population said they also spoke Russian at home. The domination of the Russian language over Belarusian, which is already largely in place, is one important deliverable in this area. According to the plan document, “sustainable pro-Russian groups of influence in Belarusian politics, military, and business,” are required by 2025. The hazards connected to the goals are listed in the second section of the text. Lukashenko obtained the president in 1994 and has held it ever since. But as Ukraine and the Baltic states went towards Europe and Western-style democracy, Belarus has been ruled for three decades by Alexander Lukashenko, who is frequently referred to as “Europe’s last tyrant.” One of the proposed amendments would remove Belarus’s constitutional declaration of neutrality, which the BBC described as a capitulation to Putin. or the EU as Belarus’ legal president. According to Michael Carpenter, the United States ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, Russia’s objectives in relation to Belarus are the same as those in reference to Ukraine. Lukashenko held a referendum in February 2022 based on changes to the constitution of Belarus. Only in Belarus does it rely on coercion as opposed to conflict.

The 2021 Russian presidential ddministration paper spells out Minsk's political, military, defense, humanitarian, trade and economic integration with Moscow as ...

Yahoo News said it obtained the document with a consortium of international investigative journalists. “Russia is aware that Belarus is trying to torpedo these processes,” the officer added. The two-part document lists Russia’s short-, mid- and long-term goals in the first section and identifies potential risks in the second, according to Yahoo News.

Russian authorities have drawn up a detailed plan of how the Kremlin plans to establish full control over neighboring Belarus over the next decade under.

on the basis of the priority” of Russian interests; and “ensuring the predominant influence of the Russian Federation in the socio-political, trade-economic, scientific-educational and cultural-information spheres.” based on the priority” of Russian interests; “ensuring the predominant influence of the Russian Federation in the social-political, trade-economic, scientific-educational and cultural-informational spheres”. Much of Russia’s strategy for Belarus focuses on what the document calls the “humanitarian sphere,” a euphemism for the Russification and control of the country’s civil society. One of the key results in this area is the predominance of the Russian language over Belarusian, which has already been largely achieved. In practice, this means eliminating all remnants of Belarus’ sovereignty and relegating the country to the status of a satellite of Moscow. Everything involved in the merger of the two countries has been considered, including the “harmonization” of Belarusian laws with those of the Russian Federation; a “coordinated foreign and defense policy” and “trade and economic cooperation …

Vladimir Putin is planning the annexation of Belarus by 2030, leaked documents written for the Russian Presidency have revealed.

[Russia](https://www.express.co.uk/latest/russia) also has maintained about 10,000 troops in Belarus and the two countries have regularly conducted joint drills as part of their military alliance. Since our goal is to return Belarus to the path of democracy, it will be impossible to do so in a Union State with [Russia](https://www.express.co.uk/latest/russia)." The leaked documents show plans to take full control of [Russia](https://www.express.co.uk/latest/russia)'s closest ally by 2030. [Russia](https://www.express.co.uk/latest/russia) and expressing support for the Kremlin’s action in [Ukraine](https://www.express.co.uk/latest/ukraine), Lukashenko has emphasised that he will only send Belarusian troops into [Ukraine](https://www.express.co.uk/latest/ukraine) if his country is attacked. [Ukraine](https://www.express.co.uk/latest/ukraine). [Russia](https://www.express.co.uk/latest/russia). [Russia](https://www.express.co.uk/latest/russia), which used Belarusian territory to send troops into [Ukraine](https://www.express.co.uk/latest/ukraine) nearly a year ago at the start of what the Kremlin calls its "special military operation". [Russia](https://www.express.co.uk/latest/russia) and Belarus, which would seek to give legal priority to "Russian interests". [Woman claiming to be Madeleine McCann will take DNA test](/news/world/1736783/Madeleine-McCann-missing-Julie-Wendell-DNA-test-latest-news) [Vladimir Putin](/latest/vladimir-putin)'s executive office has drafted plans for the annexation of the neighbouring country [Belarus](/latest/belarus).

The United States and more than 30 other "like-minded" countries are backing a proposed ban of Russian and Belarusian athletes from competing in ...

Our collective approach throughout has therefore never been one of discrimination simply on the basis of nationality, but these strong concerns need to be dealt with by the IOC.” [called the IOC a “promoter of war, murder and destruction”](https://cnn.com/2023/01/31/sport/russia-ukraine-war-international-olympic-committee-spt-intl/index.html) in light of the announcement last month – remarks the IOC rejected as “defamatory statements.” [statement](https://olympics.com/ioc/news/q-a-on-solidarity-with-ukraine-sanctions-against-russia-and-belarus-and-the-status-of-athletes-from-these-countries) published to its website, the IOC said it “cannot speculate” about whether Russian and Belarusian athletes would compete at the Paris Olympics. [its decision last month to create a pathway](https://cnn.com/2023/01/25/sport/ioc-russian-belarusian-athletes-olympic-games-spt-intl/index.html) for Russian and Belarusian athletes to participate in next year’s [Paris Olympics](https://cnn.com/2023/02/03/sport/paris-olympics-boycott-russia-belarus-spt-intl/index.html) as “neutral athletes.” The office of the high commission of Human Rights commended the IOC’s move to allow Russian and Belarus athletes to compete as neutrals, urging the governing body to ensure “the non-discrimination of any athlete on the basis of their nationality.” The United States and more than 30 other “like-minded” countries are backing a proposed ban of Russian and Belarusian athletes from competing in international sports, according to a joint

A leaked document from President Putin's office reveals plans to create a "union state" which would bring Belarus under Russian control by 2030.

This would involve gradually creating stronger pro-Russia sentiment, expanding Russia's military presence there, and making it easier for citizens to get Russian passports. By 2025, the document says, there should also be a bigger Russian military presence in Belarus, an easier way for Belarusian citizens to get Russian passports, and a "sustainable pro-Russian groups of influence in Belarusian politics, military and business," according to Yahoo News. It is a roadmap for the absorption of Belarus by Russia." By 2022, it advocates for the "formation of pro-Russian sentiments in political and military elites and the population" as well as "limiting the influence of 'nationalist' and pro-Western forces in Belarus," and changes to Belarus' constitution to be more pro-Russia. - The plan is to create a "union state" led by Russia by 2030, the document says. Russia plans to take over ally and neighbor Belarus by 2030, according to a leaked document from President Vladimir Putin's executive office, obtained by a group of European journalists from outlets across the continent.

The British government issued the joint statement on Monday on behalf of "more than 30 like-minded nations", which held a summit addressed by Ukraine ...

Russian Sports Minister Oleg Matytsin said on Feb. “The IOC appreciates the constructive questions with regard to the definition of the neutrality of athletes with a Russian or Belarusian passport, while noting that the explicit human rights concerns expressed by two special rapporteurs of the United Nations Human Rights Council have not been addressed in the statement.” The Australian government said on Tuesday it was aligned with 34 other nations on the call for the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to ban Russian and Belarusian athletes from its competitions, despite not being marked as a signatory to the statement.

The Minister of State for Sport and Physical Education, Thomas Byrne, today joined 33 other Sport Ministers from across Europe, North America, ...

Russia and Belarus have been suspended from international competition since the IOC recommended, on 28 February 2022, that Russian and Belarussian athletes not be permitted to compete. Last updated on Published on

Canada was among the governments of 35 countries signing a statement calling on the IOC to clarify the definition of "neutrality"

Also last week, European Union lawmakers condemned the IOC’s efforts to reintegrate Russia into world sports. “History will show who is doing more for peace. Our collective approach throughout has therefore never been one of discrimination simply on the basis of nationality, but these strong concerns need to be dealt with by the IOC.” Russia invaded Ukraine a year ago Friday and Belarus has been Russia’s closest ally. Those five countries brought nearly one-fifth of all athletes to the Tokyo Games in 2021. Article content

Journalists got an insight into the internal document of the Russian authorities entitled "Strategic goals of the Russian Federation pertaining to Belarus".

According to the mentioned document, Russia should increase its military presence in the country, the number of Russian media and achieve the supremacy of the Russian language over Belarusian. Russian authorities expect to adapt Belarusian legislation to Russian by 2030, take control of the country's foreign policy and manage it in the interests of the Russian Federation. This opinion, Meduza pointed out, was also expressed by the US Ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), Michael Carpenter: Back in 2019, it was announced that the countries managed to agree on 28 union programs related to economic issues such as the harmonization of monetary policy and tax legislation. It is written on only 17 pages, and the political, defense, trade and social goals of the Russian authorities in Belarus are divided into short-term (until 2022), medium-term (until 2025) and long-term (2030) plans. According to the same source, the main staff of the army, the FSB agency (formerly the KGB), the GRU, the foreign military intelligence agency and the presidential administration led by Vladimir Putin participated in the development of the plan.

Belarusian foreign minister Vladimir Makei, 64, died in November from a suspected suicide, contrary to the official version claiming that he had suffered a ...

And after his heights, he did not see himself anywhere else.” He cited sources “close to the Russian special services.” Nevzlin claimed that the effects of the poison resemble those of a heart attack, a stroke or heart failure. “Makei’s friends say he was painfully upset by the collapse of the course he was leading,” reported Nasha Niva, adding that those close to him did not believe he was murdered.

BERLIN - Russia is planning to absorb neighboring Belarus by 2030, according to a document allegedly leaked from Russia's presidential admin...

The subdivision of Putin's Presidential Administration was set up in October 2018. The document, which reportedly dates back to the summer of 2021, sets out a plan to infiltrate Belarus politically, economically and militarily. The agreement sets a legal basis for integration between the two countries.