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Political prisoner who refused to leave Belarus is returned to penal colony
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Ukrainska Pravda
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Mikola Statkevich. Photo: Nasha Niva Mikola Statkevich, a Belarusian political prisoner who was among 52 people released by the Belarusian authorities on 11 September, is back in prison after he refused to leave Belarus. Source: Belarusian...
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Irina Vlah reacts to Lithuania’s ban: “We take note and move forward”
0 The President of the “Heart of Moldova” Political Party, Irina Vlah, considers the decision of the Lithuanian authorities to ban her from entering the country as “strange”. In her opinion, her “friends” in Chisinau are “desperately” trying to...
Owner: Valeriu Vasilica
Drone is 'neutralised' over Poland's presidential palace in latest 'provocation' following Russian airspace intrusion and Tusk's tough stance with Putin
A drone was neutralised over Poland's presidential palace on Monday - days after an airspace intrusion last week that saw 19 Russian drones swarm Polish skies. The drone was spotted flying over the government site in Warsaw in what Poland says...
Owner: Jonathan Harmsworth
Lithuanian Defense Ministry: There Is A Peculiarity Of The West-2025 Exercise
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1 Belarusian and Russian armies practicing drone strikes. Defense Minister Dovile Shakaliene has said that the peculiarity of the current Russian-Belarusian exercise "Zapad" is that it focuses on the use of unmanned aerial vehicles. Her words are...
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Ebury Completes Acquisition of ArcaPay to Create Ebury Partners Lithuania
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Financial IT
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Ebury, the global fintech specialising in international payments and FX risk management, announces today that it has successfully completed the acquisition of ArcaPay, following regulatory approval from the Bank of Lithuania. The business will now...
Owner: Muzaffar Karabaev
Sorry, Europe is still very weak on Russia
The increasingly common consensus of the foreign policy commentariat is that while Europe has finally gotten its act together against Russia‘s threat, President Donald Trump remains Moscow’s weak pawn.This is inaccurate. Yes, Trump too often views...
Owner: Philip Anschutz
Lithuania to examine possible Russian drone incursion as opposition accuses defence ministry of withholding information
41Lithuania’s parliament is being urged to determine whether Russian drones crossed into the country’s airspace on 10 September, the same night Poland recorded multiple incursions. Opposition lawmaker Saulius Skvernelis said the Seimas National...
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Lithuania suspects its Defence Ministry could have concealed fact of Russian drone incursions
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Ukrainska Pravda
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Stock photo: Getty Images Saulius Skvernelis, former speaker of Lithuania’s parliament, has stated that the Committee on National Security and Defence will soon investigate whether Russian drones violated Lithuanian airspace at the same time...
Owner: Tomas Fiala
Jailed Catholic priests ‘used as hostages’ in Belarus
(OSV News) — Human rights campaigners have accused the Belarus government of using imprisoned Catholic priests as “hostages,” as a Polish Carmelite became the latest detained for alleged espionage. “The state sees Poland and the Catholic Church as...
Owner: Scott Richert
Belarus Denies Drone Involvement in Lithuanian and Polish Airspace Incidents
The President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, stated that Minsk allegedly has nothing to do with drones crossing Lithuania’s and Poland’s airspace. The information was reported through official channels. According to the regime’s leader, Minsk...
Owner: Terentyev Petro Alexandrovich
India participates in Russia-Belarus Zapad-2025 military drills for the first time
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APA
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India has deployed troops to Russian-led military exercises Zapad-2025, as tensions between New Delhi and Washington continue to grow, APA reports, citing The Times. The Zapad drills involve around 30,000 Russian and Belarusian troops, featuring...
Owner: Azerbaijani Government
Amnesty International Calls The Situation With Statkevich "enforced Disappearance"
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Nikolai Statkevich Human rights activists are demanding his release. Political prisoner released from the colony, leader of the Belarusian opposition Nikolai Statkevich has forcibly disappeared after refusing to be expelled from the country, his...
Owner: Fundacja Karta '97
Russia shows off conventional, nuclear military might in drills — raises tensions with NATO
A swarm of Russian drones flies into Poland in what officials there regard as a deliberate provocation. NATO responds by bolstering the alliance's air defences on its eastern flank. Moscow showcases its conventional and nuclear military might in...
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Belarus: Opposition Leader Statkevich reportedly returned to penal colony after refusing removal to Lithuania
15Belarusian opposition figure Mikalai (Mikola) Statkevich has reportedly been returned to a penal colony days after declining to cross into Lithuania, following his release as part of a group of 52 prisoners on 11 September. Independent outlet...
Owner: Gary Cartwright
UK government warns British travellers to be prepared for delays when new European exit and entry system is introduced next month
In less than a month, the European Union (EU) will begin introducing new border checks, with changes highlighted by the FCDO for anyone travelling to the Schengen Area. And, the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has issued...
Owner: Grupo Serra
What this week's Belarus-Russia military drill tells us about Lukashenko's new posturing
The Russian-Belarusian bilateral “Zapad” exercises, which Belarus hosts once every four years, usually attract a lot of attention. “Zapad-2017” was viewed by analysts as a preparation of the absorption of the country by Russia. “Zapad-2021” served...
Owner: Lisbeth Kirk
Drone is 'neutralised' over Poland's presidential palace in latest 'provocation' following Russian airspace intrusion and Tusk's tough stance with Putin
A drone was neutralised over Poland's presidential palace on Monday - days after an airspace intrusion last week that saw 19 Russian drones swarm Polish skies. The drone was spotted flying over the government site in Warsaw in what Poland says...
Owner: Jonathan Harmsworth
Investigators link parcel bomb attacks in Europe to Russian network
European authorities say a Russian-backed network orchestrated parcel bomb attacks last year that struck logistics hubs in Germany, Poland, and the United Kingdom. Lithuania’s Prosecutor General’s Office and Criminal Police Bureau said in a joint...
Owner: Craig Fuller
Russian Iskander missiles in Kaliningrad could be sign of weakness, experts say
A top view of a Transport Loader for the Iskander-M missile system during the Victory Day Parade in Moscow, Russia, on May 9, 2015. (Wikimedia) Just days after an "unprecedented" violation of Polish airspace by Russian drones, the Kremlin indulged...
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Russia shows off conventional and nuclear military might in drills, raises tensions with NATO
A swarm of Russian drones flies into Poland in what officials there regard as a deliberate provocation. NATO responds by bolstering the alliance's air defenses on its eastern flank. Moscow showcases its conventional and nuclear military might in...
Owner: Sahu Jain Family