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|Published on: 18th December 2025|Categories: News| The construction of fencing along Finland’s eastern border is almost complete in Lapland.

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Media facing intensified crackdown The plight of journalists in Belarus persecuted for just doing their job is being highlighted by the International Federation of Journalists, backed by the NUJ. Currently, 37 journalists remain behind bars and 39...

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(MENAFN) Belarusian Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin revealed on Wednesday that the forthcoming Zapad-2025 military drills will incorporate training exercises involving nuclear weapons and Russia's sophisticated Oreshnik missile system.

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(MENAFN) European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Monday warned that conditions at the Lithuania-Belarus border are deteriorating due to increasing incursions of smuggling balloons.

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(MENAFN) Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on Thursday cautioned that Western nations are escalating military pressures along Belarus’ frontier, speaking to fellow leaders of a regional bloc in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

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(MENAFN) President Alexander Lukashenko cautioned on Thursday that Western governments are generating escalating military risks along Belarus’ frontier, during an address to fellow leaders of a regional coalition in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

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(MENAFN) Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) on Wednesday warned that Russia and Belarus are intensifying hybrid operations against the European Union, pointing to repeated airspace violations, drone incursions, and sabotage of critical...

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(MENAFN) European Parliament members sounded the alarm Wednesday over what they described as an escalating hybrid warfare campaign by Russia and Belarus targeting the EU, pointing to repeated airspace breaches, unmanned aerial incursions, and...

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(MENAFN) The Lithuanian government announced Wednesday it will reopen its border with Belarus earlier than initially planned, media reported.

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(MENAFN) Poland has resumed operations at two major border checkpoints with Belarus after years-long closures driven by worsening bilateral relations, local media reported Monday.

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(MENAFN) Poland has reopened two border crossings with Belarus that had been closed in recent years amid deteriorating bilateral relations, local media reported Monday.

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(MENAFN) Over 1,100 commercial vehicles remain trapped at the Belarus-Lithuania frontier following Lithuania's unilateral decision to shut down the crossing, Belarus's Foreign Ministry announced Monday.

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(MENAFN) Belarus announced on Monday that more than 1,100 trucks remain stuck at its border with Lithuania following a unilateral closure imposed by Vilnius.

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(MENAFN) Belarus reported on Monday that more than 1,100 trucks remain stuck at its border with Lithuania following a unilateral closure by Vilnius.

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(MENAFN) Lithuania’s Foreign Minister, Kestutis Budrys, has rejected engaging in border negotiations under conditions set by Belarus, following an order from President Alexander Lukashenko to initiate talks with Lithuanian officials. “I don’t...

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(MENAFN) US President Donald Trump unveiled Sunday his nomination of attorney John Coale as special envoy to Belarus, crediting him with orchestrating the freedom of 100 detained individuals. "I am pleased to announce that John Coale, Esq., known...

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(MENAFN) Lithuania’s president has expressed doubts about the effectiveness of U.S. efforts to sway Belarus away from Moscow through intensified diplomacy. "This is how the United States is trying to separate Belarus from Russia, and I think we...

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(MENAFN) Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on Tuesday denounced Lithuania’s decision to shut its border with Belarus indefinitely, calling it a “crazy scam.” The move came a day after Lithuanian Prime Minister Inga Ruginiene announced...

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(MENAFN) Lithuania has announced plans to indefinitely close its border with Belarus and authorize the military to shoot down any balloons entering its airspace, after a series of aerial incursions disrupted air travel and border operations over...