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Russia extends military mission in Belarus indefinitely

French President Emmanuel Macron made phone calls to the leaders of Russia and Ukraine on Sunday as part of ongoing diplomatic efforts to find a peaceful solution to the escalating crisis in eastern Ukraine. The talks came on the same day an estimated 30,000 Russian troops had their mission in Belarus extended indefinitely. Al Jazeera’s Zein Basravi reports. – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish/ – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera/ – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #Belarus #Russia #Ukraine

Russia-Ukraine crisis: Belarus warns it could host nuclear weapons

Belarus is ready to host nuclear weapons if threatened from the West. That is the warning from President Alexander Lukashenko, as he visited a training ground where joint military drills with Russia are said to be wrapping up. Lukashenko is due to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin shortly. Al Jazeera’s @Step Vaessen reports from Luninets, near the border with Ukraine. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Russia #Ukraine #Belarus

Russia’s increasing military activity in Belarus raises concerns

Russian troops have been conducting drills in Belarus. It is the largest deployment of Russian forces there since the end of the Cold War. And NATO believes it is a potential starting point for an invasion of Ukraine. Al Jazeera’s Step Vaessen reports from the Zyabrovka airfield in Belarus, near the Ukrainian border. #Russia #Belarus

Russia’s military drills near Ukraine border raise invasion fears

Russian troops are carrying out large-scale military drills in Belarus, as well as naval drills in the Black Sea near the border with Ukraine. Kyiv says the war games make navigating critical waterways “virtually impossible”. Al Jazeera’s @Charles Stratford reports from Kharkiv in eastern Ukraine. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Ukraine #Russia #Invasion

Top Story with Tom Llamas – Jan. 31 | NBC News NOW

Millions of Americans are still digging out from last weekend’s record-breaking nor’easter as another major storm takes aim, tensions are rising over the buildup of Russian troops at the Ukraine border following a heated sparring match between American and Russian diplomats at a United Nations meeting, former President Trump promises to pardon anyone who took part in the capitol riot if he runs and is reelected president in 2024, and tributes are pouring in for former Miss USA after her apparent death by suicide in New York City.  » Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC » Watch more NBC video: http://bit.ly/MoreNBCNews NBC News Digital is a collection of innovative and powerful […]

Why Ukraine matters so much to Russia’s Putin

For Russian President Vladimir Putin, the issue of Ukraine is much more than NATO’s potential expansion eastward. The fall of the Soviet Union was a huge setback for Moscow and its influence, and the loss of Ukraine was particularly tough pill to swallow. Thus far, Ukraine has largely rejected Putin’s attempts to bring the former Soviet republic back into Russia’s orbit, despite his view that they share a “single historic and spiritual space”. Al Jazeera’s Bernard Smith explains why Ukraine matters so much to Putin. – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish/ – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera/ – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #Russia #Ukraine

Why peace in Bosnia is under threat | Start Here

Bosnia is facing its most serious political crisis since the war ended in the 1990s. What’s going on? And why is Serb politician Milorad Dodik at the centre of it all? #AJStartHere with Sandra Gathmann explains ⤵️ Check out our other Start Here episodes https://bit.ly/3o0BEIW Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ And let us know in the comments if there’s a topic you find confusing and would like Start Here to cover ⤵️ #bosnia #bosniaherzegovina #bosnia_herzegovina_tensions

Top Story With Tom Llamas – Jan. 20 | NBC News NOW

Millions of Americans brace for a second winter storm this week as weather alerts are in effect from coast to coast, body cam video shows first responders rescuing three people from a frozen lake in New Jersey, the body of a missing Texas mother found after four years, and Andrea Mitchell and former allied commander at NATO Admiral Stavridis joins the show following Ukraine stating the country could be heading into combat.  » Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC » Watch more NBC video: http://bit.ly/MoreNBCNews NBC News Digital is a collection of innovative and powerful news brands that deliver compelling, diverse and engaging news stories. NBC News Digital features NBCNews.com, MSNBC.com, […]