Russia’s President Vladimir Putin is holding two days of talks with Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko in Saint Petersburg. It is Lukashenko’s first visit to Russia since the short-lived mutiny by the Wagner mercenary group. Al Jazeera’s Alex Baird has more. 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/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ #Russia #Kremlin #Belarus #Poland #YevgenyPrigozhin #WagnerGroup #VladimirPutin #AlJazeeraEnglish
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin is holding talks with Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko. Lukashenko’s first visit to Russia since he helped broker a deal to end mutiny by Wagner group. Belarusian leader said he was ‘keeping’ Russian Wagner mercenaries in central Belarus. Russia and Belarus both say Ukraine’s counteroffensive against Russia has failed. 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/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ #Russia #Kremlin #Belarus #Poland #YevgenyPrigozhin #WagnerGroup #VladimirPutin #AlJazeeraEnglish
Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin ordered his mercenaries to halt their march on Moscow to avoid “shedding Russian blood” and agreed to live in exile in Belarus – ending one of the biggest challenges to President Vladimir Putin’s decades-long rule. Prigozhin said while his men were just 200km (120 miles) from the Russian capital, he decided on Saturday to turn them back to prevent killings. “They wanted to disband the Wagner military company. We embarked on a march of justice on June 23. Now, the moment has come when blood could be spilled,” said Prigozhin in an audio message. “Understanding responsibility [for the chance] that Russian blood will be spilled on […]
President Vladimir Putin has said Russia’s military action in Ukraine was “unavoidable” and pledged that its goals in the conflict will be achieved. His comments on Tuesday came after he flew into Russia’s far east Amur region where he met Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko. The visit marked Putin’s first known trip outside Moscow since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, sending tens of thousands of troops into the neighbouring country. Putin and Lukashenko visited the Vostochny Cosmodrome to mark Russia’s annual Cosmonautics Day, commemorating the first crewed space flight made in 1961 by the Russian Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin. Al Jazeera’s Dorsa Jabbari reports from Moscow. – Subscribe to our […]
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin oversaw military manoeuvres by strategic nuclear missile forces as the worst crisis since the Cold War grips Europe. The Kremlin said on Saturday that Russia successfully test-launched hypersonic and cruise missiles at sea and land-based targets during the exercises. Putin sat observing the war games on screens along with the president of neighbouring Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, from what the Kremlin described as a “situation centre”. “All the missiles hit their targets, confirming their performance objectives,” the Kremlin said, adding the drills included Tu-95 bombers and submarines. Al Jazeera’s Dorsa Jabbari reports from Moscow. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – […]
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
Tens of thousands of people have again marched through the Belarusian capital on Sunday, demanding the President’s resignation. There have been protests ever since a disputed election in early August, in which incumbent President Alexander Lukashenko was declared the winner, but many allege the vote was rigged. Al Jazeera’s Step Vaessen reports from Minsk, Belarus. – 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/ #Belerus #BelarusProtests #AljazeeraEnglish
Tens of thousands of people marched through Minsk on Sunday calling on Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko to step down in mass demonstrations that showed no sign of abating nearly a month after the election his opponents say was rigged. Columns of protesters defied a government warning not to march, waving red-and-white opposition flags and shouting “go away” and “you’re a rat”. The human rights group Spring-96 said at least 70 people were arrested. Russia’s Interfax news agency reported several people were injured when police broke up a protest outside a state-run tractor factory. Al Jazeera’s Bernard Smith reports from neighbouring Lithuania. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter […]
In an unprecedented act, workers at a factory shouted down Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko, who has long been referred to as the father of the nation. Protesters across the country have made it clear they want Alexander Lukashenko out. The main opposition leader, Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, said she is ready to lead a transition and is calling on the security forces to switch sides. EU leaders will hold an emergency meeting on the issue on Wednesday. Al Jazeera’s Step Vaessen reports from Minsk. – 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/ #Belerus #BelarusProtests #Lukashenko
