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Poland-Belarus tension: Warsaw says it will deploy troops to border

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NATO member Poland says is sending 10,000 troops to its border with Belarus. Tensions between Warsaw and Minsk – which is Russia’s ally – have been rising recently. Poland says two Belarussian helicopters briefly entered its airspace, last week. The government is also concerned about the border area since hundreds of Wagner mercenaries arrived in Belarus, as part of a deal that ended a mutiny in Russia in June. Al Jazeera’s Osama Bin Javaid joins us now from Poland’s border with Belarus for the latest updates. 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: […]

Any Polish aggression on Belarus is attack on Russia, Putin says

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Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has warned Poland against any aggression towards his neighbour and ally, Belarus. NATO member Poland denies it has any territorial ambitions towards Belarus and has summoned Moscow’s ambassador in protest. Al Jazeera’s Michael Appel reports. 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 #Putin #Poland #Belarus #Moscow #WagnerGroup #NATO #AlJazeeraEnglish

After brief exile in Belarus, Wagner boss in Russia: Lukashenko

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Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko says the leader of Russia’s Wagner mercenary group, has returned to Russia suggesting he’s in St. Petersburg. He also says the offer to have Wagner fighters stationed in his country still stands. Yevgeny Prigozhin had gone into exile in Belarus after his brief mutiny — in a deal agreed with Russian President Vladimir Putin. There has been much speculation in recent weeks regarding his whereabouts, with the mercenary leader not being seen in public since the mutiny. Journalist Yulia Shapovalova is in Moscow for the latest updates. And Pavel Felgenhauer is a Defense and Military Analyst he joins us on Skype from Moscow for his analysis. […]

Wagner mutiny: Putin meets his defence and security officials

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President Vladimir Putin has said for the first time that the Wagner mercenary group is fully backed by the state. He said it cost his nation a billion dollars last year. Russia’s president congratulated his forces and hailed their efforts to stop what he called a “civil war”. The head of Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin, has landed in the Belarusian capital, Minsk. Al Jazeera’s Rory Challands reports. – 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 #Aljazeeraenglish #News #Russia

Russian and Belarus defence ministers sign deal on stationing tactical nuclear weapons

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Defence Ministers from Russia and Belarus have signed a deal to station on the deployment of tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus. Russian President Vladimir Putin made the announcement in March. to station the weapons in the territory of his close regional ally. He said 10 aircraft capable of carrying tactical nuclear weapons are already in Belarus, and that a storage facility will be completed by July. It will be the first transfer of nuclear weapons to another country since the mid-1990s. Let’s speak to journalist Yulia Shapovalova in Moscow. – 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 […]

Nobel Peace Prize winners hailed for ‘outstanding courage’

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Reactions have poured in after human rights advocates Ales Bialiatski of Belarus, Russia’s Memorial group, and Ukraine’s Center for Civil Liberties won the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize. The highly symbolic choice of laureates from three nations at the centre of the Ukraine war was mostly greeted with praise. Al Jazeera’s Jonah Hull reports from Oslo, Norway. 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/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #nobelprize2022 #NobelPrize #Russia #Ukraine #Belarus #ukrainewar #ukrainerussiawar

Russian forces closing in on Ukraine’s capital

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As armoured vehicles keep pouring into Ukraine, Russian forces are getting closer to the capital, Kyiv. Millions of Ukrainians have fled to the western city of Lviv. Although Ukrainian forces continue to offer stiff resistance, the front lines are edging closer to the country’s heart. Al Jazeera’s Leah Harding 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/ #Ukraine #Russia

Russia sees sanctions hit with currency value drop

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The United States has announced additional sanctions against Russia’s central bank. They prohibit Americans from doing any business with the bank and freeze any of its assets held in the US. In a meeting with ministers about the sanctions, Russian President Vladimir Putin described the West as an “empire of lies”. Al Jazeera’s Bernard Smith has more from Moscow. #Russia #Ukraine

Russia-Ukraine: Is Russia’s invasion going to plan?

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Russia continues to advance into Ukraine, but experts say it’s been met with heavy resistance and logistical problems. We look at what’s happened so far and what it could mean for the war.

Russia extends military mission in Belarus indefinitely

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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