Peace, Board and Belarus
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Exiled Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya warned Donald Trump against trusting her country’s authoritarian leader, whom the US president invited to joint his Board of Peace initiative.
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Putin deploys Mach 10 nuclear arsenal in Belarus—5500 km strike range puts European capitals in crosshairs
Russia has deployed nuclear-capable Oreshnik hypersonic missiles to the Krichev-6 airbase in eastern Belarus, bringing one of its most advanced strike systems to NATO's immediate frontier. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has said no more than about a dozen missiles will be based there under the Union State security treaty,
Norway was invited to serve on the board as well, but refused the offer. The Norwegian Foreign Ministry did not provide an immediate explanation.
Maria Kalesnikava says isolation will push nation closer to Russia, in her first comments since being released from prison
On January 22nd, President of Belarus Aleksandr Lukashenko signed Decree No. 31, which aims to improve Belarus’ customs authorities
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has signed Decree No. 19, establishing a legal framework for bitcoin and crypto banks.
The International Ice Hockey Federation will not allow youth teams from Russia and Belarus to compete during this upcoming season.
Russiaʼs Ministry of Defence (MoD) declared in a 30 December 2025 online post that it had put on combat duty a Strategic Missile Forces unit equipped with the
Latvia will stop regular bus routes to Belarus and Russia, reports Infotrans Media Belarus. Instead of a direct ban on travel, the country's authorities have decided not to renew transportation licenses. This means that as soon as the licenses expire, the bus routes will be closed.
While Russian and Belarusian national and club teams won't be reintegrated into IIHF championships in 2026-27, the IIHF will consider reintegrating U-18 players in 2027-28.
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Why Belarus speaks Russian but isn’t Russia
Belarus isn’t part of Russia because it formed through a different historical path, shaped by the Kievan Rus, then pulled west into the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth for centuries.