Nov 10 Merkel asks Putin to ‘exert his influence’ on Belarus regime over migrants By Vanessa Gera, Monika Scislowska, Geir Moulson, Associated Press Poland’s Defense Ministry and local police reported Wednesday that multiple groups of migrants tried to enter the country late Tuesday and early Wednesday but that all the people who made it were detained. Continue reading
Nov 08 Watch 4:13 News Wrap: U.S. reopens to vaccinated international travelers In our news wrap Monday, the United States fully reopens to most travelers for the first time since before the pandemic. The U.S. charged two hackers — a Ukrainian and a Russian — in a string of major ransomware attacks. Continue watching
Oct 29 Polish lawmakers approve anti-migrant wall on Belarus border By Associated Press Poland is accusing the Belarusian regime of encouraging and aiding migrants from the Middle East and Africa to seek entry to the EU through its territory to destabilize the whole bloc. Continue reading
Oct 29 Belarus forces U.S. to close public diplomacy, USAID offices By Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press Belarus has forced the closure of the U.S. Embassy's Public Diplomacy and USAID offices in a move that comes amid the tensions with the U.S. and its allies over Belarusian authorities' crackdown on protests. Continue reading
Oct 26 Poland plans ‘radical’ strengthening of its military By Vanessa Gera, Associated Press Jaroslaw Kaczynski said Tuesday that the legislation is aimed at "radically" strengthening the military as the European Union nation faces migration pressure from its eastern neighbor Belarus. Continue reading
Sep 21 U.N. agencies want access to asylum-seekers stuck at EU border By Associated Press The governments of Poland and Lithuania introduced states of emergency that deny entry to certain border areas to anyone except border guards and security services. Continue reading
Sep 06 Belarus court gives opposition activists lengthy sentences By Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press A court in Belarus has sentenced two leading opposition activists to lengthy prison terms, the latest move in the relentless crackdown Belarusian authorities have unleashed on dissent in the wake of last year’s anti-government protests. Continue reading
Sep 03 EU leader ‘deplores’ Belarus behavior amid migrant standoff By Associated Press EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell spoke Friday hours after a state of emergency took effect in areas of eastern Poland following a surge in illegal migration. Continue reading
Aug 09 Biden imposes sanctions against Belarus’ Lukashenko regime By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press President Joe Biden says the United States is levying new sanctions against Belarus, marking the one-year anniversary of Alexander Lukashenko's election win that the U.S. and international community said was fraught with irregularities. Continue reading
Aug 04 Belarus Olympic runner who feared going home lands in Poland By Vladimir Isachenkov, David Keyton, Associated Press Deputy Foreign Minister Marcin Przydacz said Krystsina Tsimanouskaya had arrived in the Polish capital after flying from Tokyo via Vienna, a route apparently chosen to confuse those who would endanger her safety. Her husband fled Belarus this week and Poland… Continue reading