The IOC approved 14 athletes from Russia and 11 Belarusians with neutral status to compete at the Paris Olympics, in a first list from some sports published Saturday. Five sports, though not tennis, swimming or judo, were assessed by an International Olympic Committee vetting panel in the first round of decisions. Cycling, gymnastics, taekwondo, weightlifting […]
The IOC approved 14 athletes from Russia and 11 Belarusians with neutral status to compete at the Paris Olympics, in a first list from some sports published Saturday. Five sports, though not tennis, swimming or judo, were assessed by an International Olympic Committee vetting panel in the first round of decisions. Cycling, gymnastics, taekwondo, weightlifting […]
Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU) has stated that companies in Russia and its satellite state Belarus have not reached an agreement on the cost of parts and components for Grad multiple-launch rocket systems (MLRS). Source: DIU Details: The Belarusian contractor, Volatavto, is under contract to supply 250 units of products necessary for the production and […]
Lithuania plans to screen 18,000 Belarusians who came to the country before 2022 and require them to fill out a questionnaire that asks, among other questions, their view on the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Migration Department Director Evelina Gudzinskaite told Lithuanian news agency ELTA on Feb. 27. The questionnaire has been required since November 2022 […]
Belarusians will cast their votes on Sunday in tightly controlled parliamentary and local elections that seem set to continue the rule of President Alexander Lukashenko. Mr Lukashenko has presided over the former Soviet blocnation for nearly 30 years and has frequently accused the West of trying to use the vote to undermine his government and […]
At least 1,645 Belarusian men and women have been detained for expressing anti-war views since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. 82 of them have been convicted of criminal offences and sentenced to prison terms ranging from 1 to 23 years. Source: the Belarusian human rights centre Viasna Details: Human rights activists say that 13 individuals in […]
The court of the Polish city of Lublin has found 14 citizens of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine guilty of preparing sabotage operations in favour of Moscow as a part of a spy network on Tuesday, 19 December. Source: European Pravda with reference to AFP Details: The 16 people of interest were accused of espionage in […]
Flag bearers Sofya Velikaya and Maxim Mikhaylov of Team ROC (Russian Olympic Committee) participate in the Opening Ceremony of the 2020 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium in Tokyo, on July 23, 2021. Patrick Smith/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Patrick Smith/Getty Images Flag bearers Sofya Velikaya and Maxim Mikhaylov of Team ROC (Russian Olympic Committee) […]