Lithuania shuts down two largest airports, border — after smugglers’ balloons violate airspace

The helium balloons lofted by smugglers came across the Belarusian border and shutdown air traffic until early Saturday ...
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Minsk asks for talks with Kyiv, as Lukashenko seeks to end Belarus’ isolation

Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has opened the door to direct dialogue with Kyiv as part of negotiations to end Russia ...
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Belarus seeks talks with Kyiv amid efforts to break Western isolation

The head of Belarus' State Security Committee Ivan Tertel claimed on Oct. 19 that his agency is prepared to engage in ...

Putin says U.S. sanctions are ‘serious’ but won’t make Russia stop war

President Donald Trump’s sanctions against two of Russia’s largest oil companies come as the European Union passes its 19th ...

Russia and Ukraine Are No Closer to Cease-Fire After Trump’s Pressure on Zelensky

U.S. president wants a swift end to the conflict, but both sides are digging in over the region in Ukraine’s east.

U.S. Imposes Substantial New Sanctions on Russian Oil Giants

The measures against Lukoil and Rosneft come as negotiations over ending the war in Ukraine have stalled.

Russia furious as Trump sanctions target the heart of Putin's war economy

Days after canceling a planned summit with Putin, citing a lack of progress toward ending the war in Ukraine, Trump took a ...