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Joe Biden speaks with Belarusian opposition leader Tsikhanouskaya

Biden spoke with the Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya aboard Air Force One and underscored continued support for the Belarusian people in defending and advancing human rights

Atom-smashing CERN lab ratchets up measures against Russia, Belarus

The CERN Council, the governing body of the Geneva-based lab with 23 member states, announced Friday that its scientists will suspend participation in all scientific committees in Russia

Australia imposes sanctions on Lukashenko, says Belarus supporting Russia

Citing Belarus' continuous strategic support to Russia and its military forces, Australia has placed sanctions on Belarusian President and members of his family along with 22 Russians

Putin 'in better shape than ever', says Belarus President

Alexander Lukashenko dismissed the notion that Putin, who is 69, was not at the height of his powers

Ukraine war: Russia, Belarus banned from multi-sport Euro Championships

Athletes from Russia and Belarus were formally banned from the multi-sport European Championships in August. Organizers of the Aug. 11-21 championships in Munich, Germany, said they supported decisions by officials from the nine individual sports not to invite Russian and Belarusian athletes and officials. They have followed guidance from the International Olympic Committee. We are united in our condemnation of Russia's war on Ukraine, organizing committee chairman Libor Varhank said. The sports are canoeing, cycling, gymnastics, rowing, sport climbing, table tennis, track and field, triathlon and volleyball. Though swimming is an exception among Olympic sports in trying to let Russians continue competing, it is not part of the collective European Championships format launched in 2018.

Top Wikipedia editor arrested for editing articles on Russian invasion

Prominent Wikipedia editor Mark Bernstein has been detained in Belarus for editing Wikipedia articles about Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Amazon halts product shipments to Russia, suspends Prime Video access

Additionally, the company will no longer be accepting new Russia or Belarus-based customers for its AWS cloud computing services

Amazon suspends shipments, Prime Video streaming in Russia amid Ukraine war

Amazon has suspended shipment of retail products to customers based in Russia and Belarus, and will no longer provide customers with access to its streaming service Prime Video in Russia

Civilians set to start leaving Ukrainian city of Sumy: Deputy PM Vereshchuk

Civilians will start leaving the besieged Ukrainian city of Sumy on Tuesday under an agreement with Russia on the establishment of a humanitarian corridor, Ukrainian Deputy PM Iryna Vereshchuk said

3rd round of Russia-Ukraine talks end with no significant results: Report

Russian and Ukrainian negotiators on Monday failed to achieve significant results during their third round of peace talks held in Belarus

South Korea to implement export ban against Belarus amid Ukraine crisis

South Korea will ban exports of strategic items to Belarus starting this week as the former Soviet republic has been supporting Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the finance ministry has said.

American Express announces suspension of operations in Russia, Belarus

American Express on Sunday announced the suspension of its operations in Russia and Belarus over the ongoing military operation in Ukraine.This comes a day after credit card and payment giants Mastercard and Visa announced that they were suspending operations in Russia and that their cards issued by Russian banks will no longer work outside the country."In light of Russia's ongoing, unjustified attack on the people of Ukraine, American Express is suspending all operations in Russia. As a result, globally issued American Express cards will no longer work at merchants or ATMs in Russia," American Express said in a statement."Additionally, cards issued locally in Russia by Russian banks will no longer work outside of the country on the American Express global network. We are also terminating all business operations in Belarus," the statement added.Al Kelly, chief executive officer of Visa, on Saturday said the ongoing threat to peace and stability demands that the company responds in ...

Ukraine crisis: Airbnb joins Western corporate shutdowns in Russia

The US-based Airbnb has decided to suspend all operations in Belarus and Russia, The Kyiv Independent reported quoting the company's CEO, Brian Chesky

Second round of Ukraine-Russia talks to take place today: Report

Delegations from Russia and Ukraine are set to meet for a second round of talks in Belarus on Thursday, and a Ukrainian presidential advisor confirmed that their representatives were on the way

Russian, Belarusian athletes out of Paralympics in stunning about-face

In a stunning reversal, Russian and Belarusian athletes have been banned from the Winter Paralympic Games for their countries' roles in the war in Ukraine, the International Paralympic Committee

Ukraine crisis: US hits Russia and its ally Belarus with new sanctions

The US Commerce Department also announced additional export controls on oil and gas extraction equipment that would hurt Russia's refining capacity over the long term

Ukraine crisis: UK piles on further sanctions on Russia, Belarus

Britain has piled on further sanctions against Russia and also imposed a first wave of punitive measures against Belarus for its role in the invasion of Ukraine.

Kremlin says Russia ready to resume talks with Ukraine today evening

A Kremlin spokesman says a Russian delegation will be ready on Wednesday evening to resume talks with Ukrainian officials about the war in Ukraine.

Belarus President accidentally revealed Moldova will be invaded next

Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko appears to have indicated Vladimir Putin's forces have plans to invade Moldova, Daily Mail reported.

Tennis players from Russia, Belarus to keep competing in ATP, WTA events

Post Russian invasion in Ukraine, the Association of Tennis Professionals announced that the players from Russia and Belarus will be allowed to compete in ATP and World Tennis Association events