Russia and Ukraine exchange 300 prisoners in a UAE-brokered deal. Freed Russian troops receive medical care in Belarus; Ukraine remains silent. Rising POW numbers fuel concerns as Russia gains ground on the battlefield. Russia and Ukraine have conducted a large-scale prisoner exchange, with each side releasing 150 captured soldiers, according to the Russian Ministry of … Read more
This declaration was made by the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin He compared the move to the US stationing its weapons in Europe Belarus shares a long border Ukraine Eko Hot Blog reports that Russia will station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, President Vladimir Putin has said. EDITOR’S PICKS Saudi Arabia:US Man Jailed Over Tweets … Read more
Belarusian Nobel Prize winner, Ales Bialiatski has bagged a 10 year jail term over smuggling charges. The charges however has been criticized by the German government for being an attack on civil society. The Germany Foreign Minister believes the charges were brought against the Nobel Laurette for political reasons motivated by his previous activism against … Read more
Chinese President and Belarus leader issued the statement after talks in Beijing China announced a plan for peace talks last week The Belarus leader praised China’s peace plan Eko Hot Blog reports that the leaders of China and Belarus have expressed their “extreme interest” in a peaceful resolution in Ukraine. EDITOR’S PICKS JUST IN: Supreme … Read more
Belarus has warned Zelensky that there will be ‘catastrophic consequences’ as Ukrainian missile ‘landed in its territory.’ EKO HOT BLOG reports that Belarus has called upon the Ukrainian ambassador following claims that a Ukrainian missile landed in Belarus on Thursday as part of the fighting between Russia and Ukraine. It is claimed that an S-300 … Read more
The Foreign Minister of Belarus,Vladimir Makel has died at the age of 64, reports the foreign ministry. Eko Hot Blog reports that the Foreign Ministry said in its official Facebook account, without providing more details about the circumstances surrounding the foreign minister’s death “Vladimir Makei, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus, has … Read more
A Belarusian activist as well as Russian and Ukraine human rights groups have won the 2022 Nobel Prize for Peace. Eko Hot Blog reports that detained activist Ales Bialiatski from Belarus, Russian human rights organisation, Memorial, and Ukrainian group, the Center for Civil Liberties, were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday. EDITOR’S PICKS French … Read more
Russia To Supply Nuclear-Capable Missiles To Belarus. Putin told Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko at a meeting in St. Petersburg the missile systems. EDITOR’S PICK Ukraine War: West Must ‘Prepare For War’, Says Ex-Nato Chief As Putin Unleashes Cruise Missiles In Ukraine Elon Musk Stages $43bn Hostile Takeover Of Twitter Ukraine Crisis: Russia In Retreat As … Read more
Belarus shares a border with Ukraine and Russia sent troops from there when it launched its invasion Russia’s Vladimir Putin helped Lukashenko cling to power in 2020 after his widely disputed presidential re-election sparked mass protests EDITOR’S PICK West Must ‘Prepare For War’, Says Ex-Nato Chief As Putin Unleashes Cruise Missiles In Ukraine Elon Musk … Read more
Russia’s aim is to demilitarise Ukraine and render it neutral It is also asking that two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine – the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic and Luhansk People’s Republic – are formally recognised EKO HOT BLOG reports that a Ukrainian delegation said Thursday it was en route for a second round of ceasefire … Read more
The peace talks between Ukraine and Russia ended fruitless after Putin ordered another major strike. Ukrainian parliament member, Rudik, revealed that Monday’s negotiations between her country and Russia at the Belarus-Ukraine border only ended in “heavier airstrikes in Kyiv. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Rudik, who recently released photographs of herself preparing to go enter … Read more
The feud between President Vladimir Putin of Russia and Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine is a long-standing debate that everyone must pay drastic attention to. Prior to the crisis, Putin had undermined the notion of Ukraine as an independent nation. He also launched a barrage of accusations against the government in Kyiv that were widely seen … Read more
Ukraine has asked for a ceasefire ahead of peace talks President Zelensky says the next 24 hours – the fifth day of the Russian invasion – will be “crucial” for Ukraine EKO HOT BLOG reports that Ukraine delegation has arrived for peace talks with Russia at the Belarus border. Russia and Ukraine were preparing Monday … Read more
The White House and several EU nations announced the expulsion of certain Russian banks from the SWIFT banking system Saturday evening Talks between Russian and Ukrainian delegations will take place Monday on the Ukrainian-Belarusian border EKO HOT BLOG reports that an Ukrainian delegation will meet with a Russian delegation on Monday for talks on the … Read more
Ukraine’s President Zelensky had on Sunday morning rejected offers to hold talks with a Russian delegation in Belarus Vladimir Putin says he is moving the country’s nuclear deterrent to “special alert” although it does not mean Russia intends to use the weapons EKO HOT BLOG reports that Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday accused Ukrainian … Read more
Russian troops have entered Ukraine’s second-largest city Kharkiv with air raid sirens having gone off in Kyiv this morning and a blast heard The US, Germany and the Netherlands are sending more weapons to aid Ukraine’s war effort EKO HOT BLOG reports that Russia says a delegation has arrived in Belarus – ostensibly for talks … Read more
Putin announced the start of a military operation against Ukraine in the early hours of Thursday The West has imposed a barrage of international sanctions on Moscow in response EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Kremlin on Friday said President Vladimir Putin was ready to send a delegation to Belarus for talks with Ukraine, as … Read more
Russia has repeatedly denied any plans to invade Ukraine despite massing more than 100,000 troops at the border… EKO HOT BLOG reports that Russia and Belarus have started 10 days of joint military drills amid ongoing fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine. Belarus is a close ally of Russia and has a long border … Read more
EU Slaps New Sanctions on Belarus as Border Crisis Worsens NATO’s warning comes only days after Russia and Belarus demonstrated their military power in combined parachute manoeuvres near Poland. EKO HOT BLOG reports that as military movements and accusations continue to stress a fragile political order in the area, the European Union has announced further … Read more
British troops deployed to support Poland on Belarus border EU leaders have dubbed Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko’s pushing of thousands of migrants to the country’s border with Poland a “hybrid war.” EKO HOT BLOG reports that as hundreds of migrants seek to cross the border into the EU, Britain is teaming forces with Poland by … Read more