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A Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile at Plesetsk testing field, Russia. AFP

Poland ready to host Nato nuclear weapons to deter Russia

EuropeApril 22, 2024

President Sheikh Mohamed on Friday received President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus in Abu Dhabi. Photo: Wam

President Sheikh Mohamed receives Belarus leader

UAEDecember 09, 2023

Wagner fighters who had been training Belarusian special forces are now reported to have returned to Russia potentially posing a security threat for President Vladimir Putin. AFP

Wagner mercenaries return to Russia as Belarus deal 'collapses'

EuropeAugust 10, 2023

A Polish border guard patrols near Kuznice, Poland., on the border with Belarus. AP

Wagner fighters move closer to Poland's border, PM warns

EuropeJuly 29, 2023

Disguises found in Yevgeny Prigozhin's properties are believed to have been used while furthering Russian interests in Africa and the Middle East. AP

Belarus leader claims Wagner chief Prigozhin is in Russia

EuropeJuly 06, 2023

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko speaks in Minsk on June 27. Belarus President Press Service / EPA

Belarus's Lukashenko: I told Putin not to kill Wagner chief

EuropeJune 27, 2023

Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin in Rostov-on-Don, southern Russia, after his forces took over the military command centre there. AP

Wagner Chief to leave Russia after troop withdrawal in brokered deal

EuropeJune 24, 2023

Pupils at the Russian International School in Dubai are drawn from 14 countries including Russia, Ukraine and Belarus. Pawan Singh / The National

How Dubai's Russian school is delivering hope amid conflict

EducationJune 19, 2023

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a plenary session of the St Petersburg International Economic Forum. AFP

Russia has sent first tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus, Putin confirms

EuropeJune 16, 2023

China's DF-41 nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missiles at a military parade at Tiananmen Square in Beijing. AFP

World's nuclear stockpile grows to near 10,000 useable warheads

UKJune 12, 2023

A Russian soldier stands guard in front of an RS-24 Yars, a Russian MIRV-equipped thermonuclear armed intercontinental ballistic missile, during a parade in Moscow. Getty

Analysis: Nuclear weapons deployed will be short-range and easily detected

UKJune 09, 2023

Shoppers at a jewellers' shop in Hatton Garden, London. Getty Images

UK bans gold imports from Belarus to bolster Russian sanctions

UKJune 08, 2023

The UN Security Council meets in New York on June 2. AFP

Slovenia beats Russian ally Belarus for UN Security Council seat

USJune 06, 2023

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko speak during an event in Moscow. AP

Putin sends Belarus nuclear arms as Wagner hands over Bakhmut

WorldMay 25, 2023

Russian and Belarusian tennis players will be allowed to compete at Wimbledon as 'neutral' athletes this year, provided they do not express support for the Russian invasion of Ukraine and do not receive funding from their respective governments. AFP

Wimbledon lifts ban on Russian and Belarusian players

UKMarch 31, 2023

Video shows a Russian Iskander-K missile launched during a military exercise at a training ground in Russia. AP

Risk of nuclear war higher than at anytime since Cold War, warns UN official

USMarch 31, 2023