Since February 2022, at least 419 people have been convicted in Belarus for supporting Ukraine. Among those punished are 73 women, and 142 of the convicted individuals remain in custody....

On October 23, the State Border Guard of Latvia recorded 50 attempts by migrants to cross the border illegally from the territory of Belarus. An analysis of daily updated statistical...

Between April 1 and October 15, 2026, at least 52 incidents occurred in European countries that may be linked to the hybrid war waged by Russia and Belarus against the...

Russia has sharply ramped up the recruitment of men in several African countries to fight in the war against Ukraine. Moscow is seeking recruits in nations where it is easier...

Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, and Kenya have reported instances of their citizens being forcibly recruited into the Russian army. Men who traveled to Russia in search of work found themselves on the...

In the first nine months of 2026, Russia recruited more foreigners than in the entire year of 2025. This was reported by the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners...

On October 21, the Belarusian ambassador to Slovakia, Igor Fisenko, presented his credentials to the country’s president, Peter Pellegrini. This was announced by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belarus....

Slovakia is resuming intergovernmental consultations with Russia—talks that had been suspended following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. On October 26, energy cooperation—specifically gas supplies and the continued import of Russian...

Belarusian mercenaries are being promised sums equivalent to tens of thousands of euros, high salaries, housing, food, military pensions, and life insurance. Russia has long viewed Belarus as a convenient...