The White House has announced it will impose sanctions on Belarus, after the forced landing of a Ryanair flight in Minsk last weekend, which resulted in the arrest of a dissident journalist. Protests were held across Europe today, in opposition to the Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko. | Read more: https://bit.ly/3wL6vKG | RTÉ News

Belarusians living in Ukraine and wider Europe have gone to Kyiv to help defend the country against the Russian invasion. Every day up to 20 new Belarusian fighters join a distinct squadron that is working alongside the Ukrainian Army and Ukrainian Territorial Defense units. Jan Derbeiko, 26, who was educated as an aviation engineer and had to leave Belarus in 2020 due to his participation in the anti-presidential protests, lives in Ukraine. When Kyiv was attacked by Russian forces, Derbeiko joi

Belarusian police are "in control of the situation" amid opposition protests, according to the country's state-owned media. | DW News

10K views · 478 reactions | Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets of Minsk in the latest mass demonstration against the Belarusian government. | DW News | Facebook

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59K views · 760 reactions | China's experience in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic and promoting the Belt and Road Initiative are "very important for us," a Belarusian expert has said. #GLOBALink | China Xinhua News | Facebook