Belarus
Russia Will Station Nukes in Another Country for First Time Since Soviet Era
In a speech on Saturday night, Putin said he would deploy tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus.
Russia Ally Belarus Legalizes Pirating Media From 'Unfriendly' Nations
Pirating software, music, and movies from the West is now legal in Belarus following sanctions over its support of the Ukraine invasion.
‘Brother, Help Me’: People Are Losing Limbs in Europe’s Forgotten Migrant Crisis
VICE World News spoke to the family of a Sri Lankan migrant who had his leg amputated and lost his five other toes to frostbite after being trapped in no-man’s land between Belarus and Lithuania.
The Sad and Murky Tale of Roman Protasevich
One year after Belarus grounded a plane to arrest dissident blogger Roman Protasevich and his girlfriend Sofia Sapega, she’s languishing in jail while he supposedly has a new wife. What happened?
Video: Belarusian Cyber Partisans Explain Why They’re Hacking to Stop Russia
The hacktivism group has potentially caused real disruption inside Belarus. Can they keep their momentum going during the Ukraine war?
Belarus Just Granted Asylum to Jan. 6 Rioter on FBI’s Most Wanted List
The FBI say Evan Neumann used a metal barricade as a battering ram against police officers and told the cops they were protecting people who “wanted to kill kids.”
How Russia Used the War in Ukraine to ‘Occupy’ Another Neighbouring Country
Belarus has been turned into a vassal state by the Kremlin during the Ukraine war by allowing soldiers and munitions to pass through it, Belarus' opposition says.
How Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Started With Belarus
Before Russia invaded Ukraine, it deployed troops and conducted military exercises in Belarus after a border crisis with EU and NATO member Poland.
‘We Can Hurt Them in Ways They Don’t Understand’: Ukraine on Russia Cyber-War
An apparent hack of the railway network in Russia’s ally Belarus hints at the prospect of a massive new wave of cyber warfare over Ukraine, security officials told VICE World News.
‘I’m Not Going Back’: Belarus Clears Border Camp, but Migrants Vow Not to Give Up
A camp that was temporarily housing people on the Belarus-Poland border has been dismantled, but Iraqi Kurds told VICE World News they wouldn’t stop trying to reach the EU.
The Migrants Who Paid $3,600 To End Up Trapped on the Freezing Edge of Europe
VICE World News speaks with people trapped between Belarus and Poland, many of whom paid travel agents thousand of dollars for the chance of reaching the European Union.
A Jan. 6 Rioter Crawled Through Swamps to Seek Asylum in Belarus
Evan Neumann, who’s facing five felony charges, appeared on Belarussian TV over the weekend in a segment called “Goodbye, America!”