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Putin: We can discuss forming a unified parliament with Belarus

In Belarus, nine political prisoners were released under the amnesty law, - the Belarusian human rights center Viasna reports. Among those released were three women and six men, including the head of the opposition party Belarusian Popular Front Grigory Kostusev

Belarus joins Shanghai Cooperation Organization

Putin and Lukashenka met in Astana

Iskander missile launchers with "nuclear" sign were shown at the military parade in Minsk

Ministers of Defense of CIS countries have arrived in Minsk for meeting

Chief of the Belarusian General Staff Pavel Muraveiko claimed that Ukraine has deployed special forces on the border with Belarus

10 Ukrainian civilians were freed from Russian and Belarusian captivity today

Ministry of Defense of Belarus: due to tense situation at the border with Ukraine, missile division, armed with MLRS Polonez deployed to the area

Belarusian border guards claim the "Russian Volunteer Corps" RDK deployed near the border opposite Yelsk District of Gomiel region, so additional measures are being implemented in the area. Also claimed founding 2 kgs of explosives in the cache near the border

Former ambassador of Belarus to Germany Sidorenko has committed suicide after tortures at KGB, - Nasha Niva

European Union countries agree to a new sanctions package on Belarus

Polish Border Guards: On June 17, 80 attempts to illegally enter Poland were recorded on the border with Belarus. Stones and tree branches were thrown at Polish patrols

Politico: Belarus reportedly delivered advanced weapons to to Azerbaijan between 2018-2022, giving it the upper hand in a spate of wars with Armenia. Both Belarus and Armenia are members of the Russia-led Collective Security Treaty Organisation CSTO

Armenia summoned its ambassador in Minsk to Yerevan for consultations

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said that neither he nor any other official will visit Belarus while Lukashenka is president there. The reason is the statements of the Belarusian president in Azerbaijan.

Fire was reported at Naftan refinery near Novopolotsk in Belarus, 1 person injured

A Belarusian court has declared the Russian Telegram channel Daily Storm extremist.

Belarusian security services have launched counter-terrorism exercise in Brest region of Belarus

Minister of Defense of Belarus has announced the 2nd stage of the nuclear weapons drill with Russian Federation

Hołownia: Soldiers on the border have the right and should shoot at the bandits attacking them

On June 6 in the afternoon at the Military Medical Institute in Warsaw, surrounded by the support of his family and soldiers, a soldier of the 1st Armored Brigade died. Despite the help provided in the area of the bandit attack on the border with Belarus and the efforts of doctors, his life could not be saved"

Putin spoke on the phone with Lukashenka, the upcoming SCO summit in Kazakhstan was discussed, where it is planned to grant Belarus member status of the organization

The Gomel region of Belarus, bordering Ukraine, is ready to be transferred to wartime, said First Deputy Head of the Belarusian Ministry of Emergency Situations Alexander Khudoleev

The @EUCouncil is setting higher tariffs on Russian and Belarusian grain. This will: prevent EU market destabilisation; halt Russian exports of illegally appropriated grain from Ukraine; cut Russia's revenues to fund its war of aggression

Lukashenka signed a law on the suspension of Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe

Polish Deputy Prime Minister W. @KosiniakKamysz: additional soldiers @_6BPD_ were sent to the border with Belarus. Additional equipment was also sent. First aid to the soldier was provided by officer @Straz_Graniczna, for which I would like to thank him. As the war in Ukraine shows, it is most often the friend in the trench who is the first to provide help. I would also like to thank the soldiers who have been guarding security for three years for their dedicated service. If necessary, we are ready to increase the number of Polish Army soldiers on the border

We will restore the buffer zone approximately 200 meters from the border, where it is necessary for the effective operation of services, said Prime Minister Donald Tusk.

Prime Minister @DonaldTusk in Dubicze Cerkiewne: We came here today to say that in every situation, especially as dramatic as the attack on our soldier, the Polish state is on the side of soldiers and Border Guard officers