The #UK is requiring all individuals working for #Russia to declare their activities, following years of uncovering spy networks across #Europe tied to Russia and #Belarus.
“For too long, the Kremlin has posed unacceptable threats to our national security,” said the Home Secretary.
https://kyivindependent.com/uk-obliges-everyone-working-for-russia-to-register-their-activities/
#Finland following #Poland, #Estonia, #Latvia and #Lithuania doing so- that's all the nations who have eastern borders with #Russia or #Belarus
https://mastodon.social/@hanse_mina/114263154069632435
hanse_mina@mastodon.social - NATO member Finland plans to quit a global convention banning anti-personnel #landmines and boost defence spending to at least 3% of GDP by 2029 in response to the evolving military threat from Russia, the government said on Tuesday.
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RFE/RL Finds New Evidence Of Russia's Suspected Secret Nuclear Base In Belarus (more) http://www.rferl.org/a/33357516.html #Ukraine #NukesForUkraine #SouthKorea #Mastodon #Japan #Press #Taiwan #Media #NukesOrNATO #USA #US #UK #EU #NATO #News #UnitedStates #EuropeanUnion #UnitedKingdom #Belarus #russiaUkraineWar #10yrInvasionofUkraine #RussiaIsATerroristState
https://www.europesays.com/1919412/ Washington will restrict entry to the US for citizens of 43 countries — including Russia and Belarus #belarus
U.S. MAY IMPOSE RESTRICTIONS ON RUSSIAN ENTRY: The United States is preparing new restrictions on the entry of citizens from 43 countries, including Russians and Belarusians. #Russia and #Belarus are in the orange category, which involves strict restrictions on visa issuance.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/14/us/politics/trump-travel-ban.html
If you come after Dick Durbin and Jeanne Shaheen, you're an idiot. These are the Democrats who engaged with pro-democracy activists from #Belarus long before the protests of 2020 hit the major news, and are still engaging long after the news cycle has moved on. These two are my gold standard of #Senators who know what they are doing, hire the best staff and then listen to them, and care deeply about people.
If they are the ones who chose to back #Schumer, it was the right thing to do. Period.
https://www.europesays.com/?p=1908416 Historian: Russia and Belarus may attempt an attack on Lithuania ᐉ News from Fakti.bg – World #belarus
> 80% of #potash used by US #farmers comes from mines in #Saskatchewan. #Canada is king of potash. It possesses the largest potash reserves in the world by a fat margin and the largest production by volume. The U.S. cannot source most of its potash from elsewhere. Just two other countries have large potash reserves #Russia and #Belarus and these operations are significantly smaller than Canada’s and prone to geopolitical instability. #trump #tariffs #economy #agriculture https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/economy/article-trump-wont-admit-it-but-canadian-potash-fuels-american-agriculture/?intcmp=gift_expired
Reminder that it's partly Trump's fault (and mostly Putin's) that the duly elected, pro-democracy leader of #Belarus is a leader in exile.
The people of Belarus overwhelmingly voted for her instead of Lukashenko and he overturned the election in 2020. Any normal US president would have supported the Belarusians when they rose up, but #Trump allowed #Putin to invade to help quell the uprising.
It isn't the fault of Belarusians that they are governed by a terrorist.
https://www.europesays.com/1833642/ Baltic nations disconnect from energy system shared with Russia, Belarus #baltics #belarus #electricity #Energy #EnergySector #Russia
Baltic grid synchronisation is more geopolitical than technical switch.
The planned synchronisation of the Baltic electricity grids with Western Europe, scheduled for this weekend, will be a geopolitical rather than a technological change, says the CEO of Lithuania’s grid operator. There hasn't been any commercial electricity trade with Russia and Belarus for some time now.
This weekend, the #BalticStates #Estonia, #Latvia, and #Lithuania will disconnect from the #Brell power grid that has connected them to #Russia and #Belarus for the last 80 years. The will connect to the synchronous grid of Continental #Europe - the largest synchronous power grid in the world. This has been planned since 2018 and was affirmed by a decision of the #EU in 2023.
During the procedure,all power lines to the Russian grid will be severed. The Baltic States will become a power island for about one day. During this time, their regional grid will be synchronized to the Eurpean grid before it can be connected to it through a new power line between #Lithuania and #Poland.
The operation is not without risk. In addition to technical challenges, #sabotage from #Russia is expected. The Baltic States have set up their military to protect their critical power infrastructure over the weekend.
As a result of the process, #Kaliningrad will also be cut off from the Russian grid and become a power island for the foreseeable future.
https://www.ft.com/content/d64c2559-1d39-4c72-9317-887598f81799
USAID freeze will impact 7,000 journalists from Iran to Belarus – World News https://www.byteseu.com/720473/ #$268Million #Belarus #CivilSocietyGroups #FreeFlowOfInformation #FundingFreeze #GlobalMedia #IndependentMedia #InternationalJournalism. #journalists #MediaFreedom #MediaFunding #newsrooms #PoliticalBacklash #ReportersWithoutBorders #RSF #USAIDFreeze #USAIDSupport
Bis zu fünf Jahre Haft für Suppe und Kleidung
Sie haben Geflüchteten geholfen, die seit Tagen im Wald ohne Nahrung und Wasser unterwegs waren. Dafür sind fünf Polinnen und Polen nun angeklagt, ihnen drohen hohe Strafen…..
https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/europa/polen-fluechtlingshelfer-prozess-100.html
Protesters In Europe Decry 'Sham' Lukashenko Vote (VIDEO and more) http://www.rferl.org/a/33289518.html #Ukraine #NukesForUkraine #SouthKorea #Japan #Press #Taiwan #Media #NukesOrNATO #USA #US #UK #EU #NATO #News #UnitedStates #EuropeanUnion #UnitedKingdom #Mastodon #Belarus #russiaUkraineWar #10yrInvasionofUkraine
