Belarus opposition offers talks as U.N. hears fears of 'another iron curtain'
Belarus opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya demanded on Friday an international mission to document what she called “atrocities” during crackdowns on anti-government protests, but said she was ready for talks to end weeks of violence.
Ukraine warns Russia on Belarus interference as UK flags sanctions
Ukraine’s foreign minister warned Russia on Friday against taking steps that undermine may undermine Belarus’ sovereignty and destabilise the region, while Britain called for sanctions on those in Belarus responsible for the “fraudulent elections”.
Putin critic Navalny was poisoned with Novichok nerve agent, says Merkel
Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, who is in intensive care in a Berlin hospital, was poisoned with a Soviet-style Novichok nerve agent in an attempt to murder him, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday.
UK says will offer Germany help to investigate poisoning of Putin-critic Navalny
Britain will offer all the help it can to Germany in its investigation into what Germany says is evidence that a critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin has been poisoned with a nerve agent of the Novichok family.
West accepts Moscow was right to approve COVID vaccine: Russian official
Comments by a senior U.S. official and moves by Britain towards the possible fast-tracking of COVID-19 vaccines show the West now accepts Russia was right to approve a vaccine as early as August, a Russian official said on Monday.
Emergency authorisation of COVID-19 vaccines needs great care: WHO
The emergency authorisation of COVID-19 vaccines requires a “great deal of seriousness and reflection”, the World Health Organization said on Monday after the United States announced it was considering fast-tracking candidate drugs.
Baltic states impose sanctions on Lukashenko and other Belarus officials
Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia imposed travel bans on President Alexander Lukashenko and 29 other Belarusian officials on Monday, signalling impatience with the West’s cautious approach by announcing sanctions without waiting for the rest of the EU.
Merkel says pandemic to worsen, vaccine key for return to normality
German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned on Friday that the coronavirus pandemic would worsen in coming months, and that life would not return to normal until a vaccine against it had been developed.
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