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Belarus' Swed House has replaced IKEA in Russia

Quartz

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Belarus-based furniture outfit Swed House has started replacing Swedish giant IKEA in Russia. This comes 13 months after the latter closed its 17 stores in the country, in solidarity with hundreds of other companies that have exited Russia due to its invasion of Ukraine. IKEA, world’s biggest furniture brand, also …

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Putin and Lukashenko hold talks on closer defence and economic ties

Euronews

www.euronews.com › 2023 › 04 › 06 › putin-and-lukashenko-hold-talks-on-closer-defence-and-economic-ties

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Russia’s President Vladimir Putin holds talks with his Belarus counterpart, Alexander Lukashenko, on expanding political, military, and economic ties between the two countries.

Re-engaging with Lukashenka is morally wrong. It must be avoided

Euronews

www.euronews.com › 2023 › 04 › 06 › reengagement-with-lukashenka-is-morally-wrong-it-must-be-avoided

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Negotiating with Belarus' strongman would mean rewarding him for his role in the war against Ukraine and consenting to the repression against opposition-minded Belarusians. It would also open the door for Putin, Arkady Moshes and Ryhor Nizhnikau write.

World No 1 says tennis missed opportunity in not banning Russian and Belarusian players

CNN

www.cnn.com › 2023 › 04 › 06 › tennis › iga-swiatek-russia-belarus-tennis-wimbledon-spt-intl › index.html

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Tennis missed an opportunity to send a strong message to Moscow by failing to impose a blanket ban on players from Russia and its ally Belarus after the invasion of Ukraine, world number one Iga Świątek said.

Deployment of nuclear weapons in Belarus: Putin's veiled threat to Poland

Euronews

www.euronews.com › 2023 › 04 › 05 › deployment-of-nuclear-weapons-in-belarus-putins-veiled-threat-to-poland

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Belarusian soldiers are already in Russia receiving training to use the Iskander-M missile system, capable of carrying nuclear warheads. Putin is advancing with his plan despite condemnation from the West, to send a warning to Poland, one of his great critics.