Section: The Star (Malaysia)
Belarus to close border with Poland and Lithuania – Lukashenko
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko said on Thursday that Belarus had been forced to close its border with neighbours Poland and Lithuania, and also to strengthen its border controls with neighbouring Ukraine. …read more Source:: The...
Ukraine sets daily record with 3,584 new coronavirus cases
KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine set a daily record with 3,584 new coronavirus infections, the national security council said on Thursday, up from a figure of 3,144 on Sept. 11. …read more Source:: The...
Ukraine and Belarus argue over Hasidic Jewish pilgrims stranded at border
KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine accused Belarus on Wednesday of trying to escalate a row over 2,000 Hasidic Jewish pilgrims stranded at a border crossing after Ukrainian border guards did not allow them to enter due to coronavirus restrictions. …read more Source:: The...
Ukraine reports record daily high in coronavirus deaths
KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine registered a record 76 deaths related to the new coronavirus in the past 24 hours, the national security council said on Wednesday, up from a record of 72 deaths registered last week. …read more Source:: The...
Hasidic Jewish pilgrims block Ukraine border when barred entry
KYIV (Reuters) – Hundreds of Hasidic Jews who set off on a pilgrimage to Ukraine despite coronavirus restrictions blocked the frontier on Tuesday after border guards would not let them in. …read more Source:: The...
Ukraine asks EU to keep pressuring Russia on Minsk agreement
MADRID (Reuters) – The Ukrainian government expects the European Union to maintain pressure on Russia to comply with the Minsk agreement, which is designed to bring peace to eastern Ukraine, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on Thursday in Madrid. …read more Source:: The...
Belarus protest leader says she was threatened with expulsion 'alive or in bits'
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Belarus opposition politician Maria Kolesnikova said security officers put a bag over her head and threatened to kill her when they tried to forcibly deport her to Ukraine earlier this week, according to a statement filed by her lawyer on Thursday. …read more Source:: The...
Belarus protest leader Kolesnikova tore up passport to foil deportation, ally says
KYIV (Reuters) – Belarusian protest leader Maria Kolesnikova tore up her passport at the border with Ukraine and threw the pieces away to foil an attempt by Belarusian authorities to make her cross into Ukraine, her associate Anton Radnenkov said on Tuesday. …read more Source:: The...
Ukraine border officials say Belarusian protest leader came to frontier, did not cross
KYIV (Reuters) – Ukrainian border officials said Belarusian opposition politician Maria Kolesnikova arrived at the frontier but did not cross into Ukraine in the early hours of Tuesday morning. …read more Source:: The...
State TV says Belarusian protest leader Kolesnikova detained while trying to cross into Ukraine
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Belarusian state television said protest leader Maria Kolesnikova was detained while trying to cross the border into Ukraine in the early hours of Tuesday morning, though two of her allies managed to leave the country. …read more Source:: The...
