Belarus

Belarus's authoritarian leader Alyaksandr Lukashenka, a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, said on October 10 that Ukraine was preparing an ...

If convicted on the charge, the staunch opponent of the Kremlin faces up to 20 years in prison. The Russia-installed governor of Crimea, Sergei Aksyonov, said on Telegram on October 8 that cars were being allowed to travel on one lane of the highway after a full inspection, but truck traffic was not being allowed. "Of course, emotions have been triggered and there is a healthy desire to seek revenge." "And so today, we have the Mediterranean, which is the largest cemetery in the world. The bridge has also been used by the Kremlin as a symbol of its control over Crimea. At least 13 people were killed and over 80 injured, including children, as a result of missile strikes in Ukraine's southeastern city of Zaporizhzya on October 9, according to the region's governor, Oleksandr Starukh. [Live Briefing](https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-crisis-crosshairs-live-briefing/31668477.html) gives you all of the latest developments on Russia's ongoing invasion, Kyiv's counteroffensive, Western military aid, global reaction, Russian protests, and the plight of civilians. He has close relations with Russian President Vladimir Putin, while the United States and Britain have sanctioned him for allegedly trying to undermine peace and stability in the country. Putin’s illegal war on the Ukrainian people," Biden said in a statement. In response to the actions of security forces, the U.K. The West has focused its suspicions on Russia, which is locked in an energy war with Europe over moves to isolate Moscow because of its invasion of Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin has directly accused the United States and its allies of carrying out an attack on the two pipelines.