As an occupying power, Russia is obligated by treaties it has signed to uphold children’s existing identity, traditions and education, Danielle Bell, the head of the U.N. Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine, said in a written comment to The New York Times. Russia has violated these obligations, she said.

The deployment of Oreshnik missiles to Belarus—the likely front line of a NATO-Russia conflict—is especially concerning because European nations have no reliable countermeasures against them.

Russia has deployed nuclear-capable Oreshnik hypersonic missiles to the Krichev-6 airbase in eastern Belarus, bringing one of its most advanced strike systems to NATO's immediate frontier. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has said no more than about a dozen missiles will be based there under the Union State security treaty,

Russia is likely deploying nuclear-capable hypersonic ballistic missiles at a former airbase in eastern Belarus, a move that could strengthen Moscow’s ability to strike targets across Europe, according to a Reuters report.

The Belarusian state has freed hundreds of people considered political prisoners in a bid to improve ties with the West. Among those still behind bars are some 200 convicted of fighting on Ukraine’s side,

Russia's nuclear-capable Oreshnik missile system has entered active service, Russia's Ministry of Defense says, as negotiators continue to search for a breakthrough in peace talks to end Moscow's war in Ukraine.

Moscow releases first official footage of Oreshnik system on combat duty amid heightened tensions over Ukraine war

With the sides far apart on key issues as Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine approaches the four-year mark, analysts say the deadliest conflict in Europe since World War II is unlikely to end in 2026.

Belarus is nearing a major deal to restore relations with the United States but will not give up its close ties to Russia, President Alexander Lukashenko said on