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Ukraine rejects Belarus as location for peace talks with Russia

Ukraine's president says his country is ready for peace talks with Russia but not in Belarus, which was a staging ground for Moscow's 3-day-old invasion. Speaking in a video message Sunday, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy named Warsaw, Bratislava, Istanbul, Budapest or Baku as alternative venues. He said other locations are also possible but made clear that Ukraine doesn't accept Russia's selection of Belarus. The Kremlin said Sunday that a Russian delegation had arrived in the Belarusian city of Homel for talks with Ukrainian officials. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the delegation includes military officials and diplomats. The Russian delegation is ready for talks, and we are now waiting for the Ukrainians, Peskov said. Russia invaded Ukraine on Thursday, with troops moving from Moscow's ally Belarus in the north, and also from the east and south.

Macron urges Lukashenko to demand withdrawal of Russian troops from Belarus

French President Emmanuel Macron called on Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko to demand the speedy withdrawal of Russian troops from Belarus, the Elysee Palace said in a statement.

Vladimir Putin ready to send delegation to Minsk for talks with Ukraine

Putin is ready to send a Russian delegation to the Belarusian capital of Minsk for negotiations with Ukraine, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.

IOC urges sports bodies to cancel events in Russia and Belarus: Report

Volleyball and shooting both have world championships scheduled to be held in Russia; there is also a World Cup qualifying playoff match against Poland scheduled for March 24 in Moscow

US aviation regulator adds Ukraine, Belarus, parts of Russia to no-fly zone

Kiev has confirmed military targets across the eastern European nation were under attack and severed diplomatic relations with Moscow.

Russia, Belarus attacking Ukraine from all sides, hundreds killed: Report

Ukraine was under siege on Thursday after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced he was invading in what he termed a "special military operation".

Ukrainian border guard agency says Russian army attacked from Belarus

Ukraine's border guard agency says the Russian military has attacked the country from neighbouring Belarus.

Shelling escalates in eastern Ukraine, two civilians killed: Report

Russia, Belarus extend military drills; Macron and Putin agree to preserve peace

Putin, Macron discuss EU-Belarus migrant crisis, Ukraine over phone

Russian President Vladimir Putin held a telephone conversation with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron, where the two leaders discussed the EU-Belarus migrant crisis

Poland allows journalists access to restricted border area with Belarus

The Polish government has announced that it will reopen a 3-kilometre restricted zone in the border area with Belarus for journalists.

Turkey 'common denominator' of region's troubles: Greek foreign minister

Nikos Dendias accused Belarus of copying tactics used by Ankara last yr when a tense stand off at the Greek-Turkish land border was triggered by arrival of thousands of migrants, asylum seekers

EU nations, US, UK call for strong reaction to Belarus-Poland border crisis

Four EU member states, the UK, the US, and Albania, have called for a strong international reaction to the Belarusian activities regarding the migration crisis on the border with Poland.

Belarus President threatens to shut EU gas flow in border spat

European gas prices reversed earlier losses after the threat

Angela Merkel asks Putin to intervene with Belarus over migrants

Chancellor Angela Merkel asked Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday to intervene with Belarus over the migrant situation on that country's border with Poland

Afghanistan crisis: Romania evacuates 14 citizens, 4 Bulgarians from Kabul

A Romanian military airplane has evacuated 14 Romanian nationals and four Bulgarians from the Afghan capital of Kabul, the Romanian Foreign Ministry reported.

IOC president says procedures against Belarus coaches to continue

The president of IOC said disciplinary procedures on two Belarus coaches will continue, after they were removed from Olympics over involvement in trying to send Krystsina Tsimanouskaya back to Belarus

Belarus sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya gets Polish visa after govt threat

Sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya was granted a humanitarian visa by the Warsaw government

Belarus' embattled opposition leader seeks new US sanctions on country

The main leader of Belarus' embattled opposition has sought and apparently won US support for increasing pressure on the country's authoritarian leader

US proposes to ban air travel between US and Belarus in latest fallout

The United States has proposed sharp restrictions on travel between the US and Belarus, the latest fallout from the forced landing of a passenger jet to arrest a dissident Belarussian journalist

European Union to slap new sanctions on Belarus, target its economy

European Union foreign ministers will approve Monday a fresh set of sanctions against scores of officials in Belarus