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Tens of thousands of people, mainly from the Middle East, have tried to enter the country since last summer
Ukrainian defence intelligence chief says attacks conducted from Belarus in bid to pull Minsk into war
Producers of crucial crop fertiliser look to boost output after sanctions hit supply from Russia and Belarus
Rich countries have an obligation to contain growing food price crisis
Vehicles taking days to clear customs at key chokepoints on border with Belarus
President Alexander Lukashenko has limited ability to resist Kremlin if called upon to contribute troops, say analysts
Also on the London stage: Dennis Kelly’s After the End at the Theatre Royal Stratford East
Measures target executives at coal and fertiliser producers as well as lawmakers
US and EU explore further sanctions after Ottawa uses WTO security exemption to withdraw ‘most favoured nation’ status
Development bank’s move threatens to strain relations between Beijing and Moscow
Fund manager has reduced exposure to country to 0.5% of total assets
Alexander Lukashenko is no longer trying to tread a line between Moscow and the west
France and Baltic states cite risks of Putin ally hosting nuclear weapons and Russian forces
Kremlin says ‘no concrete plans’ for such a meeting but does not rule it out
Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia worry about Belarus and being cut off from Europe
Alar Karis says Baltics should be ready for cyber attacks and migrant flows being used against them
Nato says warning time for possible attack by Moscow is decreasing
Ukrainian-Belarusian frontier has become the focal point for growing fears about a new war in Europe
Brussels wants to target the banking and energy sectors to hurt Moscow while minimising damage to European economies
Justice department alleges fake bomb threat was used to divert plane to Minsk to arrest opposition activist
Russian president’s brinkmanship over Ukraine was an attempt to project regional strength; a new uprising has foiled the gambit
Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania try to balance economic opportunities with geopolitical rhetoric
Governments are increasingly using displaced people to exploit Europe’s divisions and fears over migrants
State airline and sovereign debt among targets of co-ordinated action
The Belarus border crisis shows that the EU’s biggest fear is the return of anti-migrant rightwing populism
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