Overview of Lithuanian Sanctions on Russia and Belarus Lithuanian authorities have announced plans to extend the national sanctions that currently apply to citizens of Russia and Belarus due to the ongoing war in Ukraine.

Eugene Spector, who was already serving a 3½-year sentence in Russia for bribery, received the additional sentence after being charged with espionage last year.

Belarus and Russia’s Altai Republic discussed cooperation in infrastructure development and product supply during the 5th meeting of the working group on cooperation between the parties.

Switzerland adopted the latest EU sanctions package on Russia and Belarus, the government said on Monday. The move came one week after the European Union targeted Moscow's vessels and Chinese entities found to have traded with the Russian military.

According to him, Belarus’ trade with Bashkortostan is increasing, and the range of mutual trade is expanding. “The most important thing is the setting up of joint ventures.

Belarus’ authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko says his country is hosting dozens of Russian nuclear weapons and will prepare facilities for the planned deployment of Moscow’s newest hypersonic ballistic missile.

Russia has held several rounds of tactical nuclear weapons drills this year, and regularly carries out military exercises for its strategic nuclear forces.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko sign a security pact, announcing the potential deployment of Russian Oreshnik missiles in Belarus. Lukashenko frees 29 more political prisoners amid an ongoing pre-election civil society clampdown.

Switzerland has enforced the EU's latest sanctions package targeting Russia and Belarus. This includes freezing the assets of 54 individuals and 30 entities, and banning 52 Russian-affiliated ships. These sanctions aim to restrict Russian military activities and punish those bypassing trading limits on Russian crude oil.

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission will invest more in surveillance at the bloc's borders with Russia and Belarus, it said on Wednesday, as it accused Russia of encouraging migrants over the border in a "hybrid war" tactic.

The European Commission has recognised certain restrictions on the rights of migrants, which Russia and Belarus use as part of their migration pressure on EU member states, as acceptable. Source: a statement by the European Commission on 11 December,

A Russian cargo ship that Kyiv says was intended to collect weapons from military bases in Syria has sunk on route in the Mediterranean Sea.Officials in Moscow said two crew members are missing after an engine room explosion sank the Ursa Major between Spain and Algeria.