The U.S. conducted a missile strike on Iranian-linked fighters in Syria / On Thursday, the US military struck a site in Syria used by two Iranian-backed militia groups in response to rocket attacks on American forces in the region in the past two weeks, as was reported by CNN.
UN General Assembly debates situations in temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine / On Tuesday, February 23, the UN General Assembly meeting was held with a lengthy debate on the situation in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine.
The US has imposed visa restrictions on a series of individuals undermining Belarusian democracy / On Thursday, February 18, the U.S. Department of State took action pursuant to Presidential Proclamation (PP) 8015 to impose visa restrictions on 43 Belarusian individuals responsible for undermining Belarusian democracy, making them generally ineligible for entry into the United States.
COVID-19: Europe is preparing for the increased threat of variants / On Wednesday, February 17, the European Commission has proposed immediate action to prepare Europe for the increased threat of coronavirus variants – the new European bio-defence preparedness plan against COVID-19 variants called “HERA Incubator”, as was reported by the press service of the European Commission.
Russian paramilitary men from Wagner Group were killed in Africa: Russia reacted to the CAR statement / The Central African Republic (CAR) announced the murder of the Russian PMC Wagner’s fighters.
Lukashenko staged an attack on journalists, human rights defenders and activists / In Belarus, on Tuesday, February 16, the offices of the Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ), the Human Rights Center "Viasna", the independent trade union of REP and activists fell under the prosecution.
Kremlin raises the stakes: Ukraine told the OSCE about the Russian threat to Europe / From February 9 to February 11, OSCE High-Level Military Doctrine Seminar was taking place in Vienna.
Lukashenko stated the main condition for his departure / Unrecognized Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said he would leave his post under one condition - peace and order in the country.
The EU will help Ukraine to obtain additional batches of the COVID-19 vaccine / Poland will resell to Ukraine 1.2 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine without additional commissions or profits.
‘America is back’: Biden delivered his first speech on US foreign policy / On Thursday, February 4 U.S. President Joe Biden visits the U.S. Department of State to greet staff and lay out his foreign-policy vision in a speech expected at around 3 p.m.