Now playing Next Russia Euroviews. What does Putin’s farcical ‘re-election’ mean for the EU? Appeasement is off the table. Europe needs to unite and get serious about the truly existential threat that Putin’s brutal regime poses, Michael Emerson writes. 25/03/2024
Now playing Next France Euroviews. For Belarus, the path towards Europe runs through Strasbourg The fight against autocracy is Europe’s main challenge today. We must defend the values that define us, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya and Marija Pejčinović Burić write. 06/03/2024
Now playing Next Europe Decoded Can Europe help pro-democracy Belarusians as Lukashenko cements rule? Alexander Lukashenko has said he will run for re-election as Belarus’s president in 2025, delivering a further blow to the country’s stifled pro-democracy movement. 26/02/2024
Now playing Next Poland Migrants trying to cross Belarus-Poland border risk life this winter Médecins Sans Frontières, which has been treating migrants crossing into Poland since late 2022, said that many suffer hypothermia, dehydration, exhaustion and physical violence while making the perilous journey. 19/12/2023
Now playing Next Belarus Former inmate: Belarus political prisoners face abuse and isolation Human rights activist Leanid Sudalenka claims that guards routinely bully, abuse and humiliate prisoners and medical issues are left untreated. 17/12/2023
Now playing Next Tech News Tech is 'a beacon of democracy' for Belarus, says Tsikhanouskaya Speaking to Euronews Next, Belarus' opposition leader reflected on human rights abuses in her homeland and technology's role in democracy. 21/11/2023
Now playing Next Ukraine Euroviews. How much does Russia stand to gain from turmoil in the Middle East? With Putin's good relations with Israel and the Arab world, Russia has a vested interest in continuing to play both sides while the world remains distracted from its failed war in Ukraine. However, the advantage is only temporary, David Kirichenko writes. 25/10/2023
Now playing Next France European Parliament: Lukashenko 'complicit' in crimes against Ukraine In a resolution adopted by lawmakers in Strasbourg on Wednesday, the International Criminal Court is being urged to issue an arrest warrant for Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko. 14/09/2023
Now playing Next Lithuania Lithuania to give Belarusians special passports amid repression fears Vilnius has struggled to form a coherent policy on its population of Belarusian exiles in recent months. 11/09/2023
Now playing Next Estonia Estonia 'concerned' about possible hybrid attack from Russia - FM "We are watching carefully", Margus Tsahkna warned in an exclusive interview with Euronews. 07/09/2023
Now playing Next Belarus Lithuania shuts two Belarus border crossings over Wagner Group threat The notoriously violent Russian mercenary organisation has been shored up in Belarus after mounting a rebellion that briefly threatened to descend on Moscow. 18/08/2023
Now playing Next Lithuania From allies to uncertainty: Lithuania's Belarusian exile dilemma "Putin and Lukashenko want the old Iron Curtain between Belarus and Europe," one politician told Euronews, warning against imposing restrictions on Belarusian citizens. 15/08/2023
Now playing Next World News Ukraine war: Poland reinforces Belarus border, Russia makes advances Poland’s defence minister said Saturday that the country has increased the number of troops protecting its border with Belarus as a deterrent amid “destabilising” actions by its pro-Russian neighbour. 13/08/2023
Now playing Next Ukraine Ukraine war: Drone strikes, Belarus border tensions, Kaliningrad crash The latest developments from the war in Ukraine 12/08/2023
Now playing Next Poland Poland plans to deploy 10,000 troops on Belarus border The NATO member has recently warned of the threat posed by Russian Wagner mercenaries based in Belarus. 10/08/2023
Now playing Next Belarus West sanctions Belarus 3 years after Lukashenko's re-election Hundreds of Belarusian exiles marched in neighbouring countries on the third-year anniversary of the vote, widely considered rigged. 10/08/2023
Now playing Next Russia Poland doubles border troops, Russia 'will respond to Western threats' All the latest developments from the war in Ukraine. 09/08/2023