Contents tagged with Belarus
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EU decides not to impose sanctions against Lukashenko
The European Union will not impose personal sanctions on Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, reported the German newspaper Welt.
Earlier, Reuters, citing an informed Canadian source, reported that the U.S., the EU and Canada are discussing the imposition of sanctions against Minsk because of the disputed results of the presidential elections and the actions of the security forces in suppressing the protesters.
According to the German newspaper, Germany, France and Italy opposed …
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Russia to hold military exercises in Belarus
The Russian military will travel to Belarus in the coming weeks for international exercises "Slavic Brotherhood 2020”.
On Wednesday, the preparation for the maneuvers was discussed over the phone by the Chiefs of General Staff Valery Gerasimov and Alexander Volfovich, Interfax reports, citing the press service of the Russian Defense Ministry.
In addition to the Russian and Belarusian military, Serbian military will take part in the maneuvers. The exercises will take place at the end of …
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Lithuanian government approves assistance plan for Belarusian opposition
The Lithuanian Cabinet approved at its meeting on Wednesday a plan to help the Belarusian opposition, said Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis.
"Today we have approved a plan to help the people of Belarus, who for several weeks have been expressing disagreement with the unfair results of the elections and are subjected to gross violence for this," he said. According to the prime minister, the approved plan is a sign of solidarity with the protesters. This is the first, but not the …
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Putin and Lukashenko agree to meet in Moscow ‘in the coming weeks’
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko held a telephone conversation during which they agreed to meet in Moscow, reported by the Kremlin's press service.
"It has been agreed to hold a meeting in Moscow in the coming weeks," the statement reads.
The Kremlin’s press service noted that during the conversation the "the sides confirmed their mutual aspiration to further strengthen the Russian-Belarusian alliance and expand mutually beneficial cooperation in …
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Mass protests against Lukashenko sweep across Belarus
Today, new mass protests are taking place in Belarus. On the birthday of President Alexander Lukashenko, thousands of people across the country are demanding his resignation.
The largest protest rally is taking place in Minsk, where people gathered near Independence Square.
Thousands of protesters chant "Go away!" to Lukashenko.
On Independence Avenue, the security forces lined up in chains, and people surrounded them from both sides. Journalists report that there are skirmishes and scuffles …
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Putin: Russia considers elections in Belarus complete
Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview on Rossiya 1 TV channel that the presidential elections, which were held in Belarus in early August, can be considered complete.
"We assume that the elections have been completed," he said.
Putin congratulated Lukashenko on his victory before the official results were announced. In a congratulatory address, the Russian president said that he expects to deepen cooperation within the framework of the Union State and expressed hope that …
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Putin forgives Lukashenko’s $1 billion debt
President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko has reached an agreement with Vladimir Putin to refinance Minsk's 1 billion dollars debt owed to Russia.
"We have agreed with the President of Russia, and today our Prime Minister will hold talks with Mikhail Mishustin about refinancing," said Lukashenko at a meeting on the development of the essential organizations of the Ministry of Industry.
"That is, we will keep this billion dollars loan, as agreed with Russia, we will keep it," he explained, …
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Russia sends paratroopers to Belarus for military exercises
Russian paratroopers from the Moscow Airborne Guards Unit are in Belarus, Interfax reports, citing the press service of the Russian Defense Ministry.
On Thursday, together with their Belarusian colleagues, they conducted exercises to practice storming a building at the test site near Brest.
Russian servicemen parachuted out of the Mi-8 MTV-5 helicopter, stormed, freed the hostages and cleared the building seized by a hypothetical enemy.
The "urban assault" is "one of the most difficult …
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Putin: Detention of Wagner mercenaries in Belarus is a joint operation between Ukrainian and American special services
Russian President Vladimir Putin called the detention of Wagner militants in Belarus a joint operation of Ukrainian and American special services.
"Now it is obvious. This is an action of special services. People were unknowingly moved to the territory of Belarus... They were simply dragged into the territory of Belarus and presented as a possible strike force for swaying the situation during the election campaign. Which was completely untrue. People were on their way to work in a third …
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Kyiv suspends all contacts with Belarus
Kyiv has suspended all contacts with Minsk amid the political crisis in Belarus, said Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba .
"Now, in fact, all the processes, all contacts with the Belarusian side have been paused. I can officially tell you. We are monitoring the situation. And only when we are convinced that these contacts will not bear any reputational, political or moral losses for Ukraine, these contacts will be restored," he said.
According to him, Ukrainian President Volodymyr …