Contents tagged with Belarus
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Russian envoy was summoned to the Belarusian Foreign Ministry due to 'unacceptable' history statements
The Belarusian Foreign Ministry expressed its protest to the adviser of the Russian Embassy in Minsk, Vadim Gusev, in connection with the statements of the director of the Russian Institute for Strategic Studies (RISS), Leonid Reshetnikov, who called Belarus a part of Russia, BelaPAN reported.
Minsk believes that Reshetnikov’s statements "are not founded on facts and are totally unacceptable in form."
"They absolutely do not correspond to the strategic nature of the Belarusian-Russian …
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Belarusian special forces will be able to participate in a special operation in Russia
RIA Novosti reported that Belarusian special purpose units will be able to take part in anti-terrorist operations on Russian territory. The corresponding document for that, a draft international treaty, was signed by the President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko.
The State Security Committee is authorized to conduct negotiations on the draft agreement. It is allowed, if necessary, to make changes and amendments to the agreement but not of a fundamental character.
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Belarusian Ministry of Information accuses Russian media of insulting the Belarusian people
The Ministry of Information of the Republic of Belarus calls on Russian authorities to take measures against media outlets that are challenging the sovereignty of the Republic.
“An analysis of the information space revealed a recent increase in the emergence of information that is biased and, on occasion, blatantly destructive, towards Belarus, the authority of the country, and the Belarusian people, in a number of media and internet resources,” BelTA News quoted the Minister of Information, …
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Armenia joins Russian-Belarusian joint defense venture
Armenia has signed an agreement to join the Defensive Systems of Russian-Belarusian Interstate Financial and Industrial Group, TASS reported.
"Armenia joined the intergovernmental Russian-Belarusian agreement of February 11th, 2000 on the establishment of a ‘Defensive Systems Interstate Financial and Industrial Group. The main purpose of the establishment of such a group is the use of its participants scientific, technical, industrial, and investment potentials for the creation and production …
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Opposition leader: The Belarusian Army is a branch of Russia’s Army
The Belarusian regime became a pig before the slaughter, says the country's opposition leader Mikola Statkevich. He suggested his fellow citizens take responsibility for their country, which was "practically sold out by the narrow-minded dictator.""I’ve read an interview of a Russian politologist, Valery Solovey with Euroradio recently,” Alexander Lukashenko’s rival in the 2010 election wrote in his blog. In particular, he said, "I have no doubt that Belarus has a lot of followers of Russia, …
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Belarus reported increase in military cooperation with the West
Belarus has enhanced its military cooperation with NATO as was stated in an interview with the Belarusian Military Newspaper by the Deputy Chief of the International Military Cooperation Department of the Defense Ministry of the Republic, Dmitry Uporov.
"International military cooperation with the west has enhanced significantly," he noted. "We continue our cooperation with NATO, both the international organization as a whole, and with individual members of the alliance in a bilateral format …
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EU transferred equipment worth 2.2 million Euros to Ukraine to strengthen Belarusian-Ukrainian border
On Tuesday, the Delegation of the European Union to Ukraine transferred technical equipment and transport vehicles, worth €2.2 million, to the country’s State Border Guard Service to aid in strengthening their border with Belarus.
According to the website of the State Border Guard Service, this technical assistance is part of the second phase of the SURCAP international project, which aims to strengthen the capacities of the border agencies of Ukraine and Belarus by protecting their common …
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Belarus is ready to take control over the Ukrainian-Russian border in the Donbas
Belarus is ready to take control over the Ukrainian-Russian border in the Donbas and organize local elections on the territories not controlled by Ukraine, as stated by the President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, during a conversation with the media and bloggers from Russia, Tut.by reports.
"I spoke with Putin and told him that whatever the cost, we need to come up with something to begin the resolution process ... There will be no winners in this war. The longer the conflict lasts, the …
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Latvia plans to build a fence along the border with Belarus
Latvian authorities are planning to start the construction of a fence at the border with Belarus, modeled after the barrier erected at the border with Russia. This was reported by Delfi with reference to the head of the State Border Guard of Latvia, Normunds Garbars.
Garbars noted that the expenses are already built into the budget for the following year. "The project will be realized on the same principles", the news agency writes. According to it, the construction of the fence will begin no …
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Russia and Belarus to consider increased NATO activity
When conducting the West 2017 strategic exercises scheduled for September of next year, Russia and Belarus will take into account the increase in activity by NATO near the borders of the Union states [Belarus and Russia].
As Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu, who was in Minsk on a visit, specified, maneuvers will be carried out at several training sites in Russia and Belarus. “In developing scenarios and planning exercises, the situation related to increasing activities of NATO near the …