Contents tagged with Lukashenko
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Lukashenko asks Russia for more money and weapons
The Belarusian authorities expect to receive a new package of financial aid from Russia, as well as modern Russian weapons.
On Thursday, President Alexander Lukashenko approved updated guidelines for the regional military contingent - a nearly 300,000-strong army, which includes troops of the Belarusian Armed Forces and the entire Western Military District of the Russian Federation. “It has become necessary to rewrite the document that regulates the actions of the contingent established under …
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Lukashenko approves new guidelines for Russian and Belarusian troops
Alexander Lukashenko has approved updated guidelines for the regional contingents of Russian and Belarusian troops, reports BELTA news agency.
"No matter how much we say here, no matter how much the leadership of the United States, and now the leadership of NATO, will try to put us to sleep. They say, we are making excuses. No, we just train like that. But we are military people. Even if we train, it means something. That's why we can't be complacent. Even if we have a really powerful army …
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International Olympic Committee suspends Lukashenko’s regime from all sporting events
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has decided to suspend the membership the Belarusian National Olympic Committee (NOC), headed by Alexander Lukashenko, thus banning the Belarusian National Olympic from taking part in the Olympic Games and other events of the organization, announced the IOC's Associate Director in the Strategic Communications Department Christian Klaue.
Lukashenko's son Viktor, who is the first vice-president of the NOC, will also be banned from visiting the Olympic …
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Lukashenko accuses NATO of planning to seize Western territories of Belarus
NATO is creating a military group in order to seize Western Belarusian territories, stated Alexander Lukashenko during the session of the Collective Security Council of the CSTO (Collective Security Treaty Organisation).
The self-proclaimed head of Belarus expressed serious concern about the increase in the military presence of the United States and NATO near the western borders of the country.
"The case, I quote, is in the historical affiliation of the Belarusian lands to Poland. This is …
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Several hundred people detained in Belarus during Sunday protests
Mass protests against the regime of the self-proclaimed President Alexander Lukashenko continue in Belarus.
A protest called the "March of Neighbors" was held in Minsk this Sunday. Instead of holding mass gatherings in the city center and marches through the central streets of the city, the protesters decided to gather in small groups in some areas of the capital of Belarus.
At the same time, when the security forces approached, the protesters dispersed, but after some time gathered again in …
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Belarusian opposition leader promises to relook at all relations with Russia
Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, a former presidential candidate and opposition leader, said that if the new government came to power, all the agreements of Belarus with Russia would be reconsidered.
"Whatever Alexander Lukashenko agrees on, he has lost the support of the Belarusian people. This means that all its deals and contracts will be relooked and annulled by the new government," Tikhanovskaya wrote on her Telegram channel.
She spoke in favor of friendly relations with Moscow, noting that the …
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Minsk to impose sanctions against Ukrainian officials
Minsk has prepared sanctions against a number of Ukrainian officials, said Belarusian Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei, BelTA reports.
Makei called Ukraine's joining the EU sanctions against Belarus an "unfriendly step."
"We cannot loot at this step as anything other than an absolutely unfriendly step and an attempt to interfere in the internal affairs of Belarus," Makei said.
According to him, Kyiv's decision demonstrates the inconsistency of Ukraine’s policy. "We see this as a mockery of …
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Belarusian Orthodox Church excommunicates Lukashenko
The head of the Belarusian Orthodox Autocephalous Church, Archbishop Sviatoslav Login, excommunicated Alexander Lukashenko from the church and declared anathema against him, reports Radio Liberty.
On Sunday, November 22, during a service at St. Cyril of Turov Cathedral in Toronto, Canada, in the presence of believers, the archbishop read "Archpastoral message to proclaim anathema on former President Alexander Lukashenko - dictator, murderer and tormentor of the pious Belarusian people."
The …
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Belarus expands sanctions against EU
The Belarusian authorities decided to include representatives of the leadership of the European Union and a number of European countries in the sanctions lists and to suspend the dialogue with the EU on human rights, said the Belarusian Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei in an interview with Belarus-1 TV channel.
"If we are affected, if any sanctions are imposed against us, we will, of course, be forced to adequately respond. You know that the European Union has imposed additional sanctions …
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Belarusian opposition leader asks that Belarusian riot police be recognized as terrorist organization
Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya has asked that Belarusian riot police and the Anti Organized Crime Directorate be recognized as terrorist organizations.
Tikhanovskaya spoke about the brutality of Belarusian security forces during a meeting with the Dutch Foreign Minister.
"Since GUBOPIK (Main Anti Organized Crime Directorate) and riot police have turned into criminal gangs, we are beginning the procedure of recognizing these organizations as extremist or terrorist. All …