Photo: Radio Sputnik An accident occurred on the border with Belarus – – The driver of the tanker, after being registered by the Belarusian border guards, decided to drink alcohol and continue his route. A drunk truck driver on the border with Belarus drove into the oncoming lane and knocked down a barrier at the … Read more
The Belarusian authorities have already prepared a package of retaliatory sanctions against the European Union, and Minsk hopes that the West will not introduce new measures against the country, Darik reported. This was stated in an interview with Belarus-1 TV by the Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko. “However, we hope that the hotheads will cool … Read more
Photo: ZN.ua Belarus detains Lithuanian diplomatic car at border – – The Lithuanian Foreign Ministry summoned the Belarusian ambassador due to the detention and the demand to open the car with the diplomatic mail from Vilnius. Belarus has detained a car with a Lithuanian diplomatic post at the border. Vilnius protested to Minsk. This was … Read more
A Belarusian opposition activist stabbed himself in the throat with a pen during a court hearing after testifying that police tortured him in custody. This was announced by the human rights organization “Viasna”, quoted by “AFP”. Footage from the Belarusian service of Radio Free Europe shows 41-year-old Stepan Latipov lying on a wooden bench in … Read more
Photo: teleskop-by.org Russia and Belarus finish negotiations on integration – – The coordination of the integration of Belarus and Russia is nearing the end, the Belarusian government said. Prime Minister of Belarus Roman Golovchenko said that Minsk and Moscow are completing the coordination of all union programs to deepen integration. On Tuesday, June 1, the … Read more
– – Vladimir Putin. Photo by Reuters – Vladimir Putin supported Belarus in the dispute with the West over the deflected Ryanair plane, Nova TV reported. The Russian president received his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko in Sochi and called the reaction of the European Union and the United States “an outburst of emotion.” Mr Lukashenko … Read more
Photo: AP Lavrov urged the West not to “demonize” the authorities of Belarus – – The Belarusian authorities immediately demonstrated their readiness for “transparency, for an open investigation,” says Sergei Lavrov. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called on Western countries not to “demonize” the current leadership of Belarus on Thursday, May 27. “We insist on … Read more
Photo: belta.by Foreigners faced the problem of leaving Belarus – – Belarusian border guards receive complaints from foreigners about the inability to fly out of the country. The State Border Committee of Belarus announces a large number of requests from foreigners in connection with problems leaving the country after the introduction of the ban on … Read more
– – PHOTO: Reuters – A Belarusian passenger plane flying from Minsk to Barcelona returned today, according to data on the Flightradar24 website, after Poland said it might fail to enter French airspace, Reuters reported, quoted by BTA. EU leaders authorize officials to draft new sanctions against Belarus and devise a way to ban Belarusian … Read more
Photo: twitter.com/edgarsrinkevics BCHB-flag instead of the official flag in Riga – – Minsk decided to expel the Latvian diplomats due to the replacement of the Belarusian flag for the white-red-white at the World Ice Hockey Championship in Riga. The Belarusian Foreign Ministry demanded that Latvian diplomats leave the country. This was announced on Monday, May … Read more