Contents tagged with Belarus
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Lukashenko promises constitutional reform and early elections
President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko is preparing to repeat the Russian scenario with the Constitution reform, which will be followed by early elections.
"Yes, maybe I overstayed a little bit," Lukashenko said in an interview with Russian journalists, excerpts of which are quoted by Roman Babayan, editor-in-chief of the Radio “Govorit Moskva”.
According to Lukashenko, he does not intend to leave his post "just like that."
"I have been building Belarus for a quarter of a century. I'm …
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Belarus has only 3 month of foreign currency reserves left, Lukashenko is hanging by a thread
Belarus continues to head for the currency crisis at full speed as the population continues to buy dollars and euros and rapid reduction of the national bank's reserves, the volume of which is below the minimum allowable standard of the IMF.
In August, the Belarusian Central Bank spent $1.047 billion selling currency on the Belarusian Monetary and Stock Exchange, and another $351.7 million to repay the country’s liabilities, according to data on the National Bank’s website.
As a result, the …
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Kyiv: relations with Belarus will never again be normal
Belarus has an unfriendly policy towards Ukraine, said Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba on air of the TV channel Pryamoi.
"This is an unfriendly policy, and we should not tolerate it," the minister said, commenting on Minsk's decision to hand over to Moscow the detained Wagner PMC fighters in July and the recent statements of the country's President Alexander Lukashenko.
"Obviously, relations with Belarus can no longer be as they were before," he added. According to Kuleba, human …
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Mass protests continue in Belarus
Mass protests are taking place in Minsk and other cities of Belarus, reported the Belarusian news outlet TYT.by and the Telegram channel Nexta Live.
Nexta Live announced the "March of Unity" across the country the day before. Its participants were supposed to gather on the central streets of their cities. On September 5, Alexander Lukashenko's rival in the last presidential elections, Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, also called for new protests.
Even before the start of the action, the Belarusian …
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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 …