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Lukashenko warns Russia against destabilizing Belarus
An attempt to destabilize the situation in Belarus will have dire consequences for Russia, said President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko in an address to parliament on Tuesday.
"Billions of resources" and "new technologies" have been thrown against Belarus but these efforts may hit back like a boomerang, said Lukashenko.
"Don't throw nuclear weapons here. Do not blow up the situation, because it will set a heavy blaze as far as Vladivostok," he said.
The Russians detained near Minsk, whom …
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Belarus gives Ukraine list of detained Wagner mercenaries
Ukraine has received from Belarus a full list of detained contractors of the Russian private military company the Wagner Group and now is looking into their possible involvement in crimes against Ukraine, announced Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba during an online briefing, reported Hromadske.
According to him, on July 30, the Ukrainian ambassador to Belarus met with the Foreign Minister of Belarus Vladimir Makei.
Kuleba specified that Belarus had no claims against Ukraine. …
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Russians detained in Belarus claim there were going to Venezuela, Turkey, Syria and Cuba
Russians detained in Belarus were planning to fly to Venezuela, Turkey, Syria, and Cuba, the head of the Belarusian investigative group Alexander Agafonov on air of the Belarusian TV channel ONT, as quoted by TASS.
"It is obvious that while organizing the crime the attackers were preparing alibi for themselves. A similar situation occurred with the detention of 33 citizens of the Russian Federation, who were carrying tickets for the July 25 flight to Istanbul. However, as the investigation …
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Russian Ambassador to Belarus: Russian military contractors were detained while waiting for a flight to another country
Russian Ambassador to Belarus Dmitry Mezentsev commented on the detention of 33 Russians near Minsk and said that the Russian side expects from Belarus evidence that its actions and the criminal proceedings against the detainees are justified. According to him, Russian citizens are "not involved" in the events in Belarus, reports the Current Time.
The incident took place on July 29. The Belarusian authorities announced that they consider Russians to be "militants of a private military company" …
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Lukashenko accuses Russian private military company Wagner of terrorism and asks Ukraine for help
The scandal surrounding the detention in Belarus of 33 Russians, whom the Belarusian KGB suspects of trying to destabilize the situation ahead of the presidential elections, continues to gain momentum.
A criminal case has been opened against these Russian citizens on charges of preparing a terrorist attack, Andrei Ravkov, secretary of the Security Council of Belarus, said on Thursday.
According to the Belarus special services, 200 "militants", who, according to Belarusian media, are fighters …
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Kyiv to demand extradition of Wagner mercenaries detained in Belarus to Ukraine
Ukrainian authorities intend to demand the extradition of militants detained in Belarus, Interfax-Ukraine reports, citing the press service of the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU).
"The SBU will submit the request for extradition of militants detained in Belarus," the press service stated.
Deputy Secretary of the Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council Serhii Kryvonos also said that Kyiv may demand the extradition of Ukrainian-born people among those detained in Belarus.
"This issue …
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Belarus detains 33 Wagner mercenaries ahead of Presidential Election
Belarus’ Law enforcement agencies have detained near Minsk fighters of the private military company Wagner Group, which the West considers the second army of the Kremlin, and Russian media associate with businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin, a longtime associate of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
According to Belta news agency, 33 Russian citizens were detained by the Belarusian KGB group "A" with the support of riot police. The oldest of the detained is 55 years old and the youngest - 24 years old. …
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Lukashenko: building strong relations with U.S. is one of Belarus' main goals
Building a strong and constructive relationship with the United States is one of Belarus' main goals, wrote the President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko in his greeting to his American counterpart on the Day of Independence of the United States.
"Building a strong, constructive relationship with the United States based on common values and priorities is one of the main goals of the Belarusian foreign policy," reads the greeting message addressed to Donald Trump.
Lukashenko noted that the …
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Belarus reveals unexpected details of integration plan with Russia
In 2019, Russia proposed to Minsk to transfer 95% of the power to the supranational level as part of the integration between the two countries, said the Belarusian Ambassador to Russia Vladimir Semashko.
He called such a proposal “a complete surrender”, BelTA reports. According to the diplomat, the document assumed "giving up everything," leaving Minsk a few points - for example, the right to call law enforcement agencies “militsiya”, not police.
Semashko noted that equality is important in …
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Lukashenko: $640 million laundered through Gazprom Bank in Belarus
The Russian authorities understand the reasons for the situation with the Belgazprombank case and the arrest of its former head Viktor Babariko, said President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko during a meeting with the government in the Minsk region.
"On June 24 (during my visit to Moscow), I noticed that when we ctracked down on this gas industry bank, they understood everything," said Lukashenko, whose speech was broadcast by the Belarus-1 TV channel.
According to Lukashenko, the Belarusian …