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29.06 / 09:54
Covid-19
Sputnik Light vaccine to arrive in Belarus in July
The Sputnik Light vaccine is expected to be delivered to Belarus in July, Belarus' Healthcare Minister Dmitry Pinevich told reporters, BelTA has learned. “We have sent an application for the Sputnik Light vaccine.
29.06 / 10:16
Cooper
European Union ambassador informed about Belarus' steps in response to EU sanctions
The Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. An archive photo
29.06 / 10:08
Telegram
Belarusian Lawmakers Approve First Reading Of Bill Likely To Force Delay Of Elections, Referendum
Alyaksandr Lukashenka (right) shakes hands with Central Election Commission chief Lydzia Yarmoshyna during a ceremony in Minsk in September 2020.
28.06 / 23:42
санкции
Европейский союз
Евросоюз готов продолжать сотрудничество с белорусским народом, несмотря на незаконные действия Лукашенко – Боррель
#Belarus participation in the #EasternPartnership, we are ready to continue working with the Belarusian people to strengthen the bonds, foster regional cooperation and tackle joint challenges.
27.06 / 18:15
COMPOSITE
A brilliant Grodno schoolboy wins international chemistry Olympiads and knows everything about difficult tasks
A student of the Grodno city gymnasium MatveyBaklazhets is a multiple winner of republican and international chemistry Olympiads. In April at the International Mendeleev Olympiad he received a bronze medal. Matvey told about victory, reactions in life and the importance of balance to the "GP" journalist.
23.06 / 22:52
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Ryanair ADR
West tightens Belarus sanctions to make Lukashenko regime ‘run dry’
The Belarusian president, Alexander Lukashenko (centre), attends a defence meeting in Shklov last Wednesday. Photograph: Pavel Orlovsky/AP
21.06 / 11:47
COST
Enterprise
Minister: Reasons for sanctions against Belarus may be linked to division of markets, not politics
Aleksandr Chervyakov. An archive photo
21.06 / 11:47
Provident
Belarusian vaccine to be tailored to future variant of coronavirus
We are planning to tailor a Belarusian vaccine to the future variant of coronavirus, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he visited Minsk Children's Clinical Hospital No.2 on 19 June, BelTA has learned. The president noted that the country is not in a hurry to produce its own vaccine, as other countries, because there is no such need yet: Belarus has established the production of the Russian vaccine. The Chinese partners are also providing assistance.
21.06 / 11:33
Provident
FM: Information war against Belarus, Russia is coordinated from the same centers
Vladimir Makei. An archive photo
21.06 / 11:33
21.06 / 11:24
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airlines
Ryanair ADR
EU Agrees On Fresh Sanctions For Dozens Of Belarus Officials Including Lukashenka Family Members
Belarusian strongman Alyaksandr Lukashenka (file photo)
18.06 / 15:21
FM: Belarus will do its utmost to minimize impact of sanctions on people
Vladimir Makei. Photo courtesy of TASS
18.06 / 15:21
Lavrov reveals context in which Belarus was discussed at Geneva summit
Sergey Lavrov/TASS
18.06 / 15:21
Progressive
Russia hopeful constitutional reform will put an end to speculations around Belarus
Sergey Lavrov. Photo РИА Новости
18.06 / 15:21
18.06 / 14:47
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Citizens
Belarus Foreign Minister Meets Lavrov On Case Of Pratasevich's Russian Girlfriend
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Belarusian counterpart Uladzimer Makey shake hands following talks in Moscow
18.06 / 14:47
Watchdog Says Belarus Health Workers Pay 'Heavy Price' For Political Crisis
Many health-care workers treated injured protesters
17.06 / 12:25
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FIVE
Plans to build over 2m all-electric houses in Belarus within five years
Over 2 million all-electric houses are supposed to be built in Belarus over the course of five years, BelTA learned from Belarusian Deputy Energy Minister Mikhail Mikhadyuk on 16 June. The official said: “Plans have been made to commission slightly more than 2 million m2 of new housing that will use primarily electricity [for heating, hot water supply, and cooking]. We've worked out the relevant programs with every oblast administration in order to make it happen.” There is also a program on switching single-family houses to electricity for heating, hot water supply, and cooking.
17.06 / 12:13
Enterprise
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Citizens
Lukashenko: Every Belarusian region should be ready to mobilize quickly
Every Belarusian region should be ready to mobilize in a short period of time, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he hosted a meeting to discuss area defense at the Shklov District Executive Committee on 16 June, BelTA has learned. The president emphasized the importance of full readiness of the territorial defense control bodies and rapid mobilization of forces and means. “Local government bodies, the chairmen of district executive committees and oblast executive committees need to learn to be at war.
17.06 / 12:13
MFA hopes for pragmatism of Western partners towards Belarus
The Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs hopes that pragmatism and readiness to solve differences through dialogue will prevail among Western partners, spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Anatoly Glaz told the media as he commented on the outcome documents of the USA-EU, G7 and NATO summits that mentioned Belarus, BelTA has learned. “We see attempts to justify the cold-headed geopolitical calculations and desire to achieve their narrow political goals with the hypocritical concern about the Belarusian people,” Anatoly Glaz noted.
17.06 / 12:03
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Ryanair boss: airlines must fly over rogue states despite Belarus ‘hijacking’
Security with a sniffer dog in Vilnius checking luggage in front of Ryanair flight FR4978, which carried opposition journalist Roman Praotasevich. Photograph: Onliner.by Handout/EPA
17.06 / 12:03
Russia Reportedly Removes Belarusian Opposition Leader From Wanted List
Belarusian opposition leader Svyatlana Tsikhanouskaya speaks at a news conference in Berlin on June 11.
14.06 / 19:08
Provident
Grodno dentistry: a tooth under a microscope, with a composer and in a 3D model. We tell about the dental service of the region
Perhaps there is no adult who has not been to the dentist at least once in his life. As a rule, such a trip does not tolerate long delays, and therefore it is so important to get dental care, as they say, in the right place and at the right time. Residents of Grodno region have the opportunity to receive it both in state organizations and in private departments and offices. The advantage of state dentistry is that, providing all types of dental care, it is ready to help a person for free or at an affordable price.
14.06 / 10:57
Cooper
FM: Belarus concerned over NATO's recent statements
Belarus is concerned over NATO's recent statements, Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei said on the air of the ONT TV channel on 13 June, BelTA has learned. “We are absolutely concerned over these recent statements by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.
14.06 / 10:57
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Ryanair ADR
Jailed Belarusian Pratasevich Dogged By Claims He Fought For Azov Battalion In Ukraine
A Belarusian fighting Kremlin-backed separatists with Ukrainian far-right volunteers spoke to the media in 2015, but was it Raman Pratasevich?
14.06 / 10:57
Makei: Lofty rhetoric about human rights, democracy is just a sham
Today people hear a lot of fine words about human rights and democracy, but this is all doubletalk, Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei told the ONT TV channel, BelTA informs. “Today, many lofty words about human rights, democracy, freedom, beautiful future and so on and so forth are meant for the ears of ordinary people. All this, I should say, is an absolute sham aimed to camouflage many other things,” Vladimir Makei said.
13.06 / 20:30
Prince's tower, chapel and alabaster hall. When will the Old Castle receive the first visitors and what will the guests see in the renovated royal residence (+ video)
Although experts focus on the fact that less than 20% of the planned volume of work has been completed at the moment, the scale of changes to the Old Castle is certainly impressive. It is enough just to look around this majestic building to understand: a lot of effort has been invested, and the work done is colossal.
08.06 / 11:32
Manufacturing
Provident
Parke
China-Belarus industrial park to offer special treatment to big investors
The China-Belarus Industrial Park Great Stone will offer special terms of doing business to key investors, Aleksandr Yaroshenko, Head of the Administration of the China-Belarus Industrial Park Great Stone, told reporters, BelTA has learned. A new draft presidential decree is going to provide additional preferences to projects with investments of at least $50 million. Among them are preferential prices for land plots, easier customs administration procedures.
08.06 / 11:32
FIVE
Lukashenko calls to produce small arms domestically
Belarus needs to have its own production of small arms, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he heard a report on the performance and development prospects of the Belarusian military-industrial complex, BelTA has learned. The head of state outlined the development of domestic production of small arms as an important topic. «We are not going to war with anyone,» he said.
08.06 / 11:32
Day of People's Unity established in Belarus
Belarus has established a new national holiday – the Day of People's Unity. Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko signed Decree No.206 on 7 June, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian head of state. Decree No.206 amends Decree No.157 of 26 March 1998 “On national holidays, public holidays, and commemorative dates in the Republic of Belarus”.
08.06 / 11:24
Telegram
Ryanair ADR
Belarus president calls backlash against plane incident a ‘planned provocation’
Alexander Lukashenko has made his first public remarks defending his grounding of a Ryanair flight last week, accusing the west of launching a “hybrid modern war” against Minsk and calling the backlash over the incident a “planned provocation”. Addressing a session of parliament, Lukashenko also appeared to suggest the plane could have been shot down because it was flying over a nuclear power plant when it was diverted by the Belarusian government, which appeared to have concocted a bomb threat and scrambled a Mig-29 to ensure the plane landed.
07.06 / 11:35
Provident
Belarus propagandists to change appearance at state's expense
The protective measures to be applied to a person will be determined by the police / Sample photo
07.06 / 11:35
Telegram
Enterprise
Belarusian Activist Cuts His Throat At Hearing, Saying Authorities Threatened His Family, Friends
Moments after Stsyapan Latypau cut his own throat in court
07.06 / 11:29
Telegram
Ryanair ADR
Tearful 'Confession' By Belarusian Journalist Sparks Fresh Outcry Over His Treatment
Belarusian journalist Raman Pratasevich speaking on the Nothing Personal program on Belarusian state television. The video is the result of «abuse, torture, and threats,» said Pratasevich's father, Dzmitry.
07.06 / 11:22
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Citizens
Belarusians Hold Border Protests Demanding Tough Sanctions On Lukashenka Regime
Pavel Latushka, the head of the National Anti-Crisis Management
07.06 / 11:22
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Tut By Media LLC Chief Engineer Ala Lapatka charged with complicity in felony tax evasion
Tut By Media LLC Chief Engineer Ala Lapatka has been charged with complicity in felony tax evasion, an offense punishable under Part Six of the Criminal Code’s Article 16 and Part Two of Article 243. According to tut.by, on Friday, the Minsk City Court turned down an appeal against her detention. Earlier, tut.by Editor in Chief Maryna Zolatava and tut.by staff writer Aliena Talkačova were also reported to have been charged with complicity in felony tax evasion.
07.06 / 11:22
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Enterprise
Belarus To Cut U.S. Embassy Staff As Part Of Retaliatory Sanctions
Belarus says it is reducing the permitted number of diplomats and other staff at the U.S. Embassy in Minsk and tightening visa procedures for American citizens, in response to U.S. sanctions imposed on the Eastern European country over a sweeping crackdown on the opposition. Foreign Ministry spokesman Anatoly Glaz made the announcement on June 3, without providing specifics.
07.06 / 11:22
Ethnic Poles Freed From Belarus Prison Are In Poland, Warsaw Says
Irena Biernacka was arrested in March and is now reportedly free in Poland
03.06 / 19:14
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Belarus, Russia, China touted as outposts of sovereignty
Belarus, Russia and China are outposts of sovereignty in today's world, Professor of Moscow State Institute of International Relations Elena Ponomareva said in an interview to ONT TV channel, BelTA has learned. According to the expert, the technology of pressure, which the West is now applying to Belarus, is not new.
03.06 / 19:11
Progressive
Ryanair ADR
Lukashenko about events around Belarus: Attempt to unsettle situation up to August 2020 level
An attempt is in progress to unsettle the situation in Belarus to the level of August 2020. Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko made the statement as he met with President of Russia Vladimir Putin in Sochi on 28 May, BelTA has learned. Aleksandr Lukashenko said: “I will inform you.
31.05 / 11:43
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31.05 / 11:43
Cooper
Russian FM: Russia will help Belarus if EU imposes sanctions against Minsk
TASS archive photo
31.05 / 11:30
FM: Belarusians will not tolerate diktat towards their country
Vladimir Makei. Photo courtesy of Kommersant
31.05 / 11:28
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Ryanair ADR
Chief Editor Of Independent Belarusian News Portal Briefly Detained
Belarusian journalist nd editor Alyaksey Shota. (file photo)
31.05 / 11:28
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Ryanair ADR
Belavia Head Calls EU Response To Ryanair Diversion 'Despicable'
Belavia is wholly state-owned with about 30 aircraft and flew to nearly 60 destinations before the bans were announced.
31.05 / 11:18
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Enterprise
Ryanair ADR
U.S. Reimposes Sanctions On Belarusian State Firms Over Diversion Of Plane, Arrest Of Journalist
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki (file photo)
