Section: BelTA (Belarus)
Youth Men’s Relay gold for Russia at 2015 IBU YIWCH
The Russian biathletes finished the race in 1:04.01.2 with seven spare rounds. Second was Team Ukraine (Vitaly Trush, Nazariy Tsebrinsky and Dmitry Ivasenko), 37.7 seconds back with eight spare rounds. Norway’s Jonas Uglem Mobakken, Andreas Kjeverud Eggen and Mattis Haug were third, 2:02.5 behind with one penalty and 11 spare rounds. Team...
Lukashenko: Russians, Belarusians, Ukrainians should mark Victory anniversary in peace
Russians, Belarusians, Ukrainians should celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Victory in peace and accord, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said at a ceremony to present shoulder straps to senior officers on 23 February. …read more Source:...
Expert: Minsk talks on Ukraine possible only due to Belarus’ neutral position
According to Charles Grant, Europe is grateful to Belarus for its neutral position on the Ukrainian crisis. Only Belarus’ position made the two rounds of Minsk talks possible. …read more Source:...
UNCHR, IOM study situation with Ukrainian senior migrants in Belarus
Representatives of the UNHCR and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) carried out the first joint mission to Belarus regions to study the problems faced by Ukrainian migrants. …read more Source:...
Normandy Four foreign ministers agree to develop recommendations for Contact Group
The ministers agreed to work our recommendations for the contact group on the Ukrainian settlement aimed at the implementation of all provisions of the Package of Measures for the Implementation of the Minsk Agreements signed in Minsk on 12 February 2015. …read more Source:...
Latvia’s Foreign Minister comments on Minsk Normandy Four talks
Edgars Rinkevics stressed that both Belarus and Ukraine are members of the Eastern Partnership initiative and took note of Belarus’ role in the settlement of the Ukrainian crisis, including the provision of a platform for the Normandy Four summit. Taking into account the fact that among the participants of the summit, apart from Vladimir...
Makei against linking Belarus’ position on Ukraine to its relations with EU
“These are two different things, Belarus’ relations with the European Union and our position on Ukraine. Do not link them,” the minister stressed. In his words, Belarus’ position on Ukraine has been clearly outlined before and is aimed, first of all, at putting an end to the conflict in this brotherly country as soon as possible and...
Myasnikovich: Tens of thousands of Ukrainian refugees in Belarus
We have received tens of thousands of refugees. We have done everything to help these people. We have sent the children to school, provided accommodation and job opportunities. For seniors we have provided some financial assistance. We have undertaken these expenses because they are our brothers, said Mikhail Myasnikovich. …read more...
Belarus president: Nobody needs weapons without professional soldiers to use them
“If we preserve the officer corps as a well-trained part of the army, we will have combat-effective armed forces. Nobody needs piles of weapons, even state-of-the-art ones, without true professional military. We can look at Ukraine for an example. If multiple-launch rocket systems are used over there and the strikes are based on guesswork, it...
Myasnikovich: Inviting peacekeepers to Ukraine will undermine Minsk accords
“Changing rules during the game is not the best idea. This may threaten the implementation of the Minsk accords. If a decision is taken, it needs to be fulfilled,” Mikhail Myasnikovich stated. …read more Source:...
