Section: Belarus
Lawyer: Savchenko faces 13-year sentence in Russia
Captive Ukrainian pilot, Member of Ukraine’s parliament and member of the Ukrainian delegation to PACE Nadiya Savchenko is facing a thirteen-year sentence in Russia, according to a lawyer. …read more Source:...
Ukraine pays $75 mln on Russian Eurobonds
Ukraine has made the latest coupon payment of $75 million on Eurobonds issued by the government of the Russian Federation in 2013. …read more Source:...
Poroshenko, Merkel discuss upcoming meeting of ‘Normandy format’ foreign ministers
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and German Chancellor Angela Merkel have discussed the situation in eastern Ukraine and coordinated their positions ahead of an upcoming meeting of the foreign ministers of the ‘Normandy Group’ (Ukraine, France, Germany, and Russia) …read more Source:...
Two explosions hit Kyiv branches of Sberbank of Russia
Explosions hit two offices of Sberbank of Russia within moments of each other overnight in Kyiv, in Pozniaky and Kurenivka districts. …read more Source:...
Thousands attend Brest Fortress defense reenactment
The reenactment started after a ceremony to mark Remembrance Day of Victims of the Great Patriotic War to become the biggest gathering over the recent years. The historical performance was produced by participants of the international festival 22 June 1941. Brest Fortress. This year’s festival increased the number of participants and...
Lukashenko: Belarus will do everything to stop fratricidal war in Ukraine
The head of state stressed that Belarus’ peace-making mission in the regulation of the situation in Ukraine is well known. “Fraternal peoples of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine have the same roots. It hurts when our brothers are in trouble. We will do everything to de-escalate the situation and, if possible, to stop this fratricidal war,”...
Belarus thanked for organizing talks on regulation of Ukrainian crisis
Patriarch Kirill stressed that it is great pain for him to listen to the news about the situation in fraternal Ukraine. “It is a wound in the heart. Among Orthodox believers are people from the East and from the West. It lays great responsibility on the church,” the Patriarch said. “At present our church is the only organization in Ukraine which...
Putin doesn’t deny he supplied weapons to terrorists in Donbas
President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin does not deny deliveries of weapons to terrorists in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Six countries to partake in Pridneprovye business forum in Mogilev
Delegations of Germany, China, South Korea, Poland, Ukraine, and Russia have already confirmed their participation. “We also expect guests from other countries eager to learn about the investment and export potential of Mogilev and to develop interregional cooperation,” specialists noted. …read more Source:...
UNHCR: Belarus is now home to over 100,000 Ukrainians
Belarus is the second most popular destination for Ukrainian migrants after Russia among the countries Ukraine borders on. Belarus is the most popular destination in terms of the number of Ukraine citizens per 1,000 capita. …read more Source:...
