Section: Belarus
Kuchma: Deployment of peacekeepers in Ukraine still on agenda
“No, we have not discussed this, although the issue is on the agenda,” Leonid Kuchma said when commenting on the results of the talks …read more Source:...
Constructive work of subgroups on Ukraine in Minsk
“Today the working groups met for the first time. They discussed the agenda of the next meetings and avenues of work. OSCE coordinators informed us about results during the plenary session. I believe that the work went in a constructive manner. We have laid down the foundation for the possible process of resolving all the issues through talks...
Kulmukhametov: Subgroup on policy will address issues of elections in south-east of Ukraine
According to Azamat Kulmukhametov, the working subgroups will be working to launch the process of political settlement. Thus the working group on political issues will be dealing with the issues related to the determination of the modality and conditions of holding elections in the Donbass region. …read more Source:...
Next meetings of subgroups on Ukraine in Minsk ‘possibly on the same day’
Asked about specific dates for the next meetings of the working groups, Denis Pushilin explained: “These are just approximate dates that have been determined. Ms. Tagliavini mentioned an approximate date. It is possible that one date for all the subgroups may be scheduled. But it will have to be discussed yet.” …read more Source:...
Breakthrough at Minsk talks on Ukraine
“A breakthrough has been secured. Possibly everyone has been waiting for it since the package of measures was signed on 12 February. The subgroups were launched and started working rather productively,” said Denis Pushilin. …read more Source:...
Meeting of contact group on Ukraine over
Taking part in the meeting were OSCE Special Representative Heidi Tagliavini, former President of Ukraine Leonid Kuchma, representative of Russia Azamat Kulmukhametov, representatives of the self-proclaimed republics of Donetsk and Lugansk Denis Pushilin and Vladislav Deynego. …read more Source:...
New security checkpoint on Ukrainian-Belarusian border
Control over roads has been strengthened in Ukraine’s Chernihiv region, which borders on Belarus. …read more Source:...
Contact group on Ukraine meets in Minsk
The meeting is taking place behind closed doors. …read more Source:...
From Sanctions to Summits: Belarus after the Ukraine Crisis
Belarus is returning to the international spotlight, but for once, not just as the “last dictatorship in Europe”. The two summits that Minsk hosted in the past year on the conflict in east Ukraine indicate a tentative shift in Belarus’s political alignment. Yaraslau Kryvoi and Andrew Wilson analyze what the West should do in relation to...
Interior Ministry: The majority of migrant workers arrive in Belarus from Ukraine
“Statistics speaks for itself. Naturally, the events in Ukraine had an impact on the situation in the Belarusian labor market. In 2014 Belarus welcomed about 40,000 migrant workers from foreign countries, including about 13,500 citizens of Ukraine,” Alexander Tatura said. …read more Source:...
