Section: Belarus
EU formally publishes anti-Crimean sanctions
EU restrictive measures on Crimea and Sevastopol approved by the European Union Council on December 18 were published by the Official Journal of the European Union (OJ) on Friday. …read more Source:...
Hollande and Merkel arrange new round of talks with Putin and Poroshenko
French President Francois Hollande is counting on major progress in resolving the conflict in Ukraine before the end of this year. …read more Source:...
Obama signs Ukraine Freedom Support Act
The U.S. President again called on Russia to end its occupation and attempted annexation of the Ukrainian territory. …read more Source:...
Lukashenko, Poroshenko to meet on 21 December
“Based on that conversation, I understood that the Ukrainian leadership, including the President of Ukraine, is absolutely not against the new round of talks in Minsk,” the Belarusian leader noted. …read more Source:...
Andreichenko: Belarus has always been in favor of peaceful resolution of Ukraine crisis
The crisis in Ukraine has become a major challenge to the entire international community. All this time we have anxiously followed the developments in the brotherly country. Belarusian MPs have voiced their position many times at different levels and venues, including the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly and the Inter-Parliamentary Union,” said...
Living standards of Belarusians unchanged despite domestic, foreign problems
“On the whole, results of the year 2014 can be called positive because the two key tasks have been fulfilled. But we will face even more complicated tasks in 2015 taking into account the situation that it is impossible to forecast in Russia and Ukraine and taking into account the fact that there are quite many domestic issues in Belarus that have...
EU Council to approve new sanctions against Crimea
The Council of the European Union has decided to impose new sanctions against companies in the Ukrainian territory of Crimea, which was illegally annexed by Russia in March. …read more Source:...
Ukrainian journalist to Putin: “When will you stop punitive operation in eastern Ukraine?”
Russian President Vladimir Putin believes that the Russian terrorists acting in the Donbas cannot be called mercenaries. …read more Source:...
Belarus’ Yurkevich 3rd in 15K Individual at IBU Cup 3
The clean-shooting Belarusian finished in 47:22.9, 26.7 seconds behind the winner, Tina Bachmann of Germany (46:56.2; one penalty). Second came in Irina Varvynets of Ukraine, 7.9 seconds back with zero penalties. …read more Source:...
Merkel: Russia doesn’t respect Ukraine sovereignty, so sanctions inevitable
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said that sanctions against Russia are inevitable because Moscow does not respect the sovereignty of Ukraine. …read more Source:...
