Section: Belarus
US Senate passes bill on military assistance to Ukraine
The Senate voted unanimously for the Ukraine Freedom Support Act. …read more Source:...
Niemcewicz Family Homestead to host Skoki 2014 military history festival
The festival is dedicated to the battles on the Eastern Front in 1914-1918 and the beginning of the First World War. It will open with the international conference marking the centenary of the First World War. Partaking in the conference will be historians, museum workers, and journalists from Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine. …read more...
Over 150 opera singers to partake in Minsk Christmas Singing Competition
Partaking in the contest will be representatives of 21 countries, including 70 Russians, more than 40 Belarusians, and around 30 Ukrainians. Among the singers there will be 70 sopranos, 25 mezzo-sopranos, 18 tenors, nine basses, and 28 baritones. “We are obviously pleased to see such an interest in our competition, and we are ready for hard and...
Russian-backed insurgents violate ceasefire 22 times in last day
Russian-backed insurgents have violated the ceasefire 22 times in the last 24 hours, using mortars, small arms, Grad multiple rocket launchers and tanks to attack Ukrainian troops. …read more Source:...
Biden: Ukraine must not miss its chance for change
Ukraine should not lose the current opportunity to change the country for the better, because if this happens, there will be no more such chances for the foreseeable future. …read more Source:...
Chechen mercenaries seen training in Donbas
Chechen mercenaries are training in Ukraine’s Donbas conflict zone, a video filmed by the Reuters news agency released on Wednesday shows. …read more Source:...
Semenchenko: Ukraine should withdraw from shameful Minsk agreements
Commanders of volunteer battalions propose to withdraw from the Minsk agreements. …read more Source:...
FM: Minsk ready to host contact group on Ukraine, date has yet to be determined
“The date of the meeting depends on the decisions of the parties participating in the negotiations. On the part of Belarus the preparatory activities have already been undertaken,” said Dmitry Mironchik. …read more Source:...
IMF: Ukraine needs additional assistance of $15 bln
Ukraine will require about $15 billion in additional assistance to prevent the country’s financial collapse in 2015. …read more Source:...
Powerful explosion hits volunteer office in Odessa
A powerful blast has hit an office in Odesa used by volunteers helping the Ukrainian army, Ukrainian media reported on Wednesday. …read more Source:...
