Section: Belarus
Belarus’ MFA comments on entry rules for DPR, LPR passport holders
Belarus has received about 160,000 people from both sides of the so-called contact line. The Belarusian president signed Decree No. 420 on the stay of Ukrainian citizens in Belarus in August 2014 to help Ukrainian neighbors and friends and avoid any serious problems. …read more Source:...
Interior Ministry: Documents issued in DNR, LNR not valid in Belarus
According to the Interior Ministry, the Donetsk and Lugansk republics have not been recognized as territorial units, which means that the documents issued in the DNR and the LNR are invalid in Belarus. …read more Source:...
Man who tried to disrupt Martin Sajdik’s press conference in Minsk deported from Belarus
The man who attempted to disrupt the press conference of the OSCE’s special representative in the trilateral contact group on Ukraine Ambassador Martin Sajdik was deported from Belarus, BelTA learned from the Interior Ministry of Belarus. …read more Source:...
Belarus’ Ice Hockey Federation promotes ice hockey in Eastern Europe
On 21 February Minsk played host to a seminar on ice hockey development. Partaking in the event were representatives from Armenia, Israel, Latvia, Lithuania and Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Moscow erects border with Belarus, undermines its links with Ukraine and the Baltics
Image: TUT.by On 16 February, Dmitry Peskov, Vladimir Putin’s press secretary, announced that the Kremlin does not plan to introduce a visa regime with Belarus. His statement comes in a context of increasingly harsh measures on behalf of Moscow towards Belarus over the past half year, beginning when Russia decided to partially reinstate its...
Utility companies of Ukraine’s Mariupol get 15 MAZ buses
The MAZ buses supplied to Mariupol meet the Euro 5 emissions standards, have air conditioners and information systems, and are suitable for servicing people with limited mobility. Each bus can carry a hundred passengers. …read more Source:...
MFA: Belarus will ensure smooth negotiation process on Ukraine in Minsk
A group of persons, with Russian passports and press cards of the public and political internet portal Russkaya Planeta, introduced themselves as representatives of The Other Russia party (unregistered in the Russian Federation) and made an attempt to disrupt the press conference of OSCE’s Ambassador in Minsk on 15 February. …read...
Contact group on Ukraine to reconvene in Minsk on 1 March
“Our next meeting will take place on 1 March,” said Martin Sajdik. …read more Source:...
Contact group on Ukraine request UN help in POW release
Martin Sajdik said that the meeting on 15 February continued the discussion of the issue related to the release of persons illegally detained due to the conflict in Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Parties to Ukraine conflict agree to withdraw weaponry by 20 February
“An agreement was reached to withdraw heavy weaponry, which is subject to the Minsk agreements, before 20 February,” said Martin Sajdik. …read more Source:...
