Section: Belarus
Lukashenko: Both West and Russia need a calm and safe Belarus
“Both Europe and Russia need us. Particularly now,” said the head of state. “They need a quiet, calm, and safe country where any European event can be held in the interests of the European Union and Russia. Events in Ukraine demonstrated it.” …read more Source:...
Editorial: Lukashenka’s Election Message to the West
A. Lukashenka at the polling station on 11 September 2016 Two representatives of the opposition and civil society will end up in the newly-appointed Belarusian Parliament. This reflects not the true level of support of the opposition, but rather Aleksander Lukashenka’s willingness to demonstrate good will to the European Union. The West,...
Igor Boki takes bronze in Rio
The Belarusian clocked 1:06.71 seconds to finish third in the S13 men’s 100m breaststroke. Oleksii Fedyna of Ukraine and Firdavsbek Musabekov of Uzbekistan both touched in 1:04.94 to take gold. …read more Source:...
Igor Boki clinches second champion title at 2016 Paralympics
The Belarusian claimed the victory in S13 200m medley in 2:04.02 seconds, setting a new Paralympic record. Second was Ukraine’s Yaroslav Denisenko (2:08.76). Danila Chufarov of Ukraine touched in third (2:11.12). …read more Source:...
Makei, Sajdik discuss implementation of Minsk agreements
During the meeting Vladimir Makei and Martin Sajdik discussed matters concerning the resolution of the situation in Ukraine’s east and progress in implementing the Minsk agreements. Vladimir Makei mentioned the importance of the work that the trilateral contact group and its subgroups do. …read more Source:...
Russia, Ukraine to discuss in Minsk restoration of power lines in conflict zone
Representatives of Russia and Ukraine have agreed to arrange a meeting of top officials of the energy ministries in Minsk on 21 September when the trilateral contact group on Ukraine is supposed to resume talks. Matters concerning the restoration of power lines in the Ukrainian conflict zone will be discussed. …read more Source:...
OSCE considering new approaches to Minsk talks on Ukraine
This issue has been discussed at today’s meeting of the contact group. It will also be raised at a meeting between Ambassador Martin Sajdik and Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Lavrov in Moscow. …read more Source:...
Security situation in conflict zone in Ukraine on the mend
Martin Sajdik said: “One can say that sun shines upon our negotiations. Representatives of several areas in Donetsk Oblast and Lugansk Oblast unanimously agreed that the security situation has improved considerably thanks to the silence regime, which is observed as from the beginning of the academic year.” …read more Source:...
Sajdik to meet with Lavrov to discuss Russia’s vision of future of Ukraine talks
I should say that this will be my first visit to Moscow in over a year. I would like to hear Russia’s vision for the future of our efforts and my own work, Martin Sajdik said. …read more Source:...
OSCE-Ukraine-Russia contact group resumes talks in Minsk
The meeting was preceded by a meeting of the coordinators of the working groups and also the talks of the working groups. …read more Source:...
