Section: Belarus
Belarus is Сhanging Rapidly and Needs the West
The ongoing conflict in Ukraine, coupled with Russia’s economic decline, has facilitated the separation of Belarusian national identity from all things Russian. The government has made an effort to differentiate Belarus’s interests from those of the Kremlin and to wean the country off Russia’s military and economic support. Some...
Ukraine contact group may convene in Minsk on 10 February
“The next meeting of the contact group is planned for 10 February but the Foreign Ministers of the Normandy Format may gather for a meeting at this time too. Therefore, I cannot say exactly,” the OSCE representative said. …read more Source:...
Ukraine ready to open crossing point for humanitarian aid in Lugansk Oblast
An agreement was reached to open this point on 12 February, the day when the Minsk accords were signed a year ago. I think this is a very important step forward. When we started negotiations there was no crossing point on the line of contact in Lugansk Oblast. Now we will have a second one, Martin Sajdik said. …read more Source:...
Ukraine tripartite contact group concludes meeting in Minsk
With regard to political matters Ukraine’s position remains unchanged: elections in the parts of Donbass uncontrolled by Ukraine should be held in compliance with the Ukrainian legislation, with the participation of Ukrainian parties, Ukrainian journalists and international observers. …read more Source:...
Belarus’ electricity import down by 26.3% to 2.8bn kWh in 2015
In 2015 Belarus imported 2.816 million kWh of electricity, including 2,815.2 million kWh from Russia, and 0.8 million kWh from Ukraine. The country is set to purchase 2.5 billion kWh abroad in 2016. …read more Source:...
Ukraine Seeks Consultations of Budapest Memorandum Signatories
Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin says Ukraine is proposing to hold consultations between the Budapest Memorandum signatory states following Russian FM Sergey Lavrov’s statement that Moscow never violated it. …read more Source:...
Belarus reaffirms readiness to create conditions for effective work of Ukraine groups
Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei reaffirmed Belarus’ readiness to create all the necessary conditions for effective work of the trilateral contact group on Ukraine and its working groups. …read more Source:...
Commemoration Procession of Mikhail Zhizneuski in Kyiv
Commemoration march of Mikhail Zhizneuski, who died in the Maidan, was held in Kyiv. …read more Source:...
Working groups on Ukraine in talks in Minsk
On 26 January the Belarusian capital hosted a meeting of the working group on political affairs. …read more Source:...
Intelligent video surveillance system to be installed on Belarus-Ukraine border
“In 2016 we are planning to sign a €350,000 contract for the development of an automated intelligent video surveillance system to monitor the movement of vehicles and goods through the Belarusian-Ukrainian border,” said Yuri Senko. …read more Source:...
