Section: Belarus
Russian court extends Savchenko’s arrest for six months
Donetsk city court of Russia’s Rostov region has decided to extend arrest of Ukrainian pilot, MP and member of the Ukrainian delegation to PACE Nadia Savchenko for another six months, Savchenko’s lawyer Mark Feygin wrote on Twitter on Tuesday. …read more Source:...
Plasma Physics and Plasma Technology international conference opens in Minsk
The list of participants includes representatives of Lithuania, Turkey, the United States, France, the Netherlands, India, Iran, Ukraine, and other countries. Members of the National Academies of Sciences of Belarus, Russia, and Kazakhstan were elected to co-chair the conference. …read more Source:...
McCain calls LPR imaginary country, urges to put down weapons
U.S. Senator John McCain, Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, turned down on Monday, September 14, the invitation by LPR terrorist organization leadership to monitor self-styled local elections in the militant-held eastern Ukrainian region. …read more Source:...
‘Normandy Quartet’ leaders hope for consolidation of ceasefire in Donbas
The participants of the meeting stressed a need to consolidate the cease-fire in Donbas, which has been observed for two weeks. …read more Source:...
Active phase of Sea Breeze-2015 underway
The northwestern part of the Black Sea, Mykolayiv and Odesa regions host the active phase of the Ukrainian-U.S. Sea Breeze – 2015 military exercises. …read more Source:...
Russia building major military base near Ukrainian border
Russia has started to build a huge military base housing ammunition depots and barracks for several thousand soldiers near the Ukrainian border, a project that suggests the Kremlin is digging in for a prolonged stand-off with Kyiv, acccording to Reuters. …read more Source:...
Day of Belarusian Military Glory marked in Lviv
Belarusians and Ukrainian celebrated in Lviv the 501st anniversary of the victory in the Battle of Orsha. …read more Source:...
Minsk’s role in Ukrainian conflict resolution noted
Romano Prodi said: “It is no accident that the talks on Ukraine take place in Belarus. The fact admits that this complicated diplomatic game can be resolved in Belarus easiest of all.” The Italian politician pointed out that some parties underestimate the complexity of the Ukrainian conflict. …read more Source:...
NSDC: Over 50,000 Russian troops on border with Ukraine
About 53,000 Russian military are still on the border with Ukraine, Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Oleksandr Turchynov said on Ukrainian television’s Channel 24. …read more Source:...
Ukraine working group on security ends talks in Minsk
On 22 September Minsk will host a regular meeting of the tripartite contact group on Ukraine. The working group on political affairs will continue its work on 15 and 16 September to discuss the local elections. …read more Source:...
