The president of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, ordered the airborne brigade from Vitebsk to be transferred to Grodno which is located on the border with Poland and Lithuania, reported Interfax with reference to Lukashenko’s statement on air of the TV channel Belarus 1. “We cannot just watch calmly what is happening in these territories. Our military is also concerned about this

Valery Tsepkalo, BelarusOpen source The Belarusian opposition expects that official Kyiv will recognize the opposition candidate Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya as the president of Belarus. This was stated by the oppositionist, ex-presidential candidate Valery Tsepkalo in an interview with Interfax-Ukraine. “We expect Lukashenko’s non-recognition and Tsikhanouskaya’s recognition – we expect the same from all countries, especially since Ukraine itself went through this …” Tsepkalo

From the middle of this week, women of all ages began to predominate among protesters in Minsk and other cities – at least visually – with flowers and white balloons, they stood in human chains on the side of the roads. This new tactic of protest coincided with a sharp retreat of the security forces – the detentions and beatings of

Alexander Lukashenko said that he would not allow the “human chain” action from Vilnius to Kiev to be held. “There are few on the avenue in Minsk who are not indifferent to flowers and in chains … They already want to put up from Vilnius to Kiev and gather there more than 300 thousand people,” – Tut.by quotes Lukashenko’s speech

    The Kyiv authorities have banned going outside without documents from August 17 due to the classification of the city as a “yellow zone” of the spread of COVID-19. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko announced this at a briefing, Ukrainian News Agency reports. Also, according to Klitschko, from August 17, it is forbidden to arbitrarily leave places of self-isolation for citizens

Some people from the entourage of President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko contacted their “contacts in the Kremlin” to discuss the possibility of flight to Russia in the event of the overthrow of the Belarusian authorities. This is reported by Bloomberg, citing two sources in Moscow familiar with the content of such conversations. Lukashenko on August 14 rejected suggestions that he could

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said at a meeting at the General Staff of the Belarusian Armed Forces that Russia is ready, at the request of Belarus, to provide “all-round assistance to ensure the security of the Republic of Belarus.” “When it comes to the military component, we have an agreement with the Russian Federation within the framework of the

The Telegram channel Euroradio published a video showing how Alexander Taraikovsky was killed during the protests in Minsk. The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Belarus claimed that he tried to throw an explosive device at law enforcement officers. It is clear from the video that he had no bomb in his hands. Alyaksandr Taraikovsky, 34, died on August 10 near the Pushkinskaya metro station

The headquarters of former Belarusian presidential candidate Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, currently in Lithuania, has announced starting to form the Coordination Council to ensure the transition of power, Tikhanovskaya’s press service said in a statement released on Saturday. “We’re starting to form the Coordination Council. It will be an extended working group of the most respected members of the society to discuss

    The U.S. Embassy in Ukraine has donated personal protective equipment (PPE) against COVID-19 to Ukrainian law enforcement agencies. “As part of our international technical assistance, the U.S. Embassy’s International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs office donated approximately $250,000 worth of personal protective equipment against COVID-19 to our Ukrainian partners at the National Police, State Border Guard Service, and the

15.08.2020 15:00 Ukraine’s Kherson region expects to receive investments from Arab countries for the construction of high-level hotels in the region. “According to the results of last year, more than 4 million people visited the Kherson region. According to data provided by cellular operators, we recorded that a person came to the region, spent at least one night and left

The Kremlin said Saturday that President Vladimir Putin and his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko agreed in a phone call that the “problems” in Belarus would be swiftly resolved. The phone call came after Belarus leader who claims to have won a disputed presidential election on Sunday said he needed to contact Moscow over growing protests against his rule.  “Both sides

Protests have swept Belarus since a contested presidential election on August 9. In the initial police crackdown, nearly 7,000 people were arrested. Those thrown behind bars weren’t all hardened activists or even participants in the rallies — the authorities swept up journalists, foreigners, and even random passersby. Many of these people are still missing in the bureaucratic mayhem that’s followed.

The arrest took place last month. REUTERS Prague police have arrested a Russian diplomat over the illegal purchases of live ammunition, including for sniper rifles. The arrest took place last month, RadioCZ reported citing iRozhlas.cz. Sources in the Czech secret services told the news site that the diplomat in question was employed in the military section of the Russian Embassy

The head of the CEC of Belarus, Lidia Yermoshina, confirmed that the video of Svetlana Tikhanovskaya asking the Belarusians not to go to rallies was recorded in her office. “This is my sofa. She [Tikhanovskaya] recorded this appeal without me, ”Yermoshina told the Belarusian“ Komsomolskaya Pravda ”. READ ALSO The video, in which Svetlana Tikhanovskaya calls for an end to the

Video In which @PowerVertical talks Belarus with @BBCWorld (cue snarky comments about my living room) https://t.co/Wvk5sah6a9 — Brian Whitmore (@PowerVertical) August 15, 2020

In Khabarovsk, for more than a month, they have been holding a rally in support of the former governor of the region, Sergei Furgal. On August 15, for the sixth Saturday in a row, a mass rally took place in the city, the participants of which staged a procession through the city center to the government building of the Khabarovsk Territory

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said that he needed to hold talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the situation in Belarus, where mass protest actions have continued for the seventh day in a row. “We need to contact Putin, the President of Russia, so that I can talk with him now. Because this is already a threat not only to

August 13, 2020 Donald Trump isn’t the better choice to secure America’s future. He is the only choice By Dimitri K. Simes Editor’s Note: Please see a counter perspective, courtesy of Dov Zakheim, a former U.S. Undersecretary of Defense during the George W. Bush Administration, as part of a two-part debate on the 2020 Election and Donald Trump. You can read