Belarus to React to UN Missions' Meetings With Opposition Leader Tikhanovskaya - Sputnik International

(Sputnik) - Meetings between the permanent representatives of some states to the UN with Belarusian ex-presidential candidate Svetlana Tikhanovskaya will affect the interaction of official Minsk with these delegations in the organization, Valentin Rybakov, head of the Belarusian Permanent Mission to the UN, told Sputnik.

Emergencia en la frontera de Lituania con Bielorrusia por la llegada de migrantes ilegales

 

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Russia: Domestic Terrorism in US Added to NATO Problems

(FNA)- Moscow announced that domestic terrorism in the United States has been added to the problems that have not been resolved by NATO for decades.

Putin recuerda el "silencio" en Occidente por el aterrizaje forzoso del avión de Evo Morales

 

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Belarus plane: Russia accuses EU of risking passenger safety - BBC News

Russia's foreign ministry has condemned the EU's call for Europe-based airlines to avoid Belarusian airspace, calling it completely irresponsible.

Austria Slams Russia Over Cancelled Vienna-Moscow Flight - UrduPoint

Austria on Thursday slammed Russia after it refused to allow an Austrian Airlines flight to be rerouted to avoid Belarusian airspace, resulting in the Vienna-Moscow service being cancelled.

UKs Unfriendly Steps Against Russia Over Ryanair Incident Will Receive Response - UrduPoint

Any anti-Russia steps made by London over Moscow's alleged involvement in the incident related to a Ryanair plane's emergency landing in Minsk will be met with an appropriate response, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday.

EU agrees new Belarus sanctions after plane arrest - BBC News

The EU has decided to ban Belarusian airlines from European skies after a flight was diverted to Minsk on Sunday and an dissident journalist arrested.

EU Leaders To Discuss Ryanair Plane Incident, Possible Sanctions On Minsk On Monday - EUCO - UrduPoint

The head of the European Council Charles Michel agreed to discuss the consequences of the Ryanair plane incident and possible sanctions against Belarus at the upcoming EU summit on Monday, Michel's official spokesman Barend Leyts announced on Sunday.

Joint military drills of Russia, Belarus to be held in March - TASS

Joint Russian-Belarusian drills of the Russian Airborne Troops and the Belarusian Special Operations Forces will be conducted in March in the territory of the two countries, the Russian Defense Ministry told reporters.

Bielorussia, Lukashenko: "Lascio la presidenza dopo la nuova costituzione" - Affaritaliani.it

Il presidente bielorusso, Aleksandr Lukashenko, ha dichiarato che non guiderà più il Paese dopo che verrà adottata la nuova Costituzione promessa alla piazza che da agosto ne contesta la rielezione.

EU breaks deadlock to impose Belarus sanctions, Turkey on notice | Al Jazeera

European Union leaders broke a diplomatic deadlock on Friday to impose sanctions on Belarus, after reassuring the Republic of Cyprus that the bloc would also punish Turkey if it continued to drill for oil and gas in "disputed"(sic) areas of the Mediterranean.

Bélarus : Pas de feu vert des 27 aux sanctions, la question est renvoyée au sommet de fin de semaine

 Les ministres des Affaires étrangères des 27 États membres de l'Union européenne ne sont pas parvenus lundi à se mettre d'accord pour formellement approuver l'imposition de sanctions à toute une liste de responsables bélarusses, même s'il y avait "une volonté claire" de le faire, a rapporté à l'issue de la réunion Josep Borrell, le Haut représentant de l'UE pour les Affaires étrangères et la politique de sécurité.

Cyprus continues to hinder sanctions against Belarus – Sources in Brussels

Cypriot representatives at a meeting of the EU’s Committee of Permanent Representatives (Coreper II) have refused to endorse the imposition of planned sanctions on Belarus, sources in Brussels told Sputnik on Friday.

EU Parliament Votes to Stop Recognizing Belarus President When His Term Expires

 

The European Parliament said Thursday that Alexander Lukashenko should not be recognized as the president of Belarus when his term expires on November 5.  

Military trucks deployed to block road before demonstrators in Minsk

 Military trucks have been deployed to block the avenue leading to Minsk’s Drozdy neighborhood in a bid to stop tens of thousands of demonstrators marching in that direction in protests against the results on the August 9 presidential polls.

Russia ready to intervene if Belarus situation out of control: Putin

Russia is ready to intervene if the situation in Belarus gets out of control, although only as a last resort, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday.

EU, former Soviet states pledge to cement ties

Leaders from The European Union (EU) and six former Soviet countries on Friday pledged to cement their ties, which "is not directed against anyone".

President Putin visits Zapad-2017 military maneuvers on EU's borders

Russia's president on Monday attended his country's annual Zapad military maneuvers with Belarus, which this year were carried out in the Russian region of Leningrad, on the border with the European Union.

Russian airplanes arrive in Belarus for West 2017 military drills

Russian airplanes arrived at military airfields of Belarus to participate in the Belarusian-Russian joint strategic military exercises West-2017, the Belarusian Defense Ministry said Wednesday.