News & Events in Belarus

Lukashenko: Belarusian-Russian relations are the backbone of EAEU, CIS
Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sochi on 9 June...

Lukashenko suggests developing new CSTO collective security strategy until 2035
The head of state urged to improve the CSTO crisis response system: "We need to build and fine-tune the crisis response system.This is the task for our special services and law enforcement agencies"...

Lukashenko urges to finally decide on admission system in 2024
“We need to make up our mind as to how we will evaluate the academic performance of secondary school students. What kind of exams will they take?” the head of state asked...

Lukashenko to Kaliningrad Oblast governor: Their attempt to divide us will fail
Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he met with Governor of Russia’s Kaliningrad Oblast Anton Alikhanov in Minsk...

Lukashenko: Trade between Belarus and Russia's Lipetsk Oblast could hit $0.5bn
Belarus' trade with Lipetsk Oblast of Russia has been steadily growing since 2020. In 2021, it amounted to $315 million. In 2022 it reached almost $334 million, with Belarusian exports up from $70 million in 2021 to more than $91 million last year, or by 31%...

Lukashenko names key security threats to CIS
Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he met with participants of the 52nd meeting of the CIS Council of Heads of Security Agencies and Special Services in Minsk on 1 June...

“Women and children are top priority”. Why Lukashenko always in favor of supporting family values
In the new episode of the YouTube project After the Fact: Lukashenko’s Decisions we will tell you what a little Belarusian can count on, what the main desire of the president is, and why Aleksandr Lukashenko was almost expelled from the Communist Party back in the day...

Lukashenko warns local authorities of hard times ahead
Difficult times are ahead of us, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he addressed the new heads of local authorities...

Belarus’ Marina Vasilevskaya assigned to fly to ISS as part of prime crew
Citing the Cosmonaut Training Center, the diplomatic mission informed that cosmonaut Oleg Novitsky will be the mission commander. NASA astronaut Tracy Caldwell Dyson will join the crew as a flight engineer...

Healthcare Ministry’s criticism, EAEU priorities, nuclear handshake in multifaceted President’s Week
A mysterious handshake with Putin and arrangements concerning nuclear weapons, the top item on the agenda, a response to a “confused” Polish general, a reliable barrier against foreign infiltrators and many other things in the new episode of BelTA’s special project President’s Week...

Lukashenko meets with Russia’s Central Bank governor
Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko held a meeting with Russia’s Central Bank Governor Elvira Nabiullina in Minsk on 29 May...

Lukashenko: EAEU should become one of the world’s decision-making centers
Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council meeting on 25 May...

Lukashenko arrives in Kremlin for EAEU summit
The participants of the summit will review progress to implement Eurasian economic integration development strategies and take stock of the results of the EAEU international activities...

‘We cannot and shouldn't fall behind!' Details of Lukashenko's speech at Eurasian forum
The Belarus president touched upon such areas as industrial security and technological security, energy security and information security in the EAEU space...

Lukashenko arrives at 2nd Eurasian Economic Forum plenary session
The president will present Belarus’ position and priorities on key issues of cooperation...

Lukashenko sees U.S. dollars as a weapon. Will Belarus convince Russia, EAEU to stop using dollars?
How did Belarus propose to Russia to completely switch to rubles in settlements and abandon the “enemy” money? And still is there an alternative to U.S. dollars in the world? Let’s find out as part of BelTA’s YouTube project After the Fact: Lukashenko’s Decisions...

Lukashenko arrives in Russia for Eurasian forum, summit
On 24 May, the head of state is expected to attend a plenary session of the 2nd Eurasian Economic Forum in Moscow. Aleksandr Lukashenko will present Belarus’ position and priorities on key issues of cooperation...

Lukashenko wants all shortcomings of Belarusian healthcare system fixed by 1 January
Aleksandr Lukashenko gave instructions to keep the workgroup that had examined the situation in the healthcare system. By the end of the year the workgroup will have to once again examine all the institutions where faults had been found...

Lukashenko: Healthcare is a vital part of the country’s security
Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at a meeting to discuss the country’s most important healthcare issues on 23 May...

Lukashenko receives Belarus’ Ambassador to Russia Dmitry Krutoi
Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has received Belarusian Ambassador to Russia Dmitry Krutoi with a comprehensive report on Belarus-Russia cooperation...