Opinions & Interviews

Lukashenko sees many similarities between Belarus, Oman
The head of state noted that Belarus and Oman hold similar views on many topical issues on the international agenda. The peoples of the two countries are similar in mentality, even though they are separated by thousands of kilometers...

FM: Oman is ready to build long-term relations with Belarus
"We see mutual respect and a truly genuine interest in these relations,” the foreign minister said...

Belarusian PM: No integration breakthrough in EAEU yet
According to Roman Golovchenko, there is a need to analyze the implementation of the strategic guidelines of Eurasian economic integration until 2025...

Belarus, Russia ready to jointly counteract terrorist threats
He also stressed that the Belarusian side will learn from anti-terrorism practices of Russian colleagues, including the experience gained in the course of Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine...

Lukashenko: Belarus’ student teams move country forward
Aleksandr Lukashenko noted that for 65 years several generations, millions of people worked in student teams...

Historical memory named among strategic national interests of Belarus
Throughout the history, genocide has brought great losses and grief to mankind, Aleksandr Volfovich noted. The genocide during the Great Patriotic War is an open wound for Belarusians, Russians and other peoples of the Soviet Union...

General Staff chief details Belarus’ new defense premise
According to Pavel Muraveiko, the premise is a system document that forms the foundation of strategic defense planning. It contains five major areas...

Lukashenko wants probable adversaries to stay on good terms with Belarus
The president remarked that the Belarusian army threatens no one and represents a tool for preventing wars. The army should be capable of repulsing an aggression if it happens...

Russian Investigative Committee chairman details meeting with Belarusian president
According to Alexander Bastrykin, the meeting focused on the experience gained by the Russian Investigative Committee in two main areas: investigating crimes committed by the Kiev regime and countering crimes committed by migrants...

Sergeyenko: Union State has proved its worth
“Despite the enormous external pressure, the Union State has shown its worth, strength, solvency and competitiveness and serves as an example of cooperation built on the principles of trust and friendship of peoples,” the speaker stated...

Belarus, Russia to step up cooperation in international organizations
He pointed out the importance of the program of concerted action in foreign policy...

Lukashenko describes Syria situation as clash of world’s major players
Returning to the topic of Syria, Aleksandr Lukashenko noted that Belarus did not interfere in the processes and supported the legitimate authorities together with Russia and Iran. However, the country was once turned into a testing ground for large states pursuing their interests...

Lukashenko comments on US Congress report on COVID-19 pandemic
According to him, had Belarusian machine-building enterprises put operations on hold during the pandemic, they would have been ousted from their markets by foreign competitors. Hundreds of millions of dollars would have been needed to get back on feet and get things going...

Kochanova: Belarus and Russia have always been and will be together
"As our president said, two countries - two economies - one economic space,” said Natalya Kochanova. “We have always been and will be together, because we know what we want. We want our people to live in harmony. This is how it is and will always be”...

Eismont on Syria: Belarus always calls for peace in any acute situation
"The Syrian people have been and remain friendly to Belarus. We have longstanding good relations. This is why we are humanly concerned about the processes taking place there"...

Putin: The treaty on security guarantees will allow reliably protecting Russia and Belarus
He said that the treaty stipulates mutual allied obligations with regard to defense, protection of sovereignty, independence, and the constitutional system of Russia and Belarus, the integrity and inviolability of the territories and the external border of the Union State of Belarus and Russia. While using all the available forces and assets...

Lukashenko: Every Belarusian and Russian should feel Union State advantages in practice
Belarus President made the relevant statement at a session of the Supreme State Council of the Union State of Belarus and Russia in Minsk on 6 December...

“Waking up to reality”: Expert comments on US Congress’ COVID-19 report
“We know that all of Europe was put on lockdown. It would be much easier to employ the wait-and-see approach, because everyone was doing the same. It would be much harder to go against the flow and say that we would keep working,” added Dmitry Shevtsov...

Volfovich: Russia will defend Belarus in time of need and Belarus is always ready to support Russia
Aleksandr Volfovich said: “The two states should support each other in the international arena with regard to the protection of national interests of the one country and the other one"...

Volfovich: The presidents of Belarus and Russia have their own red buttons and nuclear briefcases
When talking about the draft Belarus-Russia treaty on security guarantees within the framework of the Union State of Belarus and Russia, which will be discussed at the session of the Supreme State Council of the Union State of Belarus and Russia, the reporters asked Aleksandr Volfovich to clarify what procedure for using nuclear weapons is stipulated by this document...