Opinions & Interviews

Lukashenko: The age of Western supremacy is becoming a thing of the past
The head of state noted that the Voice of the Global South summit is becoming one of the largest forums for discussing matters of the modern world order and the future of humanity...

NOC secretary general hails Belarus’ performance in Paris as successful
"Athletes who are in the Olympic top 10 are always medal hopefuls," she said...

Is Minsk older than commonly believed? Scientists are reconsidering the date
Excavations were carried out on the Menka to establish whether this settlement was the starting point of the Minsk chronicle...

Belarus ready to adequately respond to provocations like events in Russia’s Kursk Oblast
He mentioned an increase in military presence in the southern area. The composition of the forces and assets used to ensure the security of the state has been revised...

Lukashenko recalls prophesy: Time will come for us to stand back to back and shoot back
The head of state remarked that Belarus-Russia relations had varied over the course of history and there had been periods of complications...

Lukashenko asked about his readiness to push ‘red button’
"Secondly, when tactical nuclear weapons were deployed here, I told them [opponents abroad] (although they consider me crazy and capable of using weapons): "We are not going to use any weapons until you step on our state border. It is also the border of the Union State," the Belarusian leader said...

Lukashenko about state border defense: No red lines, the response will be instant
In his words, brigades and battalion tactical groups had been chosen in Belarus for operating in the vicinity of the Belarusian-Ukrainian state border. More than 20 of them are supposed to be there...

Lukashenko calls Lithuanian politicians crazy for banning vehicles with Belarusian plates
According to Aleksandr Lukashenko, there is also a plus side to this decision of Lithuanian authorities from the economic point of view. “Thank god. Our citizens will stop moving money beyond the borders of Belarus and Russia. Although they do it less now. The same applies to Russians. Money will stay here. It is so-called economic tourism. Huge amounts of money were withdrawn from here,” he said...

‘Detailed answers, businesslike approach’. Russian journalist comments on interview with Lukashenko
"The conversation was thorough and fact-based. We are living in a very complicated time. It is hard to overestimate the importance of cooperation between Russia and Belarus"...

Belarus’ UN Ambassador: Belarus will protect its territory and respond to any provocations
"We have already initiated relevant consultations with our allies and partners in international organizations," Valentin Rybakov summarized...

EU called to influence Ukraine’s authorities in view of Belarus’ recent airspace violation
According to the Belarusian side, such actions have the potential for a radical escalation of the military conflict and its expansion to the EU countries as well...

Lukashenko: Country's growth depends on agriculture
"Firstly, because there is no country without agriculture. Secondly, the demand for food products is constantly increasing and will continue to increase. Unfortunately, there is no extra land in the world," Aleksandr Lukashenko explained...

Lukashenko urges to keep unity in CIS
The president pointed out that while there is unity on such an important issue as the celebration of the 80th anniversary of the Victory Day, the CIS countries still have disagreements on other issues. Aleksandr Lukashenko urged all parties, including law enforcers, to maintain unity for the sake of security and stability in the region...

Lukashenko urges to join forces to counter terrorism in CIS
"An effective fight against it requires a comprehensive approach. It includes political, social, economic measures, development of international cooperation, information exchange. Only together we will be able to counter it," Aleksandr Lukashenko said...

Lukashenko: A hybrid war is waged against CIS countries
"We see very well today’s attempts to split and divide our countries. We are under the pressure of absolutely illegal unilateral economic sanctions"...

Bardzilouskaya: ‘My dream is Olympic gold’
Olympic silver medalist Viyaleta Bardzilouskaya of Belarus shared her first impressions after returning home from Paris...

Bahdanovich: When our athletes stand on the podium, the world knows they are from Belarus
"As a professional athlete, the chairman of the Belarus’ NOC Athletes Commission, and the head of the sport federation, I am sincerely glad that a group of our athletes had an opportunity to represent our country in the international arena, literally allaying all the fears of sport officials related to the presence of Belarusians in world sport. At the same time, we all have a lot of work to do to lift all the restrictions on Belarusians, primarily their neutral status"...

Kochanova: People's diplomacy is a tool to develop relations between countries
"The president has said many times that people's diplomacy, sister cities, agreements between entrepreneurs, enterprises give sometimes a greater result. Entrepreneurs meet, build their relations, work and do business. Eventually it is beneficial for our countries"...

Tsikhan: The Olympic Games had a different message originally, emphasizing traditional values
But it is good that our athletes are competing at the Olympics, even in a neutral status. They show the level of sport in our country...

Lukashenko: There will be no war in Belarus if we all do our jobs well
Aleksandr Lukashenko added that Belarus is ready to defend itself if necessary, but war is always a bad thing...