Opinions & Interviews

Russia’s Bashkortostan to advance cooperation with Belarus
"We want to work with you, with an aim of improving the well-being of residents of both Belarus and Bashkortostan and brining benefits to both peoples," Radiy Khabirov emphasized...

Lukashenko: Time to decentralize power in Belarus
The head of state emphasized that in the current conditions no one should be able to have all the power in their hands...

Lukashenko: ‘Belarusian society has changed a lot’
"In the near future we will publish the results of the recent large-scale opinion survey. We polled various labor collectives, and people answered many closed questions"...

Lukashenko: The world has followed Belarus’ anti-lockdown strategy
“This is good, but we should not think that we have solved all the problems. Both the government and people worked really hard. The recent turn of events also worked in our favor: we were lucky in some respects. I have already said that today we have benefited from our decision not to shut down the economy during the pandemic last year"...

Lukashenko: People are the priority of economic policy
“This is the main objective. Regardless of any sanctions and pressure, regardless of everything they are trying to do with us, we must take such measures to prevent these sanctions from affecting people’s lives. At least, these external sanctions should not determine people’s lives. Please remember that this is a priority,” the president stressed...

Belarus FM: Problems cannot be solved under pressure or coercion
“We stand ready to welcome any honest steps that will add to defusing tension and restoring mutual trust in Europe. To sum up, I would like to say that every one of us is right. Every one of us carries our own truth. The question is whether we will have enough wisdom to reconcile our individual truths,” the minister said...

Ambassador: Belarus is ready to address migrant crisis with partners, despite political differences
“Belarus values peace and stability inside the country and in the region above everything else. Throughout the history of the independent Belarusian state, we have been a donor of security in the region and spared no effort to ensure global peace and prosperity,” said Andrei Ravkov...

Belarus-Russia relations hailed as mutually beneficial, friendly
"I would like to thank you for your help to Belarus. I want to recall that the recent meeting of the Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly saw an attempt to push through an anti-Belarusian resolution, but thanks to your delegation and our active work, this resolution fell through. This confirms once again that we are strong together"...

Volodin: Belarus is a sovereign state, will decide on its future itself
According to the chairman of the State Duma, interference in the affairs of sovereign states is unacceptable...

Lukashenko talks about close ties with Russia, Russia’s regions
Aleksandr Lukashenko drew attention to the fact that cooperation with the regions relies on a solid foundation of Belarusian-Russian friendly relations and proceeds regardless of actions of the West...

Volodin: Russia, Belarus are on same wavelength, moving along same track
According to Vyacheslav Volodin, the MPs of the two countries generally work to ensure the implementation of the agreements reached between the presidents. “The decisions we are going to consider now concern the development of relations across a wide range of areas,” the State Duma speaker said...

Lukashenko about Putin: We constantly stay in touch, inform each other about the situation
Aleksandr Lukashenko said: “We constantly stay in touch, inform each other about the situation, and plan our future actions. I think we will once again compare notes at the end of the month. We’ll talk about what is going on now and will determine our future for the next year”...

Lukashenko: Early presidential election might be called after adopting new Constitution
“Parliamentary elections, a presidential election, and election of delegates to the Belarusian People’s Congress. Three to four years are left before the presidential election. It can take place as scheduled. However, early election is also possible,” the president said...

Lukashenko: Belarus Constitution draft will be published by New Year
"Lawyers wrote down the text that I dictated, because being the president I knew what powers I needed to keep the country together. And now I am studying it, because I have to submit it to a referendum. We will publish it soon, within a month or so,” he said...

Kochanova: Belarus-Russia relations advance to new stage
Chairwoman of the Council of the Republic Natalya Kochanova met with State Secretary of the Union State of Belarus and Russia Dmitry Mezentsev...

Lukashenko holds EU responsible for migrant crisis
"When the EU terminated the readmission agreement, I said back then: well, since they decided to break this agreement, to stop cooperating with us on border protection issues, it was their problem. But I would not defend them anymore the way I did last year. They heard it all. So did the organizers," the Belarusian leader said...

Andreichenko: Belarus is a peaceful country, ready to help anyone in need
"We have not only given shelter to people who are forced to flee their countries in search of peace and security. We have given them a roof over their heads, food, and organized trips back home for those who wished to do so"...

Lukashenko pledges response to any weapon threats at Belarus border
"The General Staff need to know in which direction these scoundrels will act against us and how we will respond"...

Lukashenko: West uses migrants to hold back the Belarusian army in case of conflict with Russia
According to the head of state, he previously instructed the defense minister and the chairman of the State Border Committee not to rise to provocations, not to provoke conflicts and confrontation. At the same time, the defense minister and the head of the General Staff of the Armed Forces were instructed to prepare a plan of response to possible aggression and illegal actions against Belarus...

Lukashenko: Belarus dragged into military escalation campaign in the region
"All of you understand what is going on around our Belarus. I want those present at this meeting to realize one thing: we cannot consider the situation around Belarus in an autonomous way, regardless of the events in the Black Sea basin, regardless of the issues connected with Ukraine, Poland, the Baltic countries. Belarus is a link in this common chain”...