Pilots Andrei Nichiporchik and Nikita Kukonenko, and KGB officer Dmitry Fedosyuk left us too soon, their lives were cut short in the performance of duty, but they left a mark in the history of Belarus, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at the ceremony to present the highest state awards to the families of the fallen heroes, BelTA has learned. “Your guys, having lived a very short life, have left a brightest mark in the history of our country, our state. Thank you for your...

With the countermeasures against the West's sanctions in place, we need to ensure that the market is saturated with necessary goods and to prevent price increases, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he hosted a government meeting to discuss Belarus' response to sanctions on 16 December, BelTA has learned. “Our countermeasures are not about some petty revenge. The task is to use the current conditions for our benefit,” said the head of state. He stressed that people...

The epidemiological situation connected with COVID-19 was the first topic on the agenda of the meeting of Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko with senior officials of Vitebsk Oblast. The meeting took place on 15 December, BelTA has learned. Vladimir Penin, deputy chairman of the Vitebsk Oblast Executive Committee in charge of the social sector, informed the participants of the meeting that the number of COVID-19 cases is falling making up 25% from the latest wave peak. 43% of the...

The union of Belarus and Russia will be a more powerful, mature and advanced integration association than the European Union, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said in an interview to the Turkish broadcaster TRT on 9 December, BelTA has learned. During the interview, the journalist asked about the prospects for the development of the Union State of Belarus and Russia and asked whether this association will be similar to the European Union. "This union [of Belarus and Russia] will...

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko appointed new governors in Vitebsk Oblast and Mogilev Oblast on 13 December, BelTA has learned. Vice Premier Aleksandr Subbotin was appointed chairman of the Vitebsk Oblast Executive Committee. Deputy Chairman of the Council of the Republic Anatoly Isachenko became chairman of the Mogilev Oblast Executive Committee. “Aleksandr Mikhailovich [Subbotin], as far as I know, Vitebsk Oblast is your native land, and I feel that you love this region....

The West is going to strangle countries of the Eurasian Economic Union in order to turn them against Belarus. Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko made the statement at a videoconference session of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council on 10 December, BelTA has learned. The head of state noted that his colleagues in the Eurasian Economic Union are well aware of the situation in Belarus and the country's relations with the West. “Unfortunately, it is part of the first item on the...