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Rajnath Singh Meets Russian, Belarusian Counterparts at SCO Defence Summit in China
Nagaland Post
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June 26, 2025
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held bilateral meetings with his Russian and Belarusian counterparts on Thursday during the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers’ Meeting in Qingdao, China, focusing on regional security and...
Lukashenko’s potato tricks have caused a shortage in Belarus
Baltic News Network
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June 26, 2025
The stubborn efforts of the self-proclaimed President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, to keep the country’s economy in check led Belarusians to a potato crisis this spring, Politico reports. Critics of the authoritarian leader say that...
Belarus industrial production up 1 pct
Xinhua News Agency
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MINSK, June 17 (Xinhua) -- Belarus' national industrial production index grew by 1 percent year on year in the first 5 months of 2025, the country's statistical committee said on Monday. The volume of industrial production in January-May 2025...
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus I.Sekreta meets the Deputy Director General of the IAEA
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus
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26 June 2025 On June 26, 2025 in Vienna the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus, Igor Sekreta, met with the Deputy Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Karine Herviou. The interlocutors...
Belarus looking at potential radioactive waste disposal site locations
World Nuclear News
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Tuesday, 17 June 2025 Belarus Energy Minister Denis Moroz has said the country is looking at potentially locating its planned radioactive waste disposal facility in the Grodno, Mogilev or Gomel areas. The Belarusian nuclear power plant, built at...
Putin to meet with Abu Dhabi crown prince in Minsk — Kremlin
TASS
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June 26, 2025
MOSCOW, June 26. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the eldest son of his UAE counterpart, during the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) summit in Minsk, Kremlin...
Rajnath Singh Holds 'Insightful' Meetings With Belarusian And Russian Defence Ministers In China
MENAFN
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June 26, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) Qingdao, June 26 (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday held meetings with his Belarusian and Russian counterparts on the sidelines of the SCO Defence Ministers Meeting in China's Qingdao, exchanging views on bilateral...
Belarus sliding back into Soviet economy habits
BNE Intellinews
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Russia been transformed into a war economy, but it is still run on market lines. Belarus is going in the opposite direction, one that is increasingly mirrors Soviet-style economic management. What had once been a “socially oriented” market system...
Belarus expands economic presence in Azerbaijan with diverse product range
AzerNews
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June 18, 2025
Over 500 Belarusian products are currently being presented in the Azerbaijani market, Azernews reports, citing Dmitry Pinevich, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus to Azerbaijan, as he said during a business...
Diplomacy or deal-making? Unpacking the U.S.-Belarus prisoner deal
The Kyiv Independent
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June 25, 2025
After a high-level U.S. visit to Belarus led to the release of 14 prisoners, observers have been left wondering what autocrat Alexander Lukashenko may have secured in return. U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy to Ukraine and Russia Keith...
Belarus inflation exceeds official targets as May rate hits 7.1%
BNE Intellinews
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Consumer prices in Belarus rose 0.7% in May, pushing annual inflation to 7.1%, according to data published by the National Statistical Committee, Belstat, on June 10. The latest figures show inflation outpacing government targets and accelerating...
A visit to boost ties with Belarus and the Eurasian Economic Union
Diario Granma
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The will we share has been built over decades and, in recent years, by Presidents Alexander Lukashenko and Miguel Díaz-Canel Photo: Estudios Revolución "The relationship between Cuba and Belarus is of long standing. Beyond the establishment of...
Presidents of Belarus, Cuba holding meeting in Minsk
Associated Press of Pakistan
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June 25, 2025
MINSK, Jun 25 (BelTA/APP): The meeting between Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko and Cuba President Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez has started in the Palace of Independence in Minsk, . The president of Cuba has brought a big delegation with...
Ukraine, New Zealand discuss investment in military equipment production
Ukrinform
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June 26, 2025
On the sidelines of the NATO Summit in The Hague, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky met with Prime Minister of New Zealand Christopher Luxon to discuss investment in Ukraine’s military equipment production. The relevant statement was made by...
SAC Chairman PM Senior General Min Aung Hlaing and entourage arrives in Belarus to attend 4th Eurasion Economic Forum (EAEF 2025)
Global New Light Of Myanmar
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June 25, 2025
State Administration Council Chairman Prime Minister Senior General Min Aung Hlaing arrives in Minsk, the Republic of Belarus, yesterday. At the invitation of Rotating Chair of Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) President of the Republic of Belarus Mr...
Three Years Ago Today, Russia Bombed Ukraine from Belarus
The National Interest - Washington D.C.
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June 25, 2025
June 25th marks the third anniversary of the first—and only—launch of a Russian airstrike on Ukraine from Belarusian territory. In that unprecedented move, six Russian Tu-22M3 strategic bombers—flying from Shaykovka airbase in Russia’s Kaluga...
Belarus mandates offseason supply of fruits and vegetables through new presidential decree
Fresh Plaza
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June 16, 2025
Retail chains granted access to preferential loans to prepay suppliers President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, has signed a new decree aimed at ensuring the stable availability of fruits and vegetables in retail outlets, particularly during...
‘Ukrainians see us fighting on their side and call us “druzi”, friends’ – A Belarusian soldier fighting in Ukraine’s tale
Vox Europ
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June 25, 2025
Roman Yaromenka, 32, had previously served in both the Belarusian Special Operations Forces and the French Foreign Legion. Having joined the Ukrainian defenders in 2022, he now works as an operator of “Vampire” type heavy drones in the Kryvtsov...
Imported Machine Tools For Rocket Production Were Supplied To The Russian Plant Via Belarus
Charter 97
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5 Investigation. According to the investigation of the Ukrainian publication The Kyiv Independent, Belarusian companies were involved in the supply of imported equipment for the Russian plant where missiles are produced. The journalists found out...
A potato shortage puts Belarus’s “First Farmer” Alexander Lukashenka in hot water
Vox Europ
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June 25, 2025
For some months now, Belarusians have been complaining about stores selling overpriced or poor-quality potatoes, or not selling any at all. The authorities are trying to solve the problem by raising the selling price and introducing licences for...