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Expert: struggle against Soviet monuments in the West mostly of symbolic character

International Day for Monuments and Sites was celebrated on April 18 th worldwide, and – with that in view – the Belarusian MPs adopted a statement from the Chairman of the Standing Committee on International Affairs of the House of Representatives, Sergei Rachkov, urging parliamentarians and the UNESCO international community to influence European structures, to prevent the demolition and destruction of monuments associated with the heroism of the Soviet people during the Great Patriotic War. ...

24.04.2024
Dzermant , opinion , Belarus , Great Patriotic War , memory , europe , monument

Expert on why Poland raising the issue of nuclear weapons deployment on its territory again

Poland is raising the stakes: President Andrzej Duda announced the country's readiness to deploy American nuclear weapons – allegedly, as part of the obligations to NATO. There is no corresponding decision by Washington on this issue, but this is not the first time such conversations have been conducted by Belarus’ neighbours. In his talk with Alfa Radio , political expert Vadim Borovik explained the grounds for such rhetoric. The expert stressed that the Polish authorities primarily aim to ...

24.04.2024
nuclear weapons , poland , Borovik , opinion

Opinion: Lukashenko, Putin play huge role in preserving sovereignty of Belarus, Russia

... referendum. However, in my personal opinion, there were traitors in power ...

23.04.2024
Belarus , russia , Lukashenko , Putin , Markov , opinion

Expert on foreign guests at Belarusian People’s Congress: only real diplomats will come

Following the recent meeting of Belarus’ President Aleksandr Lukashenko on the preparation of the first meeting of the 7 th Belarusian People's Congress, Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko informed whether guests from the West are expected to arrive at the event. According to him, heads of interstate associations and foreign ambassadors have been invited to the Congress, but there is no point in inviting someone specifically, because the forthcoming event will be held primarily for the Belarusian ...

22.04.2024
gigin , Belarus , opinion , Belarusian People’s Congress

Expert on what the West sees as unsettled issue yet

In his talk with Alfa Radio , political expert Yuri Voskresensky said Western countries still have an unsettled Nazi-related issue: this is their bitterness of defeat The expert noted, “Probably, now they want to close this psychological gap with their actions. No matter what anyone says, despite statements that this is a conspiracy theory, I suggest we look at the facts. We can see how the West is preparing for war. They have provoked a fight between two fraternal nations, Russia and Ukraine, ...

19.04.2024
politics , West , europe , Voskresensky , opinion

Military expert explained why the West is spreading rumours that Belarus is preparing to attack it

In recent times, the Western media and politicians have been whipping up the idea that Belarus is preparing an attack on them. At the same time, Aleksandr Lukashenko stressed that such statements are ‘complete nonsense’. In his talk with the SB TV channel , military expert Igor Chibisov commented on the message that Belarus is being forcibly inspired to attack first. Photo: video screenshot As noted by the expert, this all is happening since Western countries and the United States are making no ...

19.04.2024
West , Belarus , army , weapons , Chibisov , opinion

Expert compared UK’s plan to expel refugees to other countries with WWII Nazi ghetto, why

The Times reported that the United Kingdom is discussing with Armenia and other countries the sending of illegal migrants to these states. The leaked information shows that a new migration law is soon to be approved. Aleksei Avdonin, an expert at the Belarusian Institute for Strategic Studies, commented on the issue in his talk with Alfa Radio . “This situation [of sending migrants out] is possible. The Brits’ idea of gathering migrants from all over Europe and then ‘shipping’ them by plane to ...

18.04.2024
uk , Ghetto , avdonin , migrants , opinion

Opinion: real leader, rather than figurehead, always been in power in Belarus

The modern Constitution of Belarus, which envisages strong presidential power, is a consequence of the country’s special historical path – as stated by political expert Yuri Shevtsov, the Director of the European Integration Centre, in his talk with Alfa Radio The expert noted that the Belarusian system of government and state management had not been born from scratch, “It was being formed during the post-war years, and we had our own peculiar feature within the BSSR and the Soviet Union: a ...

17.04.2024
Belarus , head of state , Shevtsov , opinion

Historian on updated National Security Concept: it clearly identifies Belarus’ priorities

The updated National Security Concept and Military Doctrine will be submitted for approval to the Belarusian People's Congress scheduled to be held on April 24th-25th. Head of State Aleksandr Lukashenko noted earlier that ‘there is nothing more important than this’. In his talk with the ONT TV channel, a deputy of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus, a corresponding member of the National Academy of Sciences, Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor Igor Marzalyuk, ...

17.04.2024
marzalyuk , opinion , National Security Concept , Belarus

Opinion: leaders of Belarus’ neighbouring countries gone mad, their peoples are in information vacuum

The build-up of NATO forces at the Belarusian borders cannot but be alarming: the republic wants peace, but unfortunately has to be ready for war – as stated by Ivan Eismont, the Chairman of the Belarusian State TV and Radio Company, during the Minsk-Moscow live streaming Mr. Eismont drew attention to the fact that Belarus’ closest neighbours, unlike the republic, do not fly into space or seek to develop their agriculture. “Why should they sow fields if the European Union, which they joined, ...

17.04.2024
poland , Baltic States , Eismont , opinion

Historian on uniqueness of Belarusian People's Congress as democratic institution of power

Such forms of government as the Soviet councils’ sessions, congresses of the USSR people’s deputies and the National People's Congress of China were formed on the basis of historical traditions. The Deputy Chairman of the Standing Committee of the House of Representatives on Education, Culture and Science, Doctor of Historical Sciences Vyacheslav Danilovich, explained whether these structures could be viewed as analogues of the Belarusian People’s Congress. “I think such comparisons are possible ...

17.04.2024
history , Belarusian People’s Congress , Danilovich , opinion

MP: collective West occupies Lithuania and wants to involve it in military conflict, though Lithuanians fail to notice this

... will ask you for your opinion: if a command is given ...

16.04.2024
gaidukevich , opinion , lithuania , west

Gaidukevich commented on US extreme interest in war in Middle East

... enemy out of Palestine: public opinion in many ways was not ...

15.04.2024
gaidukevich , opinion , US , Middle East

Expert: any aggression against Belarus is the one against Russia

It is completely in vain for Western propagandists to convince their audience that Belarus will not be able to repel NATO aggression – as stated by Aleksei Avdonin, an expert at the Belarusian Institute for Strategic Research, in his talk with Alfa Radio The expert noted that propagandists in the West – while comparing the Armed Forces of Belarus, Poland, the Baltic States and NATO – develop the idea that Belarus allegedly does not have enough forces and means to repel NATO aggression. At the ...

11.04.2024
Belarus , russia , Union State , NATO , avdonin , opinion

Expert: Lithuania and Poland ineffectively combat illegal migration

Events in the Middle East may cause even greater problems with migrants in the West, and this conflict is actually a threat to Europeans’ interests. In his talk with Alfa Radio , the Director of the Centre for European Integration, political expert Yuri Shevtsov, speculated on whether the refugee crisis will worsen. “I think it [the crisis] will, since there are many war zones near Europe, and each of these local wars always generates flows of refugees," the expert noted. “As for the ...

10.04.2024
migrants , poland , lithuania , Shevtsov , opinion , Middle East

Opinion: Belarus is outpost of normal development

... in the country. “During Barack Obama’s presidency, it turned out ...

10.04.2024
belarus , social responsibility , Yelfimov , opinion

Military expert: Belarus focuses on well-being of its citizens, not on military conflicts

In his talk with the SB TV channel , military expert Igor Chibisov speculated on why Belarus is an island of peaceful life and has no military goals and conflicts beyond its borders Photo: video screenshot “Our state existed in the Russian Empire and in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, although there were certain conflicts everywhere. RzechPospolita is the most problematic issue, but our state was also part of it. As regards Russia, we have always been together somehow, especially now that the ...

10.04.2024
Baltic States , Chibisov , opinion

Expert on role of internal troops in ensuring security in Belarus, Russia

Internal troops are constantly at work, and the role of this integral component of national security can be seen daily – as noted by the Dean of the Journalism Department at the Belarusian State University, political expert Aleksei Belyaev Day of Internal Troops was celebrated in Belarus in March. These troops play a key role in ensuring security in Belarus and Russia, guarding the constitutional foundations of their statehood, protecting citizens from internal and external threats, attempts to ...

09.04.2024
Belyaev , belarus , russia , internal troops , opinion

Expert: space data provided by Belarusian satellites enjoy demand and generate profit

Belarus has seriously progressed in the production of satellites and the implementation of other space programmes, and the recent flight of the Russian Soyuz MS-25 spacecraft to the Russian segment of the ISS with Belarusian Marina Vasilevskaya, Belarus-born Oleg Novitsky and NASA astronaut Tracy Dyson on board is another confirmation of this. In his talk with sb.by, Aleksei Avdonin, an expert at the Belarusian Institute for Strategic Research, speculated on how the development of Belarusian ...

09.04.2024
space , satellite , Belarus , avdonin , opinion

Belarusian expert: Peter Pellegrini's victory in presidential elections means strengthening Slovak statehood

On April 7th, 2024, the Head of Parliament, Peter Pellegrini, won the Slovak presidential elections. Earlier, he had already announced that if elected as head of state, he would not allow sending the military to Ukraine. Peter Pellegrini also opposed the supply of weapons to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Oleg Gaidukevich, a deputy of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus, explained what this electoral victory means for Europe in his talk with Alfa Radio ...

08.04.2024
expert , opinion , slovakia , elections , gaidukevich

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