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Opinion: foreigners want to live in Belarus since they can feel safe here

President Aleksandr Lukashenko signed a decree on March 5 th to grant Belarusian citizenship to 284 people, including 28 minors, from 22 countries: Ukraine, Armenia, Vietnam, Georgia, Egypt, Iraq, Iran, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Moldova, Palestine, Russia, Syria, Uzbekistan, Estonia, and others. A deputy of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly, Sergei Klishevich, commented on the news in his talk with Alfa Radio . The MP noted that Belarus is a hospitable country, and this ...

18.03.2024
Lukashenko , foreigners , citizenship , Belarus , Klishevich , opinion

Expert explained who is to blame for ecocide of Ukrainian territory

The European Union has become the first international body to criminalise the most serious cases of environmental damage comparable to the so-called ecocide. An updated EU directive on environmental crimes is now being adopted, and European experts say that this is one of the most ambitious – and even revolutionary – laws in the world. The violator, if his illegal actions have led to severe environmental consequences, or to the death of people or other living beings, may face up to 10 years in ...

18.03.2024
borovik , opinion , uk , Ukraine , ecocide

Expert voiced strongest point of Belarusian statehood on eve of Constitution Day

Belarus is celebrating one of its main state holidays – Constitution Day – on March 15 th , and Vadim Gigin, the Director General of the National Library, explained what key ideas of the Constitution are preserved from year to year and why Belarusians are so careful about their Basic Law “A traditional campaign is being organised these days: our young people receive their first passports,” Mr. Gigin said in his talk with Alfa Radio . “A very important event took place on March 13 th at the ...

14.03.2024
gigin , Constitution , Belarus , opinion

Expert: new global financial architecture will be formed regardless of US economic problems

Many parties in the world are tired of the long-term Western hegemony: the sanctions policy, the organisation of barriers to energy supplies, and the destruction of existing logistics routes. The countries of the ‘golden billion’ now face high inflation, a decline in industry and investment, a decrease in the standard of living of their population, and an increase in social tension. In recent times, the US Dollar has experienced a serious blow: an increasing number of countries are switching to ...

14.03.2024
dollar , economy , Kovalev , opinion

Opinion: Belarus’ security inseparable from Russia’s

During his conversation with journalists after voting in the elections of deputies of the House of Representatives and local councils on February 25 th , President Aleksandr Lukashenko touched upon the issue of the Union State security, and the Dean of the Journalism Department at the Belarusian State University, political expert Aleksei Belyaev, commented on the statements made “Belarus and Russia have common enemies, and we see how NATO has become more active today. [French President Emmanuel] ...

13.03.2024
Belyaev , opinion , Belarus , russia , Union State

Expert: NATO has no reason to start aggression against Belarus now, alliance is trying to create it

The North Atlantic Alliance is trying to create grounds for launching aggression against Belarus and Russia – as stated by Aleksei Avdonin, an expert from the Belarusian Institute for Strategic Studies, in his talk with the Soloviev Live channel Earlier, Aleksandr Lukashenko warned about the upcoming provocation in Poland involving Polish and American intelligence services, in which Belarus and Russia are planned to be accused. “NATO has no reason to launch aggression against Belarus now. There ...

13.03.2024
Belarus , NATO , poland , avdonin , opinion

Expert on prospects of co-operation between Belarus and Global South: economic centre shifting to the East

The collective West is trying to put pressure on the Union State with sanctions policy, and China is also being attacked. However, such actions have a boomerang effect. Political expert Yuri Shevtsov, the Director of the Centre for European Integration, speculated on how Belarus’ liaisons with Asia and the Global South will develop, why the Great Silk Road is unique, and why global investments are going into infrastructure projects. In his talk with sb.by, the expert explained, “According to ...

13.03.2024
Belarus , Global South , china , Shevtsov , opinion

Chibisov: NATO’s large-scale exercises across Europe are direct preparation for military conflict with Russia

The Steadfast Defender 2024 military exercises currently taking place across Europe are the largest since 1988, after the end of the Cold War. During these military manoeuvres, the issue of transferring troops from the United States to Europe is being worked out. NATO's goal is to show that the alliance can support complex operations in any condition: on land, at sea, in the air, in cyberspace and in space for several months at a distance of thousands of kilometres (from the Far North to Central ...

12.03.2024
Opinion , expert , Chibisov , NATO , exercises

Opinion: women appreciate Belarus’ President attention towards them

A large-scale women's forum was held in Minsk on March 5 th , gathering about 600 ladies from all over Belarus to meet with the Head of State. Aleksandr Lukashenko's communication with the activists of the Belarusian Women's Union lasted almost two and a half hours, and it was very sincere and trust-based. Olga Shpilevskaya, the Director of the Mir TV and Radio Company representative office in Belarus and Chairperson of the Belarusian Women’s Union, explained why meetings of the kind are ...

07.03.2024
Belarusian Women’s Union , Shpilevskaya , opinion , President

Gaidukevich on what he would gift to Angela Merkel and Elena Zelenskaya on Women’s Day

In his talk with SB TV , deputy of Belarus’ House of Representatives of the National Assembly Oleg Gaidukevich shared his thoughts on what he would gift on March 8th to former German Chancellor Angela Merkel and wife of the President of Ukraine Elena Zelenskaya VIDEO SCREENSHOT Oleg Gaidukevich suggested that there would be no better gift than a globe or a world map for the ex-Chancellor of Germany, Angela Merkel. “So that she could see where Russia is, what the Union State is, and where ...

07.03.2024
Gaidukevich , opinion

Opinion: main goal of NATO now is to block Kaliningrad Region

NATO never does anything for nothing, it always acts purposefully – as stated by Aleksei Avdonin, an expert at the Belarusian Institute for Strategic Studies, in his talk with the ONT TV channel Photo: ONT video screenshot Mr. Avdonin noted, “Based on NATO plans approved back in 2015, a programme of investments in the creation of not only transport and logistics infrastructure, but also military infrastructure – which covers warehouses, access and unloading stations, as well as airfields – has ...

07.03.2024
Belarus , NATO , West , russia , kaliningrad , avdonin , opinion

MP: Biden makes US weaker, but that’s ok for Belarus, Russia

There is a deep split in society in the United States, and the presidential elections are unlikely to eradicate it, since many people dislike Donald Trump and others have no trust in Joe Biden or other democrats. In his talk with Alfa Radio , a deputy of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus, Oleg Gaidukevich, explained why Russia and Belarus are satisfied particularly with Biden. Mr. Gaidukevich noted that the trouble with the United States now is rooted in a deep ...

07.03.2024
Biden , gaidukevich , opinion , usa , russia , Trump

Expert: activity of most international organisations is politicised

In 2016, when Belarus began active negotiations on joining the World Trade Organisation, President Aleksandr Lukashenko asked the government to thoroughly weigh all the pros and cons in that matter, repeatedly stressing that any negotiations with the WTO should be based on national interests. Political expert Piotr Petrovsky speculated on whether Belarus needs this membership in the current conditions. “Belarus took steps to join the WTO when this organisation had real tools to influence the ...

06.03.2024
wto , international organisations , petrovsky , opinion

Expert: it is the West that initiated escalation of modern international situation

The West uses various platforms, including the OSCE and the UN, to pursue its confrontation policy, but Belarus, Russia and other countries of goodwill realise this and, accordingly, maintain their presence within these organisations to be able to convey their position – as stated by Aleksandr Shpakovsky, the Counsellor-Envoy of the Embassy of Belarus in Russia, in his talk with Alfa Radio As noted by the programme presenter, Vadim Shepet, an unpleasant situation is developing with regard to ...

04.03.2024
osce , West , Belarus , russia , shpakovsky , opinion

MP: Single Voting Day drew a line under Belarus’ political cycle

Single Voting Day was a new milestone in Belarus’ development, drawing a line under the political cycle that the country had gone through – as noted by a deputy of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly, Oleg Gaidukevich, in his talk with Alfa Radio According to Mr. Gaidukevich, Belarus has entered a new political reality. “It all started in 2017, when the county held elections to local councils of deputies, and the MPs were later elected. In 2020, the life-defining presidential ...

04.03.2024
Belarus , single voting day , elections , europe , democracy , gaidukevich , opinion

Expert on closure of checkpoints with Belarus: Lithuania follows instructions of Brussels, London and Washington

Lithuania unilaterally closes checkpoints on the border with Belarus. In addition, restrictions are being imposed on irregular passenger transportation by buses and a ban on crossing the border for cyclists through the Belarusian Myadininkai (Kamenny Log) and Shalchininkai (Benyakoni) checkpoint, although a visa-free regime for Lithuanian citizens, and others, is operational in Belarus. In his talk with Alfa Radio , Aleksei Avdonin, an expert from the Belarusian Institute for Strategic Studies, ...

01.03.2024
Belarus , lithuania , checkpoint , border , avdonin , opinion

Expert: under guise of NATO exercises, weapons may be supplied to Ukraine

In early February, NATO's biggest drills since the Cold War, Steadfast Defender, kicked off, involving more than 90 thousand troops from 31 allies. The official Kremlin called these manoeuvres a threat to Russia's security. In his talk with the SB TV YouTube channel , Aleksandr Tishchenko, a reserve colonel and national security expert, explained why NATO is trying to destabilise the situation in the region. Photo: video screenshot The expert noted that these exercises are a continuation of the ...

01.03.2024
excercises , nato , weapons , Tishchenko , opinion

German political expert explained why Scholz opposes sending troops to Ukraine

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, unlike French President Emmanuel Macron, is aware of the consequences of sending Western troops to Ukraine – as stated by Gregor Spitzen, a political expert and independent German journalist, in his talk with the Soloviev Live TV channel Photo: www.reuters.com French President Emmanuel Macron did not rule out the possibility of sending troops from Western countries to Ukraine. Mr. Scholz previously also spoke out against that. The German Chancellor also opposed ...

28.02.2024
Scholz , germany , france , Macron , Ukraine , opinion

Expert believes NATO to be paralysed if threat of direct confrontation with Russia emerges

... host, Vadim Shepet, mentioned an opinion shared by some experts that ...

27.02.2024
nato , russia , Shevtsov , opinion

Opinion: Western countries settling their problems by initiating conflicts

... fight. Therefore, we see public opinion being pumped up, we see ...

27.02.2024
Opinion , Dzermant , Europe , West , militarisation

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