Belarus

MINSK, September 1. /TASS/: Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Thursday that a conflict is brewing in Ukraine between the military and the country’s president and that its peak should be expected in the near future.

"There is a conflict mounting between the president and military. Only military servicemen can say boldly: ‘We must reach an agreement otherwise Ukraine could be wiped off the face of the earth," Lukashenko revealed during an open discussion aired live on Thursday.

MINSK, August 26. /TASS/: The overwhelming majority of Ukraine’s population do not hold extremist nationalist views, it's the leadership in Kiev that professes Nazism, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Friday.

MINSK, August 9. /TASS/: Belarusian exports to Russia reached a historical high and amounted to $2 bln per month, Prime Minister of Belarus Roman Golovchenko announced on Tuesday.

"Exports of goods are growing every month, and in June it almost reached the level of last year, and to Russia it reached a historical maximum of $2 bln per month," BelTA news agency quoted the Belarusian Prime Minister.

MINSK, August 1. /TASS/: Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has appointed Dmitry Krutoy, a deputy head of his administration, as the republic’s new ambassador to Russia, the state-run BelTA news agency reported on Monday.

MINSK, July 12. /TASS/: Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said that the West’s policy is bringing the world closer to the brink of a major, unwinnable war.

"Unfortunately, this Western policy is bringing the world closer to the abyss of a major war where, as you know, there won’t be a winner anymore," he stressed at a ceremony honoring the graduates of military institutions and top officers on Tuesday, according to the BelTA news agency.

MINSK, July 2. /TASS/: Ukraine’s Armed Forces attempted to attack military facilities in Belarus several days ago, but the missiles were intercepted, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Saturday.

MINSK, July 1. /TASS/: Russian President Vladimir Putin’s proposal to convene a summit of the permanent members of the UN Security Council is still on the table, and Moscow hopes this initiative will materialize as soon as the West "regains its senses," Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Friday.

GRODNO, July 1. /TASS/: No sanctions or restrictions will be able to change the course for integration of Russia and Belarus, Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matviyenko told reporters Friday.

"No sanctions, no restrictions will ever change the course of Belarus and Russia for further convergence, integration, building of an efficient Union State," she said after the plenary meeting of the Forum of Regions of the two states.

According to the speaker, "nothing can obstruct this."

MINSK, June 30. /TASS/: The NATO summit in Madrid once again indicated that NATO member states expect unconditional obedience to their will from all states, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said during a joint press conference with his Belarusian counterpart Vladimir Makei Thursday.

MINSK, June 25. /TASS/: President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko congratulated Russian President Vladimir Putin on the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the states, noting the good results on the path of integration cooperation.

"Our countries have traveled a long joint path during this time, laying a solid foundation for a comprehensive strategic partnership and deep integration," according to the statement as quoted by the BelTA agency on Saturday.