Contents tagged with Belarus
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Belarus to stop electricity supply to Ukraine
Beginning November 18, Belarus is stopping the electricity supplies to Ukraine . According to the Belarusian Ministry of Energy, electricity supplies to Ukraine will be stopped "in accordance with the established procedure within the framework of contractual relations."
The report states that "the Belarusian side will consider the possibility of further electricity supplies to Ukraine taking into account technical capabilities."
The reasons for the termination of delivery have not be …
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Belarus reduces supplies of Russian oil to Poland
The Belarusian national oil company Gomel Transneft reduced for three days the flow of oil to Poland through the Druzhba pipeline because of the unscheduled repairs on one of the branches of the pipeline that began yesterday, said the official representative of the Russian oil company Transneft Igor Demin.
"Since yesterday, Gomeltransneft (Belarus) has begun unscheduled repairs on one of the main branches of the Druzhba pipeline, limiting flow in the direction of Adamova Zastava (Poland) for …
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Lithuanian President: Illegal migrants arriving in Belarus via Moscow
Illegal migrants come to Minsk through Moscow, said Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda at a press conference.
"Recent events suggest that Russia is somehow connected to this crisis. A lot of things speak about it. Firstly, migrants travel through Moscow," Nauseda said.
The presidents of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia issued a joint statement on the migrant crisis at the border of Belarus and the EU. In this statement, the heads of the three countries condemned the actions of Alexander …
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Latvia begins military exercises near the border with Belarus
On Sunday, November 14, Latvia began military exercises in the south-east of the country. According to Defense Minister Artis Pabriks, about 3,000 members of the National Armed Forces and National Guard units are expected to be involved in the maneuvers.
According to a spokesman for the Ministry of Defense, the exercises The Decisive Point will last until December 12. Their purpose is to test the large-scale cooperation of various military and command structures, as well as logistics and …
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Russia deploys paratroopers to Belarus
Russia has deployed paratroopers to Belarus as the migrant crisis on Belarus-Poland border escalates and the EU threatens to impose more sanctions against Belarus, which may also affect Russian national airline Aeroflot.
On Friday, as part of a snap combat readiness check several units of the Russian Airborne Troops were sent to the Grodno region for joint tactical exercises with the Belarusian armed forces, Interfax reports citing the press service of the Russian Defense Ministry.
The …
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Ukraine to deploy 8,500 security forces and helicopters to the border with Belarus
Kyiv plans to deploy to the Ukrainian-Belarusian border 8,500 military and police and 15 helicopters. It has been decided to strengthen the border protection in the areas of potential entry of illegal migrants, said the Ukrainian Minister of Internal Affairs Denys Monastyrsky.
According to him, it is necessary to build a reliable modern "smart border" with Russia and Belarus as a comprehensive solution to the problem. 17 billion hryvnia ($650 million) will be needed to finance this project. …
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Russia sends nuclear bombers to Belarus
Russia has sent strategic bombers to Belarus, where a migrant crisis is continuing on the border with Poland.
On Wednesday, two Russian Tu-22M3 long-range bombers, capable of carrying nuclear weapons, “performed patrols in the airspace of the Republic of Belarus" and worked out "interaction with ground control centers," RIA Novosti reported citing the press service of the Russian Defense Ministry. “The purpose of the drills was to perform a readiness check of the units of the Joined Regional …
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Poland to double size of its army making it the largest in Europe
The Polish government has prepared an updated defense decree, which provides for a sharp increase in the number of the country's armed forces.
According to Poland Daily Live, the document will replace the military doctrine adopted in 1967, when Poland was part of the Soviet bloc.
According to the bill, the number of personnel in the Polish army should double in the coming years - from 150 to 300 thousand people, which will make it the largest in Europe. Cyber defense units will also be …
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Poland and Lithuania deploy troops to Belarus’ border as large migrant group tries to break into EU
A very large group of migrants gathered in Belarus near the border with Poland. They have been trying to break through barbed wire and enter the territory of the European Union, reported the Polish Defense Ministry.
The Polish Defense Ministry published a video taken from the air, which shows that several hundred people near the border strip from on the Belarusian side. Large groups of migrants are also observed near Grodno, near the border crossings Bruzgi (Belarus) and Kuznica (Poland). …
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Belarusian soldiers threaten to shoot at Polish border guards
The Polish Defense Ministry reported about the worsening situation on the Belarusian border due to a large influx of illegal immigrants.
According to the Polish Defense Ministry, Belarusian soldiers threatened Polish border guards with weapons while trying to move a large group of illegal immigrants across the border.
The incident occurred on November 3. Polish border guards found a huge group of about 250 illegal migrants trying to cross the border. They were accompanied by Belarusian …