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Trump thanks Belarus' Lukashenko for release of prisoners
Yeni Safak
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August 15, 2025
US President Donald Trump said Friday that he had a "wonderful talk" with Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko, and thanked him for the release of 16 prisoners. "I had a wonderful talk with the highly respected President of Belarus, Aleksandr...
Wildberries signs agreement to advance entrepreneurship in Kyrgyzstan
Voice of Alexandria - Minnesota
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BISHKEK, KYRGYZSTAN - Media OutReach Newswire - 19 August 2025 - Wildberries, a leading digital platform in Eurasia, has signed an agreement with Kyrgyzstan's Bakai Bank and the Russia-Kyrgyzstan Development Fund to advance the development of...
Trump, with Ukraine's Zelenskyy, rejects urgent ceasefire and vows to ensure long-term peace
The Economic Times
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August 18, 2025
Ahead of the high stakes meeting with the European leaders, United States President while addressing the media with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that there will be no ceasefire, rejecting the possibility of an urgent truce....
“Wonderful talks”: Trump speaks to Belarusian President ahead of summit with Putin in Alaska
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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August 15, 2025
Washington, DC [US], August 15 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump on Friday said he had a "wonderful" conversation with Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko ahead of his summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska. He also...
Belarusian capacitors use European equipment to aid Russian missiles, but remain untouched by Western sanctions
Slidstvo.info
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August 14, 2025
The Vitebsk Radio Components Plant Monolit produces and supplies capacitors to Russia’s defense industry, with profits soaring nearly sixfold since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine began, according to a joint investigation by Slidstvo.Info,...
In Belarus, a pensioner who became a symbol of the 2020 protest Nina Baginska was included in the list of “extremists”
Babel
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78-year-old Belarusian activist Nina Baginska has been added to the list of "extremists". A criminal case was previously opened against her. This is reported by the Belarusian media outlet Zerkalo. This is due to the fact that the Minsk courtʼs...
Trump Speaks to Belarus Leader Ahead of Alaska Summit With Putin
Kyiv Post
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August 15, 2025
US President Donald Trump spoke with Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko – a close ally of Vladimir Putin – by telephone on Friday, hours ahead of the US and Russian leaders’ summit in Alaska. Belarus has backed Putin’s invasion of Ukraine and...
Trump, Belarusian leader hold call ahead of Putin meeting
The Indian Express
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August 15, 2025
US President Donald Trump said he spoke with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko and planned to meet with him “in the future,” writing in a social media post just hours ahead of his planned meeting with Russia’s Vladimir Putin in Alaska. “We...
Trump says he had "wonderful talk" with "highly respected" Belarusian leader about prisoners and Putin
Ukrainska Pravda
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Donald Trump. Photo: Getty Images US President Donald Trump has said that he has held a "wonderful talk" with Alexander Lukashenko, the self-proclaimed president of Belarus, whom he described as"highly respected". Source: Trump on his social media...
Minsk Soccer Club "Dynamo" Fired Its Head Coach
Charter 97
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The contract was terminated by mutual agreement of the parties. Vadim Skripchenko has been relieved of the post of head coach of FC Dynamo-Minsk. According to the club's press service, the contract was terminated by mutual consent of the parties....
Belarusian Combine Harvesters Were Cheated
Charter 97
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8 Such small payouts have never happened before. Officials of the district executive committees of Homel region went to the fields to be seen at the traditional "battle for the harvest" and congratulate the first combine harvesters, who threshed...
In Brest, The Lukashists Bought Themselves Huge TV Sets For A Lot Of Money
Charter 97
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Does Horizon have any of these? Brest Regional Executive Committee continues to spend budget money on equipment. The officials bought two 75-inch LG TV sets, spending 11,946 rubles on them. BGmedia tells what kind of TV sets they are and whether...
Belarus to practice nuclear-capable missile use in Russia drills
The Economic Times
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August 13, 2025
Belarus said Wednesday it will practice deployment of Russia's nuclear-capable Oreshnik missiles during the joint Zapad-2025 ("West-2025") drills close to the EU and NATO's eastern flank border. Belarus, a former Soviet republic, is a key Russian...
Liverpool to become centre of underground music with new one-day festival
Wirral Globe
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August 15, 2025
The new all-day festival, taking place on Saturday, August 16, brings 12 hours of alternative bands from across Europe, along with Liverpool talent. Organised by Moonfrog, the festival features artists from Belgium, France, Belarus, and Italy,...
Belarus: Journalists imprisoned, exiled and persecuted five years after fraudulent presidential election
European Federation of Journalists
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The persecution of journalists in Belarus for exercising their profession is commonplace under President Aleksander Lukashenko’s regime. Five years after Lukashenko’s latest fraudulent electoral victory, journalists and media in the country face...
Belarus to test nuclear-capable missiles in Russia joint drills near NATO border
The Sun Daily
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August 13, 2025
MOSCOW: Belarus will conduct deployment exercises for Russia’s nuclear-capable Oreshnik missiles during the joint Zapad-2025 military drills near the eastern borders of the EU and NATO. The former Soviet republic remains a crucial ally of Russia,...
Belarus, Russia to conduct joint drills in September
Xinhua News Agency
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MINSK, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) -- The joint military drills of Belarusian and Russian forces will take place from Sept. 12 to 16, the Belarusian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday. The "Zapad-2025" military exercise will be held on Belarusian territory,...
The Rugged Road to Democracy in Belarus
CEPA
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August 14, 2025
Five years on from a fraudulent election organized by the Lukashenka dictatorship, Belarus’s best-known opposition leader-in-exile believes there’s still hope. Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, an opposition candidate in the 2020 presidential election,...
More Russian Fighter Jets Flew To Belarus
Charter 97
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5 The previous batch of Su-30SM2s arrived at the end of May this year. Another batch of Russian Su-30SM2 fighters arrived in Belarus on August 14, the Defense Ministry said. "The planes were received within the framework of military-technical...
Bulgarian media highlights significance of Azerbaijan–Armenia peace agreement
Azertag
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August 14, 2025
Baku, August 14, AZERTAC Bulgarian media outlets have published articles highlighting the international political significance of the Joint Declaration signed in Washington D.C by the leaders of Azerbaijan, Armenia, and the United States, as well...