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Citizens of Belarus are exempted from mandatory fingerprinting and medical examination when entering Russia
Foreign citizens entering Russia for more than 90 days must now undergo mandatory fingerprinting, photography and a medical examination. The relevant law came into force today, BelTA informs.
29.12.2021
Igor Petrishenko: trade between Belarus and Pskov region increased by 40%
The trade turnover between Belarus and the Pskov region of Russia has grown by more than 40%, First Deputy Prime Minister of Belarus Igor Petrishenko said following a meeting of the working group on cooperation between Belarus and the Pskov region. The event was held in the format of videoconferencing, BelTA informs.
29.12.2021
Alexander Lukashenko and Vladimir Putin hold a bilateral meeting in St. Petersburg
Topical issues of Belarusian-Russian cooperation are discussed today by the leaders of Belarus and Russia Alexander Lukashenko and Vladimir Putin
29.12.2021
Alexander Lukashenko and Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation
The Presidents of Belarus and Russia discussed the details of Alexander Lukashenko's upcoming visit to St. Petersburg by phone, the press service of the President of Belarus reports.
25.12.2021
Allied parliamentarians approve work plan for 2022
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Union of Belarus and Russia approved the Work Schedule for 2022, the website of the Parliamentary Assembly reports. Most of the events next year are aimed at the implementation of 28 Union programs
24.12.2021
Parliamentary Assembly changed its structure
The day before, at the meeting of the sixty-first session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union of Belarus and Russia, the union parliamentarians made a decision to change the structure of the Parliamentary Assembly. On behalf of the Chairman of the PS Viacheslav Volodin, a working group was formed to improve the structure of the Parliamentary Assembly. The aforementioned working group under the leadership of the first deputy chairman of the PS Vladimir Andreichenko analyzed the current structure for efficiency and compliance with the tasks of legislative support for the implementation of the Decree of the Supreme State Council of the Union State dated November 4, 2021 No. 6 2021 - 2023 "and Union programs, which are part of the Main Directions.
24.12.2021
Russian Foreign Ministry: Moscow and Minsk take into account NATO expansion and growth of forces near common borders
Belarus and Russia take into account the expansion of NATO and the build-up of its forces along their common borders. This was stated by the director of the Second Department of the CIS countries of the Russian Foreign Ministry Alexei Polishchuk, RIA Novosti reports.
24.12.2021
Informal CIS summit will be held in St. Petersburg on December 28
The informal CIS summit will take place on December 28 in St. Petersburg. This was reported by the press service of the Kremlin
24.12.2021
Alexander Lukashenko and Vladimir Putin are planning a bilateral meeting in St. Petersburg
According to the press service of the head of state, a meeting of President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko with President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin is scheduled for December 29
24.12.2021
Alexander Lukashenko addressed with important parting words to youth
President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko made an important message to the youth during the New Year's ball at the Palace of Independence, BelTA informs.
24.12.2021
Dmitry Polyansky: Russia and Belarus are surrounded by a ring of instability
At an informal meeting of the Security Council, Russia's First Deputy Representative to the UN Dmitry Polyansky noted that the countries of the World Organization's Security Council should take into account the situation in which Russia and Belarus are surrounded by a ring of instability from the west and south, BelTA informs.
23.12.2021
Russian Foreign Ministry urged the West to accept refugees from the Belarusian-Polish border
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation called on Western countries to accept refugees from the Belarusian-Polish border, bearing responsibility for destabilizing the situation in the regions of the Middle East and North Africa. This was stated by the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation for Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law, Deputy Director of the Department for Humanitarian Cooperation and Human Rights Grigory Lukyantsev in an interview with RIA Novosti.
23.12.2021
Alexander Lukashenko is discussing amendments to the Constitution
According to the telegram channel Pool of the First, today the key topic of the meeting with the head of state is the issues of amending the Constitution.
23.12.2021
Vladimir Putin spoke about the Union State: first you need to synchronize legislation
A big press conference of Russian President Vladimir Putin is taking place today. The Russian leader decided to sum up some of the results of the outgoing year and answer questions from Russian and foreign journalists on a wide range of topics.
23.12.2021
Saint Petersburg has been chosen as the place of the informal summit of the leaders of the CIS countries
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told TASS that an informal summit meeting of the leaders of the CIS countries is scheduled for December 28. St. Petersburg was chosen as the place of the informal summit
22.12.2021
Kaliningrad region concerned about Lithuania's initiative to restrict transit from Belarus
In a possible decision of Lithuania to limit transit from Belarus, there is a threat not only to food, but also to the economic security of the region. This was stated by the governor of the Kaliningrad region of the Russian Federation Anton Alikhanov in an interview with RIA Novosti.
21.12.2021
Allied parliamentarians will consider the draft budget of the Union State for 2022 on December 23
The second meeting of the 61st session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union of Belarus and Russia will be held on December 23 in Moscow, the press service of the meeting said.
21.12.2021
The Russian Foreign Ministry commented on the issue of the deployment of nuclear weapons in Belarus
Deputy head of the Russian Foreign Ministry Andrei Rudenko, commented to RIA Novosti on the possibility of deploying nuclear weapons on the territory of Belarus
21.12.2021
Alexander Lukashenko is discussing proposals to revise the structure and size of the Foreign Ministry and foreign missions
Today, December 20, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko received Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei with a report. The President was presented with proposals to revise the structure and size of the Foreign Ministry and foreign missions, BelTA informs.
20.12.2021
The electricity market of the Union State will start working from 2024
From January 1, 2024, the united electricity market of the Union State will start operating. This was stated by Energy Minister Viktor Karankevich, BelTA informs
20.12.2021