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The Sun
a day ago
- Politics
- The Sun
Belarus president to China on Monday for three-day visit: office
MOSCOW: Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko will travel to China on Monday for a three-day visit during which he is due to meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, his office said. Lukashenko 'will carry out a visit on June 2-4 to the People's Republic of China,' the presidential office was quoted as saying by the state news agency Belta. The Belarusian leader will hold a 'traditional friendly family meeting with the head of the PRC,' it said. The meeting will take place 'first in a 'one-on-one' format and then in an informal setting Alexander Lukashenko and Xi Jinping are planning to discuss the state and perspectives of Belarus-China relations,' it said. Lukashenko, who has ruled ex-Soviet Belarus for more than 30 years, last visited China in December 2023.
The Sun
a day ago
- Politics
- The Sun
Belarus president to China for three-day visit: office
MOSCOW: Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko will travel to China on Monday for a three-day visit during which he is due to meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, his office said. Lukashenko 'will carry out a visit on June 2-4 to the People's Republic of China,' the presidential office was quoted as saying by the state news agency Belta. The Belarusian leader will hold a 'traditional friendly family meeting with the head of the PRC,' it said. The meeting will take place 'first in a 'one-on-one' format and then in an informal setting Alexander Lukashenko and Xi Jinping are planning to discuss the state and perspectives of Belarus-China relations,' it said. Lukashenko, who has ruled ex-Soviet Belarus for more than 30 years, last visited China in December 2023.
Yahoo
5 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Russia to deploy Oreshnik missile systems to Belarus by end of 2025, official says
Moscow is planning to deploy multiple Oreshnik missile systems to Belarus by the end of 2025, State Secretary of Belarus' Security Council Alexander Volfovich said on May 28. The "Oreshnik" is an intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) that Russia touts as an experimental weapon capable of bypassing advanced air defense systems. In December 2024, Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko requested Moscow deploy 10 Russian Oreshnik missile systems in Belarus, pro-Kremlin journalist Alexander Yunashev reported on his Telegram channel. "The locations for its deployment have already been determined," Volfovich said, without specifying how many missile systems would be deployed. The Kyiv Independent cannot verify claims made by Belarusian officials. On Nov. 21, 2024, Russia launched an Oreshnik missile against the Ukrainian city of Dnipro. The Oreshnik missile is designed to carry nuclear weapons, however, the missile was not armed with a nuclear warhead during the attack. Russia launched the Oreshnik missile against Ukraine following Kyiv's first successful use of U.S.-supplied ATACMS missiles on a military target in Russia. Moscow later acknowledged additional ATACMS strikes on targets in Kursk and Bryansk oblasts. While Russian President Vladimir Putin has claimed Russia has begun mass production of the Oreshnik, a U.S. official told The Kyiv Independent that Moscow likely possesses "only a handful" of these experimental missiles. Belarus has been a key ally to Moscow and has previously been reported as hosting Russian tactical nuclear arms on its territory, after the two countries signed an agreement in May 2023. Lukashenko said in December 2023 that the transfer of Russian nuclear weapons to Belarus was completed in early October. Despite the claims, Ukrainian foreign intelligence chief Oleh Ivashchenko said in an interview with Ukrinform published on May 26 that Belarus possesses nuclear weapon delivery systems but no warheads. Read also: Belarus has nuclear weapon delivery systems but no Russian warheads, Ukrainian intel chief says We've been working hard to bring you independent, locally-sourced news from Ukraine. Consider supporting the Kyiv Independent.
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Lukashenko urges Belarus farmers to grow more potatoes to feed Russia
Belarusian strongman Alexander Lukashenko called on Wednesday for the country to produce more potatoes in the face of a large shortage of the key crop and rising demand from neighbouring Russia. "We have to grow enough so that it suffices for us and for Russia," Lukashenko said during a meeting with regional officials in Minsk, state news agency BelTA reported. The potato has in the past been seen as a symbol of Lukashenko's rule of the country, which is heavily dependant on agriculture. He was once head of a state-run collective farm, or sovkhoz. Food shortages have arisen recently in the country's largely planned economy. Lukashenko has attributed this to problems with Russian agriculture, saying that Russia had bought up Belarusian stocks. The two countries are closely linked in a Union State aimed at deepening economic and defence policy. "We have to help our brothers, the Russians," Lukashenko said, adding that growing potatoes was a key way that Belarus could help. He noted that it was also profitable. Russian food prices have risen sharply, with potato price inflation among the highest. A few weeks ago, the crisis led the Minsk government to increase vegetable prices, which are fixed by the state. This week, it lifted an import ban on fruit and vegetables from the European Union that Minsk had imposed in December 2021 in response to Western sanctions. Relations with the West were tense even before the Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
See - Sada Elbalad
7 days ago
- Politics
- See - Sada Elbalad
Putin Thanks Lukashenko for Mediating Russia-Ukraine Prisoner Exchange
Nada Mustafa Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed his deep gratitude to Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko during a phone call for his assistance in organizing a prisoner exchange with Ukraine from May 23 to 25. According to a statement from the Kremlin: 'President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin spoke with the President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko to express his sincere appreciation for Belarus's role in facilitating the prisoner exchange, which took place from May 23 to 25 at the Novaya Guta border crossing in the Gomel region, in accordance with the agreement reached during the Russian-Ukrainian talks in Istanbul.' Earlier, Russian Ministry of Defense announced on Sunday that 303 Russian servicemen had returned from territories controlled by the Kyiv regime, in exchange for the release of 303 Ukrainian prisoners of war. read more Gold prices rise, 21 Karat at EGP 3685 NATO's Role in Israeli-Palestinian Conflict US Expresses 'Strong Opposition' to New Turkish Military Operation in Syria Shoukry Meets Director-General of FAO Lavrov: confrontation bet. nuclear powers must be avoided News Iran Summons French Ambassador over Foreign Minister Remarks News Aboul Gheit Condemns Israeli Escalation in West Bank News Greek PM: Athens Plays Key Role in Improving Energy Security in Region News One Person Injured in Explosion at Ukrainian Embassy in Madrid News Egypt confirms denial of airspace access to US B-52 bombers News Ayat Khaddoura's Final Video Captures Bombardment of Beit Lahia News Australia Fines Telegram $600,000 Over Terrorism, Child Abuse Content Arts & Culture Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban's $4.7M LA Home Burglarized Sports Former Al Zamalek Player Ibrahim Shika Passes away after Long Battle with Cancer Sports Neymar Announced for Brazil's Preliminary List for 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers News Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly Inaugurates Two Indian Companies Arts & Culture New Archaeological Discovery from 26th Dynasty Uncovered in Karnak Temple Business Fear & Greed Index Plummets to Lowest Level Ever Recorded amid Global Trade War Arts & Culture Zahi Hawass: Claims of Columns Beneath the Pyramid of Khafre Are Lies
