Beltranshaz CEO Uladzimir Mayoraw explained that the two companies would continue "distance" talks. He said that Gazprom had sent a draft appendix to this year gas supply contract to Beltranshaz last week and the latter had sent its version of the document to the gas giant on June 27. read more

Alyaksandr Lukashenka warned on Friday that Belarus would shut down pipelines carrying Russian oil and gas to customers westward if Moscow failed to settle its debt for gas transit within 24 hours. read more

Gazprom on Thursday restored gas deliveries to Belarus to the full volume after confirming that the country had paid off its debt, Natalya Timakova, spokesperson for the Russian president, told reporters in Moscow. read more

Alyaksandr Lukashenka has ordered that the Russian gas flow through the territory of Belarus be halted, in a new twist to a fresh gas debt row between the two countries that threatens to seriously affect customers in the European Union. read more

Gazprom on Monday started reducing gas deliveries to Belarus, CEO Aleksei Miller said at a meeting of the state-controlled gas monopoly's executives. read more

According to Igor Sechin, the Deputy Prime-Minister of the Government of Russia, the Russian Federation does not expel court procedures on gas debts with the Republic of Belarus. read more

This statement was made on June 18 by Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller. Gazprom insists that Belarus has accumulated a debt of almost $192 million for the Russian natural gas. read more

Moscow threatened on Tuesday to reduce deliveries of natural gas to Belarus if it does not pay its $200-million debt within five days. read more

The Belarusian authorities have rejected the interim Kyrgyz government request for the extradition of ousted President Kurmanbek Bakiyev. read more

The House of Representatives was not expected to consider the ratification bill for the Code of the Customs Union of Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia at its June 14 meeting. read more