Gazeta Polska: Belarusian army practises riot suppression
Street fighting was one of the scenarios in the Russian-Belarusian military drills. read more
Seviarynets free, Belarus Free Theatre praised, Rosneft invests in Belarus - Western Press Digest
After three years of imprisonment with hard labour, notable political prisoner Paval Seviarynets is free. Jailed civil rights activist Ales Byalyatski has been awarded the first ever Vaclav Havel Human Rights Prize. Russian giant Rosneft making inroads into Belarus, while the Belarus-Russia potash read more
Kommersant: Luakshenka’s mustache has gone notably blacker!
Putin and Lukashenka met three times in Sochi and did not agree on Uralkali. read more
Financial Times: Putin won’t bring Lukashenka to bay
The influential edition has suggested four reasons why the Russian President is passive in the current "potassium war". read more
Financial Times: Kerimov planned to visit Minsk instead of Baumgertner
Uralkali key shareholder Suleiman Kerimov blames himself for Vladislav Baumgertner's arrest. read more
Kommersant: Rosneft wants to become sole supplier of oil to Belarus
Rosneft President Igor Sechin wants the Russian government-controlled company to become the sole supplier of crude oil to Belarus. read more
The Arguments&Facts: There will be no Lukashenka in 2015
The Belarusian ruler has brought the country to the verge of economic collapse, the Russian media reports. read more
Vesti FM: Stealing from Russia is pleasant, of course
A recipe of perfect economy from Lukashenka. Observer Maksim Kononenko comments on the latest initiatives of the Belarusian dictator on air of Vesti FM. read more
Boris Nemtsov: Putin must put Lukashenka on wanted list
Criminal proceedings must be initiated against the Belarusian ruler, a Russian politician thinks. read more
Armenia to join Russian-led Customs Union
Armenian President Serzh Sarkisian says his country will join the Russia-led Customs Union. read more |