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Putin and Lukashenko discuss coronavirus pandemic

Putin and Lukashenko discuss coronavirus pandemic

Presidents of Russia and Belarus, Vladimir Putin and Alexander Lukashenko, have discussed the situation around the coronavirus pandemic in a telephone conversation, the Kremlin press service said in a statement. "The leaders …

Russia closes border with Belarus over coronavirus

Russia closes border with Belarus over coronavirus

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said that Russia’s authorities have decided to shut border with Belarus for the movement of people over coronavirus concerns. "We have also decided to close the border …

Belarus says it lost $2 bln on Russia oil product ban

Belarus says it lost $2 bln on Russia oil product ban

Belarusian exports shrank by more than $2 billion after Russia limited exports of oil products and contamination of oil on the Druzhba pipeline, Belarusian Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei said. "The change of trade …

Lukashenko on 'unexpected offer' on oil from Putin

Lukashenko on 'unexpected offer' on oil from Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin offered his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko to compensate Minsk for budget losses arising from changes to Russian oil taxation. …

Eight died in car accident in Russia's Pskov region

Eight died in car accident in Russia's Pskov region

Eight people died in Russia’s Pskov Region in a major road accident, which involved a minibus and a truck, the Russian Emergencies Ministry said. "At 00:29, a car accident involving a Mercedes minibus and a Volvo truck …

Russian Gazprom Neft ready to negotiate oil deliveries to Belarus

Russian Gazprom Neft ready to negotiate oil deliveries to Belarus

Gazprom Neft Company is ready to discuss various schemes for oil deliveries with Belarus. The head of the Russian company Aleksandr Dyukov made the relevant statement after representatives of oil companies met with Russian Energy Minister …

Putin receives Lukashenko in Sochi

Putin receives Lukashenko in Sochi

Russian President Vladimir Putin is holding talks with his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko in Sochi, who is in Russia on a working visit. "Current issues of Russian-Belarusian …

Kremlin comments on Belarus-U.S. convergence

Kremlin comments on Belarus-U.S. convergence

Moscow does not consider Belarus and the United States rapidly becoming closer, the Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, commenting on the recent visit by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to Minsk, where he …

U.S. offers Belarus all the oil it needs

U.S. offers Belarus all the oil it needs

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has told Minsk that Washington can provide it with all the oil it needs. After a meeting with Belarusian Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei in Minsk, Pompeo suggested that the U.S. could …

Mishustin starts his visit to Kazakhstan

Mishustin starts his visit to Kazakhstan

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has started his first foreign visit. He arrived in Kazakhstan late Thursday. The PM will take part in the session of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council in Almaty and hold …