In Belarus, president Alexander Lukashenka expressed his dissatisfaction over unresolved trade disputes with Russia, affecting crude oil supplies and agricultural exports
About 100 Roma people were detained in Mahylow in suspicion of murder of traffic police officer, all released. Some says there were beaten
Traffic policeman was killed in Mahilyow, checkpoints now all over the country, as attackers on the loose. Police reportedly looking for GAZ "Volga" car, with Romany men from Russia
Belarus BelNefteKhim has suspended crude transit via Druzhba pipeline to Ukraine, cause no free storage spaces left for contaminated Russian oil in Belarus
Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Kozak says Transneft is ready to compensate Belarus for contaminated oil in Druzhba pipeline, Energy minister Novak estimated that damage is less than $100M
"Clean" Russian oil may arrive in Poland within a week - Russian Energy Minister Kozak
Total amount of infrastructure and disruption damage to Belarus by Russia due to supply of substandard crude oil Druzhba pipeline has been estimated at $435 million
Belarus proposed to restrict the use of veto power in trade disputes in the Eurasian Economic Union EEU.
President of Belarus Lukashenka estimated the damage to Belarus from Russian contaminated oil at hundreds of millions of dollars
Belarus border guards detained 38 y.o. Russian citizen in attempt to smuggle 100 kgs of ecstasy pills and hashish from Poland into Belarus
President of Belarus Lukashenko in 9th May speech reminded about INF treaty breakdown and that the military threat in Europe is growing rapidly again
Russia's agriculture sector regulator Rosselkhoznadzor announced a ban on import of milk and dairy products from 37 suppliers in Belarus
1 month agoUkrtransnafta reports non-contaminated crude oil starts to flow into Ukrainian part of Druzhba pipeline
1 month agoAzerbaijan and Belarus discussed prospects for the development of military-technical cooperation
Belarus security service has detained General Director of "Beltelekom" Sergey Sivodedov for 15000 euro bribe from Russian citizen
Operator of Russian pipes Transneft urging oil producing companies cut 10% production in coming days to fix an issue with contaminated oil
Lithuanian MEP Paksas after visiting Lukashenko(without agreement from Lithuania MFA) says Belarus Ostrovets NPP will be launched in December
Non-contaminated Russian oil began to flow to Belarus
Putin has appointed Dmitry Mezentsev as new Ambassador of Russia in Belarus. Ambassador Babich was fired earlier today
Russia is rotating back its ambassador to Belarus, Mikhail Babich, appointed only in August 2018
Belarus completely halted import of Russian crude oil. Transit via "Druzhba" pipeline set to restored on 2nd May
Former head of Lukashenko security service Andrei Vtyurin was arrested in Belarus
1 month agoDeputy secretary of Belarus Security council Andrey Vturin was detained for bribe
Belarus is still not receiving non-contaminated crude from Russia, - Belneftekhim
Putin and Lukashenko discussed issue of bad quality of Russian oil supplied to Belarus refineries
Russia says contaminated oil may be mixed with clean oil to resolve the issue
Serbian president @avucic meets Russian, Belarus counterparts in China
1 month agoBelarusian president Alexander Lukashenka travelled to One Belt One Road summit in Beijing, China, with his youngest son Mikalaj
Naftogaz: Russian Oil transit halted in Ukraine on Thursday over contamination concerns. Slovakia and Hungary did not accept the crude. Operators of Druzhba to hold emergency talks in Minsk tomorrow
Belarus partially restored export of light oil products to Ukraine and Poland
