2 week agoRussian oil contamination crisis: supply via South line of Druzhba restored, supply via Northern line still completely halted until, at least, 10th June
It will take 6-8 months to fully remove organic chlorides from the pipeline system, says Transneft VP
2 week agoTornado in Minsk, Belarus an hour ago
Putin and Lukashenko at meeting in Nur-Sultan(Astana) agreed to order Cabinets to resolve questions on "Union state" integration before 21st June
Putin and Lukashenko haven't discussed compensation for contaminated oil so far, despite short meeting between them - Peskov
2 week agoNur-Sultan: Nursultan Nazarbayev awarded the head of Kyrgyzstan Sooronbay Jeenbekov and President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko with the order "The First President of Kazakhstan - the leader of the nation Nursultan Nazarbayev"
Belarus will start to push contaminated crude oil from Druzhba pipeline towards Russia on 27-29 May
Russian PM Medvedev proposed to discus Union State at the meeting with Belarus PM Rumas
3 week agoBelarusian new Buk-М3БК AAM system based on МЗКТ-692250 chassis
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
