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19:56
Belarus-Russia Union State MPs to discuss cooperation in aircraft manufacturing, import substitution
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19:34
MP explains why Belarusian Paralympians are allowed to use country’s flag during competitions
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19:23
BUCE to cooperate with businesses in Russia’s Chelyabinsk Oblast, Irkutsk Oblast, Tomsk Oblast
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19:01
Zimbabwean MPs’ visit to Belarus hailed as indicator of political will to build up friendship, cooperation
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18:54
Grodno Festival of National Cultures to gather 42 ethnicities
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18:33
Belarus’ Huskova comments on her 8th place at Olympics
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18:17
Gomel hosts national modern pentathlon championship
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18:01
Maslenitsa in Belarus
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17:52
Belarus-India trade up by more than quarter in last three years
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17:19
Belarus-Russia small towns congress to focus on economic cooperation
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16:51
Belarus’ Minsk Oblast, Russia’s Tatarstan sign 2026-2027 cooperation plan
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16:24
‘Everything is here’. What famous confectionery brand could Lukashenko not resist?
Society
16:04
Union State MPs to discuss Chernobyl program, new projects on environmental safety
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15:58
Olympics 2026: Belarus’ Huskova 8th in Women’s Aerials final
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15:35
Brest Oblast, Serbia seek closer ties in economy, healthcare
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15:20
Metropolitan Veniamin presents St. George Icon to Belarusian Armed Forces
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15:14
Zimbabwean parliamentary delegation lays flowers at Victory Monument in Minsk
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15:02
HC Dinamo Minsk to take on HC Spartak Moscow on home ice
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14:33
Brest regional hospital forges cooperation with Serbian colleagues
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14:21
Trilateral talks between Russia, USA, Ukraine conclude in Geneva
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14:13
Zakharova: Munich conference falls short compared to other events, including Minsk forum
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13:55
Russian FM: The West unearthed Navalny’s case to divert attention from Epstein files
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13:49
Belarusian government publishes list of agricultural enterprises eligible for state investment support
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13:47
Olympics 2026: Belarus’ Maria Shkanova 37th in Women’s Slalom
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13:30
Olympics 2026: Huskova into Women’s Aerials finals
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13:28
Volfovich sums up preliminary results of Belarusian army inspection
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13:21
‘We do not squander public funds.’ Volfovich discusses financing of snap army inspection
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13:06
Volfovich: More military units will face snap combat readiness checks
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12:56
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08:31 28 November 2024
Lukashenko arrives in Kazakhstan for CSTO summit
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Putin and I! // Trump’s tactic, Russia and China, Board of Peace"> <img src="https://eng.belta.by/images/storage/video/000173_b005935f5060c46b1b45e2769b3b7e0f_pr_mid.jpg" alt="Lukashenko: Two of us are left! Putin and I! // Trump’s tactic, Russia and China, Board of Peace" title="Lukashenko: Two of us are left! Putin and I! // Trump’s tactic, Russia and China, Board of Peace"/> </a> <div class="date">14:41 16.02.2026</div> <a href="/video/getRecord/2625/" title="" class="video_pr_title" >Lukashenko: Two of us are left! Putin and I! // Trump’s tactic, Russia and China, Board of Peace</a> </div> <div class="photonews_item"> <a href="/video/getRecord/2624/" title="Belarus President’s team play second draw in RHL"> <img src="https://eng.belta.by/images/storage/video/000173_3dd1fb41918934917ee7a7322e8d676c_pr_mid.jpg" alt="Belarus President’s team play second draw in RHL" title="Belarus President’s team play second draw in RHL"/> </a> <div class="date">17:58 14.02.2026</div> <a href="/video/getRecord/2624/" title="" class="video_pr_title" >Belarus President’s team play second draw in RHL</a> </div> <div class="photonews_item"> <a href="/video/getRecord/2623/" title="Defense minister explains what effect Belarusian army’s snap inspection is expected to produce"> <img src="https://eng.belta.by/images/storage/video/000173_0a8053d1ab2f6e0ce0af15daaaf1be40_pr_mid.jpg" alt="Defense minister explains what effect Belarusian army’s snap inspection is expected to produce" title="Defense minister explains what effect Belarusian army’s snap inspection is expected to produce"/> </a> <div class="date">20:21 13.02.2026</div> <a href="/video/getRecord/2623/" title="" class="video_pr_title" >Defense minister explains what effect Belarusian army’s snap inspection is expected to produce</a> </div> <div class="photonews_item"> <a href="/video/getRecord/2622/" title="Lukashenko personally checks the combat readiness of the Armed Forces "> <img src="https://eng.belta.by/images/storage/video/000173_55ca846e05603c1960035e20d39a1359_pr_mid.jpg" alt="Lukashenko personally checks the combat readiness of the Armed Forces " title="Lukashenko personally checks the combat readiness of the Armed Forces "/> </a> <div class="date">17:50 13.02.2026</div> <a href="/video/getRecord/2622/" title="" class="video_pr_title" >Lukashenko personally checks the combat readiness of the Armed Forces </a> </div> <div class="photonews_item"> <a href="/video/getRecord/2621/" title="Lukashenko calls for further strengthening of Belarus’ defense capabilities"> <img src="https://eng.belta.by/images/storage/video/000173_dcc432d98c2131821648916f04c39e93_pr_mid.jpg" alt="Lukashenko calls for further strengthening of Belarus’ defense capabilities" title="Lukashenko calls for further strengthening of Belarus’ defense capabilities"/> </a> <div class="date">13:01 10.02.2026</div> <a href="/video/getRecord/2621/" title="" class="video_pr_title" >Lukashenko calls for further strengthening of Belarus’ defense capabilities</a> </div> <div class="photonews_item"> <a href="/video/getRecord/2620/" title="Lukashenko outlines approach to improving scientific activity"> <img src="https://eng.belta.by/images/storage/video/000173_c3d6448be6a688b61ee89ed0a6bf1c0d_pr_mid.jpg" alt="Lukashenko outlines approach to improving scientific activity" title="Lukashenko outlines approach to improving scientific activity"/> </a> <div class="date">13:57 09.02.2026</div> <a href="/video/getRecord/2620/" title="" class="video_pr_title" >Lukashenko outlines approach to improving scientific activity</a> </div> <div class="photonews_item"> <a href="/video/getRecord/2619/" title="Lukashenko convenes meeting with Council of Ministers"> <img src="https://eng.belta.by/images/storage/video/000173_3604e252f32b6c1e27360635c4e8fdc6_pr_mid.jpg" alt="Lukashenko convenes meeting with Council of Ministers" title="Lukashenko convenes meeting with Council of Ministers"/> </a> <div class="date">16:10 06.02.2026</div> <a href="/video/getRecord/2619/" title="" class="video_pr_title" >Lukashenko convenes meeting with Council of Ministers</a> </div> <div class="photonews_item"> <a href="/video/getRecord/2618/" title="Lukashenko urges to boost regional ties with Kazakhstan"> <img src="https://eng.belta.by/images/storage/video/000173_ddd67dfe8fecf9652f311da0460bd18f_pr_mid.jpg" alt="Lukashenko urges to boost regional ties with Kazakhstan" title="Lukashenko urges to boost regional ties with Kazakhstan"/> </a> <div class="date">13:49 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