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President Medvedev visits Baltic Fleet’s Khmelyovka firing range
13:35 29/09/2009
On September 28, President Dmitry Medvedev arrived at the Russian Baltic Fleet’s Khmelyovka firing range in the Kaliningrad Region to observe the Zapad-2009 strategic exercises.
Russian, Belarusian leaders to discuss trade, military ties
04:01 29/09/2009
Russian and Belarusian presidents will meet during the final stage of military drills in the Belarusian city of Baranovichi on Tuesday to discuss trade and military ties.
Medvedev pledges to recreate strong Navy in 10 years
21:40 28/09/2009
Russia will recreate a powerful Navy in the next ten years, President Dmitry Medvedev said on Monday at a meeting with military personnel who took part in the Zapad 2009 drills.
Russian patriarch calls on Belarus to uphold spiritual values
19:38 25/09/2009
The head of the Russian Orthodox Church called on Belarusians during a visit to Minsk on Friday to maintain the spiritual and moral values of their ancestors based on the Orthodox faith.
Cold war is dead, but there is life after death
12:08 25/09/2009
The current financial crisis is an indicator for the Russian leadership that a global tectonic shift is in on its way. (By Piotr Dutkiewicz, Professor and Director, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada) 
Russia's president to meet with head of 'sister country' Belarus
11:11 25/09/2009
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, currently in the U.S. to attend the G20 summit, plans to meet with his Belarusian counterpart, Alexander Lukashenko, upon return.
Belarus to create national space agency
13:22 21/09/2009
Belarus plans to create its own space agency, and will consider specialists' proposals by the end of the year, Russia's space agency quoted a Belarusian official as saying.
Russia, Belarus begin joint anti-aircraft defense exercises
16:15 18/09/2009
The first phase of joint Russian-Belarusian military exercises began on Friday with the involvement of some 100 aircraft and 12,600 military personnel, the Belarusian Defense Ministry announced.
Belarus seeks to reduce dependence on Russia — Lukashenko
10:05 17/09/2009
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has said his country is diversifying its economy to make it less dependent on Russia.
Belarus air defense units arrive in Russia for Zapad-2009 drills
17:10 14/09/2009
A train carrying Belarusian S-300 air defense systems has arrived at the Ashuluk training grounds in southern Russia to participate in Zapad-2009 strategic drills, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Monday.
Russia demonstrates military machismo in West 2009 war games
20:43 08/09/2009
MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti military commentator Ilya Kramnik) - Russia and Belarus have begun the West 2009 war games.
Russia, Belarus start Zapad 2009 military exercise
02:20 08/09/2009
Russia and Belarus are starting a large-scale military exercise involving about 12,500 service personnel and up to 200 items of military equipment and hardware, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.
Simple magic behind Lukashenko's success
20:05 09/07/2009Medvedev hopes milk row will not impede Russia-Belarus WTO bid
13:37 21/06/2009
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Sunday that he hoped the recent dispute with Belarus over dairy supplies would not impede the countries' joint bid to join the World Trade Organization.
Belarus to halt powdered milk exports to Russia until October
16:11 17/06/2009
Belarus has agreed that it will stop deliveries of powdered milk to Russia until October, Russia's agriculture minister said on Wednesday.
Russia and Belarus signed agreement on milk supplies
15:09 17/06/2009
Russian Agriculture Minister Yelena Skrynnik said Russia and Belarus have reached a compromise on dairy trade. But Minsk denies this statement.
Belarus hopes to settle Russia’s dairy ban
14:55 15/06/2009
Dairy manufacturers from Belarus will arrive in Moscow hoping to settle the Russian ban on Belarusian milk and dairy imports imposed due to technical reasons as cited by consumer watchdog Rospotrebnadzor.
Russia to make WTO bid jointly with Belarus and Kazakhstan
14:46 11/06/2009
After 16 years of touch-and-go accession talks with the WTO, the Russian authorities have decided to stop the process of individual accession and make a joint bid with Belarus and Kazakhstan instead.
CSTO: joining forces in a crisis
12:39 05/02/2009Russia imposes partial ban on milk, poultry imports from Belarus
21:14 22/10/2008Elections in Belarus: opposition doesn’t get to the National Assembly
18:35 29/09/2008According to the Belarusian Central Election Commission, there are no opposition activists among those elected to the Parliament. The CEC explains this result with the fact that voters treat the government’s opponents with distrust.

Gazprom to review price of gas sold to Belarus and Ukraine
17:47 30/06/2008Gazprom’s new chairman Viktor Zubkov says the company needs to check the execution of its commitments by Belarus and Ukraine, and possibly review the price of natural gas it sells to these countries.

Belarusian community in Siberia
16:31 14/04/2008Girls in Irkutsk meet up on a high hill where birch trees grow and welcome Lada, the goddess of beauty. This ritual is called “Spring Welcoming” and is held before spring planting.

Belarus celebrates Independence Day
13:34 04/07/2006Russia's president sent a letter of greetings to his Belarusian counterpart on the former Soviet republic's Independence Day on July 3.

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President Medvedev visits Baltic Fleet’s Khmelyovka firing range
13:35 29/09/2009
On September 28, President Dmitry Medvedev arrived at the Russian Baltic Fleet’s Khmelyovka firing range in the Kaliningrad Region to observe the Zapad-2009 strategic exercises.
Belarus celebrates Independence Day
13:34 04/07/2006Russia's president sent a letter of greetings to his Belarusian counterpart on the former Soviet republic's Independence Day on July 3.

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Russia and Belarus signed agreement on milk supplies
15:09 17/06/2009
Russian Agriculture Minister Yelena Skrynnik said Russia and Belarus have reached a compromise on dairy trade. But Minsk denies this statement.
Belarus hopes to settle Russia’s dairy ban
14:55 15/06/2009
Dairy manufacturers from Belarus will arrive in Moscow hoping to settle the Russian ban on Belarusian milk and dairy imports imposed due to technical reasons as cited by consumer watchdog Rospotrebnadzor.
Elections in Belarus: opposition doesn’t get to the National Assembly
18:35 29/09/2008According to the Belarusian Central Election Commission, there are no opposition activists among those elected to the Parliament. The CEC explains this result with the fact that voters treat the government’s opponents with distrust.

Gazprom to review price of gas sold to Belarus and Ukraine
17:47 30/06/2008Gazprom’s new chairman Viktor Zubkov says the company needs to check the execution of its commitments by Belarus and Ukraine, and possibly review the price of natural gas it sells to these countries.

Belarusian community in Siberia
16:31 14/04/2008Girls in Irkutsk meet up on a high hill where birch trees grow and welcome Lada, the goddess of beauty. This ritual is called “Spring Welcoming” and is held before spring planting.

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Dmitry Medvedev visits Belarus
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev arrived in Belarus on Tuesday to inspect the final stage of the Zapad 2009 joint military drills with his Belarusian counterpart, Alexander Lukashenko.










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