All news for 23.10.2019/XNUMX/XNUMX

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko instructed the Secretary of State of the Security Council and the Minister of Defense to develop in the very near future an action plan to adequately respond to the deployment in Lithuania, in close proximity to the border with Belarus, of armored vehicles and a contingent of US armed forces. State Secretary of the Security Council of Belarus Stanislav Zas told reporters about this, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. "In any country…

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko indicated Belarusian as his native language when he filled out a questionnaire during the population census that is currently taking place in the country. This was announced by the press secretary of the head of state, Natalya Eismont, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “Everything is simple here: the president filled out the form in Russian, and in the column “native language” (acquired first in early childhood) he indicated Belarusian,” quotes...

If Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky does not make concessions, Moscow will stop communicating with him, which will contribute to the rapid collapse of the Ukrainian leader’s rating. Ukrainian political scientist Alexey Golobutsky, who previously collaborated with ex-President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko, said this on the air of the UA: Pershiy TV channel, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “If they fail to break Zelensky and his team now, they will...

The attacker, who demanded 150 thousand dollars from a participant in the LIFT personnel project, hiding behind “connections” in the Office of President Zelensky, was declared suspicious, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. The press service of the SBU reports this. “The attacker was declared suspected of committing a crime under Part 4 of Art. 190 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. The issue of choosing a preventive measure for the detainee is being decided. The sanction of the article provides for imprisonment...

Deputy Prosecutor General of Ukraine Gunduz Mamedov introduced the new head of the prosecutor’s office of the non-existent “Autonomous Republic of Crimea” - Igor Ponochovny, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. The press service of the department reports this. The new head of the department, Igor Ponochovny, thanked the leadership of the Prosecutor General’s Office for their trust. “We will continue to implement those plans and tasks that are defined by the Development Strategy of the Prosecutor’s Office of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea under conditions of temporary occupation...

Ukraine has only two conditions for holding the Normandy summit: agreement on the Steinmeier formula and the disengagement of troops in three areas in the Donbass, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky stated this in an interview with the publication Segodnya, owned by Rinat Akhmetov. So, answering the question why the Normandy meeting is being delayed and what conditions Russia is putting forward to Kyiv, Zelensky...

The TSN news program published a story about Ukrainian pigs, reports a PolitNavigator correspondent. Presenter Natalia Mosiychuk informed the audience that the animals showed their ability to dig the ground with sticks. As it turned out, this is the first case recorded by scientists of pigs using tools. “Previously, it was believed that only primates could operate with foreign objects. So do Ukrainian pigs need tools?” –...

The government plans to divide Ukrzaliznytsia into three operating companies, as well as get rid of its existing non-core assets, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. This was stated by the Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine Vladislav Krikliy. “To increase the efficiency of railway transportation, it is planned to divide Ukrzaliznytsia into three operators: infrastructure, freight and passenger. Non-core assets will be transferred into concession or privatized,” the press service quoted the minister on Tuesday...

The debt in pension payments to residents of the uncontrolled territories of Donbass, as well as displaced pensioners, amounts to at least 41,7 billion hryvnia, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. This was announced today by the Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights Lyudmila Denisova on Facebook. “As of September 1, 2019, 259,6 thousand temporarily displaced persons had not been paid pensions for the past period in the amount of 8,097 billion hryvnia...

Official information about the work activities of the new NSDC Secretary Alexey Danilov does not indicate where he worked during 2007-2012, as well as during 1997-1999, reports a PolitNavigator correspondent. This was reported by Gleb Kanevsky, head of the expert organization StateWatch, with reference to the official response of the National Security and Defense Council staff. In addition, on the web portal of the Ukrainian Entrepreneurship Support Fund, which Danilov...