News archive on the topic "Makai"

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko appointed Sergei Aleynik as the new Minister of Foreign Affairs. The previous minister, Vladimir Makei, who was considered pro-Western, died suddenly two weeks ago. Ukrainian media spread the theory that he was killed by Russian special services in order to deprive Lukashenko of a channel of negotiations with the West. Aleynik has until now worked in the Foreign Ministry as First Deputy Minister. Congratulating him...

Perhaps the most pro-Western and one of the most influential representatives of the Belarusian establishment died in Minsk. Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei was just a few months short of his 65th birthday, the retirement age for Belarusian officials. Makei is a political long-liver. The length of his presence in high government positions is second only to Lukashenko himself. From 2000 to 2008, Makey was...

The Belarusian Foreign Ministry has a specific reputation. Vladimir Makei has headed the ministry for the eleventh year. Until recently, he was the favorite of the pro-Western opposition, and the pro-Russian forces, to put it mildly, do not like him. Makei is considered the architect of the notorious Belarusian multi-vector system and the main lobbyist for the West in Belarus. He organized “embroidery days” for ambassadors, flirted with American “hawks” and even redesigned the emblem of the ministry, which...

Alexander Lukashenko, under the influence of the pro-Western Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei, who has retained his position, does not believe in Russia’s victory in the confrontation with the West in Ukraine. This is precisely what attempts to obtain nuclear weapons for Belarus are connected with. Andrei Suzdaltsev, associate professor of the Faculty of World Economy and World Politics at the National Research University Higher School of Economics, said this on air on the PolitWera Internet channel, PolitNavigator correspondent reports. "To him…

The PolitNavigator correspondent reports that the Foreign Minister of Belarus, Vladimir Makei, said this in an interview with Izvestia, assessing the recent words of Polish President Andrzej Duda that the issue of deploying American nuclear weapons in his country is open. “What the President of Poland voiced, of course, maybe he misspoke, maybe he spoke emotionally, but these issues were probably discussed, since...

The North Atlantic Alliance continues to escalate the military-political situation around Belarus. As reported by a PolitNavigator correspondent, Foreign Minister of Belarus Vladimir Makei stated this in an interview with Izvestia, answering the question of why mobilization fees were announced in the country. “Today Belarus needs to be wary of threats from almost all sides, with the exception of the eastern one. We see that there is an escalation against the backdrop of the military-political situation. Happening...

The Belarusian army is preparing to repel an invasion from neighboring states. The head of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus, Vladimir Makei, said this in an interview with Izvestia, the PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “We see how from the Ukrainian side they say: “We are white and fluffy, we are not planning anything on the border with Belarus.” Today, unfortunately, the world has become so unpredictable that we cannot...

Belarus has never advocated war, although it remains a loyal ally of Russia. Foreign Minister of Belarus Vladimir Makei stated this at the UN Security Council, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “Belarus is considered one of the “accomplices of the aggressor” or is even presented as a party to the conflict. We said and continue to say: Belarus has never advocated war. But we are not traitors! U...

Citizens of Belarus fighting on the side of Ukraine will definitely be punished criminally. This was stated today by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus Vladimir Makei, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “Participation in conflicts of this kind as mercenaries is a criminal offense in our country. We are receiving information about the detention and death of a number of Belarusian mercenaries who are fighting somewhere in Ukraine.…

Two days of great Russian-Belarusian diplomacy. This past week, Lavrov flew to Minsk, and the next Forum of Regions of Russia and Belarus was held in Grodno. Since relations between partners in the Union State are now on the rise, the Belarusian side is demonstrating irrepressible optimism. Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei, until recently the main lobbyist for the pro-Western course of Minsk, after talking with Lavrov, called the SG...

The West is erecting an iron curtain with Russia and Belarus. This was stated today by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus Vladimir Makei at a joint press conference with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “The outline of this Iron Curtain is not just looming on the horizon. Its foundation has already been erected in the physical sense - in the form of a wall that divides Belovezhskaya Pushcha into Brestskaya...

American Radio Liberty journalist Rikard Jozwiak published a letter allegedly written by Belarusian Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei and addressed to EU diplomats. The document is dated April 6. The author of the letter calls for “to abandon accusations and labels, incendiary rhetoric and unilateral restrictive measures and to rethink the paradigm of future relations between Belarus and the EU.” “In 2022 it will be 30 years since the establishment...

Belarus must take part in resolving the conflict in Ukraine. President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko announced this today at a meeting of the Security Council, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “There can be no negotiations without the participation of Belarus. Since you got us involved in this, first of all the Western countries, there, at these negotiations, naturally, the position of Belarus should be heard. We do not proceed from the fact that...

Foreign Minister of Belarus Vladimir Makei refused to answer a question about relations with his eldest son Vitaly, who supported Belomaidan in 2020 and resigned from the Foreign Ministry in protest. There he worked as deputy head of the department of economic cooperation and sustainable development, the PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “The situation related to the events of 2020 was indeed very difficult. Politicized...