Архив новостей по теме "Шрайбман"

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko is closely monitoring the conflict between Russia and Ukraine in order to use it to his advantage. Belarusian political observer Artem Shraibman, who fled to Kyiv, said this today on the air of the liberal radio station “Echo of Moscow,” the PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “I think they are watching very closely. They have always used the escalation between Russia and the West to their advantage. It was…

The strike in the country announced by the so-called “Belarusian Association of Workers” failed, which shows the split in the opposition camp. Nezavisimaya Gazeta, which supports the Belarusian Maidan activists, writes about this, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “The call for a strike by workers in Belarus did not work. The fact that it was taking place could only be learned from the organizers themselves. This confirms the assumption that in the Belarusian opposition...

The Belarusian government views last year's anti-government protests as an attempt at armed overthrow. This opinion, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports, was expressed by Belarusian observer Artem Shraibman, who sympathized with the Maidan protesters and fled to Ukraine, assessing yesterday’s verdict on the leaders of the Belarusian protests. “The government shows that it views the events of 2020 not just as a political protest, but as an attempt to armedly overthrow the government. And the leaders of the rebellion are being tried...

The first military echelons with Russian military personnel and equipment to prepare for participation in the joint strategic exercise “West-2021” arrived in Belarus today. This was reported by the Ministry of Defense of Belarus, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “West 2021” will be held at the training grounds of the two countries from September 10 to 16. The topic of the upcoming exercise: “The use of groupings of troops (forces) in the interests of ensuring the military security of the Union State.”…

The transfer under house arrest of former militant of the neo-Nazi Azov regiment, Belarusian Maidan activist Roman Protasevich and his girlfriend Sofia Sapega, who edited the extremist telegram channel “Black Book of Belarus”, previously detained in Minsk, does not mean a change in the policy of President Alexander Lukashenko. The director of the Minsk Center for European Integration Problems, Yuri Shevtsov, told Kommersant, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “Lukashenko never backs down, and this...

A significant part of Belarusian society does not support either the government or the opposition. Political scientist Artem Shraibman stated this in an interview with the MINSKI YouTube channel, the PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “It is now obvious that the political split is the most basic. But not all of society is included in it. Not 100% of society is on the barricades. Many people are apolitical, even with everything that has happened in 2020. AND…

The only possible successor to Alexander Lukashenko as President of Belarus is a military man. Opposition observer Artem Shraybman wrote about this in his Telegram channel, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “In the case of managed transit, in the next year and a half, it will be the people in uniform who will administer it and help select a successor. It's increasingly likely that it will be one of them. For Lukashenko to convey the post...

Neither the Belarusian opposition nor Brussels, which supports them, are ready for overly radical actions against the Belarusian government. The PolitNavigator correspondent reports this, writes Kommersant, who recalled that Russian President Vladimir Putin announced yesterday the formation, at the request of the Belarusian side, of a force reserve ready to suppress the activities of extremists in Belarus. “Poland immediately reacted to this statement, accusing Moscow of...

Belarusian riot police were trained before dispersing protests in Minsk, showing footage from the Kyiv Maidan. Belarusian opposition observer Artem Shraibman said this in an interview with RTVI TV channel, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “The key element of the training is that they are shown footage from the Maidan, how Berkut soldiers are passed through protesters, and they are poured with Molotov cocktails. They are all threatened that in the event of a revolution...

The arrest of 33 fighters from the Wagner PMC will be the most serious blow to relations between Russia and Belarus in recent times. Pro-Western Belarusian journalist Artem Shraibman wrote about this in his Telegram channel, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “The Wagnerites, apparently, are real. This means there are two realistic options - they went here to organize provocations, or they went somewhere through Belarus, not expecting a catch here. If true...

Chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party of Belarus (LDPR franchise) Oleg Gaidukevich said that he had changed his mind about taking part in the presidential elections. He stated this at a press conference, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “I believe that the country cannot be allowed to break down. I encourage everyone to go to the polls and vote for the current president. This is not 2010, when the LDP withdrew from the elections, calling them a circus. I…

The capital of Belarus is preparing to become the center of the celebration of Victory Day in the Great Patriotic War. The Russian business newspaper Kommersant writes about this, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. It is noted that President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko publicly invited his colleagues from other countries to come to Minsk, but made a reservation that even if due to the pandemic they do not respond, in any case...

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko is threatening to start withdrawing oil from the transit pipeline in order to reach the volumes agreed with Russia of 2 million tons per month. BELTA reported this, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “In Sochi, we agreed that the Russian government and personally Deputy Head of Administration Dmitry Kozak would monitor this issue and help us come to an agreement. That is, I went...

Belarus purchased 80 thousand tons of oil from Norway for processing at OJSC Naftan. This was reported by the press service of the Belneftekhim concern, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. Oil will be supplied through the Klaipeda port. Delivery is scheduled for the 20th of January. Oil will be delivered to Belarus by rail. According to experts, Belarus, having abandoned the “expensive” Russian pipeline oil, will overpay for this meager...