18:54 Putin intends to review relations with Belarus

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has tasked the head of the Finance Ministry Aleksei Kudrin to prepare financial agenda for a possible meeting with the Prime Minister of Belarus.

18:08 Main Belarusian “grain grower” prefers Hermes

Alyaksandr Lukashenka has recently got acquainted with harvesting process in the Minsk region. An embarrassing trifle slipped in the image of “defender of the nation” and “ploughboy, noticed by Belarusian bloggers. A 600-dollar Hermes belt, easily recognised by a belt buckle, hit the eye.

15:45 US Ambassador Karen Stewart has occupied high position in US State Department

The US Ambassador to Belarus Karen Stewart has been appointed to the position of the Deputy Secretary of State on Democracy, Human Rights and Labour issues.

14:10 Alyaksandr Solzhenitsyn, man who opened our eyes, died

Death of Alyaksandr Solzhenitsyn has made many people say about him as a controversial figure. The last decades of his work were rather debatable.

12:49 Ihar Rynkevich: “Wasn’t it the “opposition” which asked Lukashenka not to release Kazulin?”

“Initially the BSDP (H) congress was prepared as a technical one. It was stated everywhere that it was connected with the so-called “parliamentary elections”. But finally a new leader was elected. It’s immoral, it is an awful political mistake, and it contradicts common sense,” told a deputy chairman of the Belarusian Social Democratic party (Hramda) Ihar Rynkevich in an interview to the Charter’97 press-centre.

12:32 In Vorsha Sidorski met by meeting of entrepreneurs

About 400 persons gathered near the building of the city executive committee in Vorsha before arrival of high officials from Minsk.

11:33 Volha Kazulina: “Congress didn’t have a moral right to vote out leader of the party”

In an interview to the Charter’97 press-centre a daughter of the political prisoner Alyaksandr Kazulin slammed the decision of the Belarusian Social Democratic party (Hramada) about re-election of the party chairman.

11:12 KGB said why opposition questioned in blast case

Zmitser Slutski, head of the Hrodna city organisation of the United Civil Party, and leader of the Hrodna Young Democrats Alyaksandra Vasilevich, were called to the KGB directorate for the Hrodna region.

10:09 Lyaukovich getting ready for presidential election

Anatol Lyaukovich, new head of the Belarusian Social Democratic Party (Hramada) said the yesterday’s party session and the so called parliamentary campaign was a beginning of the future presidential campaign.

9:21 One of Young Font leaders arrested

Artsyom Dubski, one of the Young Front leaders, was arrested in Asipovichy and guarded to militia department handcuffed.

7:55 Lukashenka: “There are already many people who could be Belarus’ presidents”

Alyaksandr Lukashenka has stated that it’s too early to speak about prospects of his participation in presidential election which is to take place in 2011.