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At today's meeting with the top officials of the Belarusian security agencies in Minsk, Lukashenko said that there is no country that can call itself safe.

Fighting is still going on for Bakhmut.
The United Nations has said that it continues to work on extending the agreement on the export of Ukrainian grain.

We should not support the trend of escalation of the conflict in Ukraine, but look for ways to solve the problem peacefully, said Alexander Lukashenko, commenting on the intentions of Western countries to supply Ukraine with ammunition with depleted uranium, Belta agency writes.

Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko said that Ukraine has offered Minsk a non-aggression pact, reported the BeLTa state news agency reported, as quoted by Reuters.

Lukashenko shared the alleged proposal at a meeting of government and law enforcement officials, where he also accused the West of arming militants in Ukraine who could potentially destabilize the situation in Belarus.

Looks like Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to involve Belarus in his war against Ukraine.

Hundreds of migrants who were camped in the cold on the Poland-Belarus border have been moved to a nearby warehouse in Belarusian territory, reports said on Nov. 17, with some still harboring hopes of entering the European Union.

A view of an information board regarding the state of emergency near the border with Belarus in Zubrzyca Wielka, northeastern Poland, 03 September 2021. EPA-EFE/Artur Reszko

One of them was an Iraqi man, found on Sunday by Polish border guards near the village of Dworczysko, together with two others, all suffering from hypothermia. The two still alive are recovering in hospital.

The Belarusian leader said "ill-wishers" are "trying to strangle Belarus" in his first speech since a commercial flight was intercepted and a critical blogger arrested.

Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko hit out at Western powers on Wednesday, saying that his country's "ill-wishers" are "trying to strangle Belarus."

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said he had secured a pledge from Russia to provide comprehensive assistance if needed to ensure the security of his country in a phone call with President Vladimir Putin on Aug. 15.   

Serbia's policy towards Belarus will not change when Aleksandar Vucic takes office, Serbia's outgoing President Tomislav Nikolic has told the BelTA agency.

“There will be no new ideology. I have been working together with Aleksandar Vucic for the past 25 years, and our ideas are the same,” Nikolic said.