Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
2008 Belarus Special Weapons News
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- Belarus secretly delivers Russian warplanes to Sudan - paper RIA Novosti 21 Jul 2008 -- A consignment of Russian fighter jets has been shipped to Sudan from Belarus, in an apparent breach of a UN Security Council resolution banning arms sales to the African state, the Sudan Tribune said.
- Russia's NATO envoy calls for closer ties with Belarus RIA Novosti 01 Jul 2008 -- Russia's envoy to NATO said on Tuesday that Russia-Belarus ties should be strengthened, and that the two countries could never join the Western military alliance.
- U.S. president prolongs sanctions against Belarusian leadership RIA Novosti 07 Jun 2008 -- U.S. President George Bush on Saturday prolonged for at least one year sanctions imposed in June 2006 on a number of Belarusian officials, including President Alexander Lukashenko.
- IAEA to oversee Belarus nuclear plant project RIA Novosti 06 May 2008 -- An IAEA mission will arrive in Belarus on Tuesday for a three-day visit to oversee a project to build the country's first nuclear power plant, the general designer said.
- U.S. embassy in Belarus cuts staff to four RIA Novosti 02 May 2008 -- Eleven American diplomats are scheduled to leave Belarus May 3 leaving a total of four staff at the diplomatic mission, a spokesman for the U.S. embassy said on Friday.
- US Calls Expulsion of Diplomats from Belarus 'Unjustified, Unwarranted' VOA 30 Apr 2008 -- The U.S. State Department Wednesday called the Belarus government's decision to expel 10 U.S. diplomats unjustified and unwarranted
- Belarus: Lukashenka Abandons Courtship Of West RFE/RL 30 Apr 2008 -- Dissidents are being rounded up. American diplomats are being kicked out
- Belarus hands U.S. diplomat personae non gratae list RIA Novosti 30 Apr 2008 -- The Belarusian Foreign Ministry summoned on Wednesday the U.S. charge d'affaires in Minsk, Jonathan Moore, and handed him a list of U.S. diplomats considered personae non gratae by the former Soviet state.
- Russian defense minister to visit radar site in Belarus RIA Novosti 28 Apr 2008 -- Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov will visit a Russian radar site during his April 29-30 trip to Belarus, the ministry said in a statement on Monday.
- Belarus wants U.S. to cut diplomatic contingent down to five RIA Novosti 24 Apr 2008 -- Belarus has demanded that the United States cut the number of its diplomats down to five, in protest against sanctions against the Belarusian petrochemical company, a U.S. Embassy source said on Thursday.
- Lukashenko says NATO expansion inevitable RIA Novosti 03 Apr 2008 -- Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Thursday that the admission of Ukraine and Georgia to NATO was inevitable, and that Belarus should strengthen its defense capacity accordingly.
- Belarus advises U.S. to reduce embassy staff to seven - ministry RIA Novosti 02 Apr 2008 -- Belarus has cut its diplomatic staff in its embassy in the U.S. to seven and is advising the U.S. to follow suit, a deputy Belarusian foreign minister said Wednesday.
- Belarus offers olive branch to U.S., but condemns pressure RIA Novosti 28 Mar 2008 -- The Belarusian foreign minister said on Friday that Minsk is willing to develop friendly relations with the United States if Washington stops pressuring the country.
- Belarus: U.S. Embassy Cuts Staff Amid Diplomatic Row RFE/RL 26 Mar 2008 -- The United States has agreed to cut its embassy staff in Minsk by almost half at the request of Belarusian authorities following the U.S. ambassador's forced departure from Minsk and accusations that the embassy was involved in spying activities.
- Belarus Says It Has Uncovered US Spy Network VOA 25 Mar 2008 -- Belarus's intelligence agency says it has uncovered a network of U.S. spies working in the ex-Soviet republic.
- U.S. to cut diplomatic presence in Belarus amid growing tension RIA Novosti 25 Mar 2008 -- The United States will reduce the number of its embassy staff in Belarus in line with Minsk's demands as bilateral relations hit a new low, a top U.S. diplomat in the ex-Soviet state said on Tuesday.
- Belarus advises U.S. to halve number of diplomats in Minsk RIA Novosti 20 Mar 2008 -- Belarus's Foreign Ministry has advised the U.S. to halve the number of its diplomats in Minsk, ministry spokesman Andrei Popov said Thursday.
- Belarus Demands U.S. Ambassador Leave Minsk RFE/RL 07 Mar 2008 -- Relations between Belarus and the United States worsened today when the government of President Alyaksandr Lukashenka recalled its ambassador from Washington and demanded that the U.S. envoy leave Minsk.
- Belarus advises U.S. ambassador to leave over sanctions RIA Novosti 07 Mar 2008 -- Belarus advised the United States ambassador to leave the capital, Minsk, and recalled its ambassador from Washington for consultations, the Foreign Ministry said on Friday.
- Belarus plans to buy Russian S-400 air defense systems RIA Novosti 21 Feb 2008 -- Belarus is negotiating the purchase of advanced S-400 air defense systems from Russia, the country's defense minister said on Thursday.
- Russia, Belarus defense chiefs sign communications deal RIA Novosti 19 Jan 2008 -- The defense ministers of Russia and Belarus signed an agreement on Saturday to set up a communications system between regional groupings of the countries' Armed Forces.
- Belarus considers buying advanced Russian air defense system RIA Novosti 16 Jan 2008 -- Belarus is looking to buy the advanced S-400 Triumf (SA-21 Growler) air defense system from Russia, the chairman of the Belarusian State Military-Industrial Committee said on Wednesday.
- Belarusian leader calls for swifter progress on nuclear plant RIA Novosti 15 Jan 2008 -- Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Tuesday he was not satisfied with the speed of progress on a project to build the country's first nuclear power plant.
- Belarus sets up body to oversee nuclear plant project RIA Novosti 09 Jan 2008 -- Belarus has set up a state-controlled directorate to oversee a project to build the country's first nuclear power plant, a deputy energy minister said on Wednesday.
