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Russian Ambassador to Belarus Yevgeny Lukyanov said that Moscow will support Minsk after the introduction of new EU sanctions against Belarus.

“We will not abandon Belarus. We are allies. Allies do not betray each other, ” Lukyanov said.

According to him, Moscow will support Minsk “until the most critical circumstances”. At the moment, there are two scenarios for the development of events: optimistic and pessimistic.

Recall that on Monday, the European Union added 86 new persons to the Belarusian sanctions list: 78 individuals and 8 organizations. Josep Borrel did not rule out adding another package of sanctions. He noted that ” everything will depend on the situation in the country.”

In total, the restrictions now apply to 166 Belarusian citizens, including President Alexander Lukashenko, and 15 organizations.

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Former Pentagon chief and former CIA director Robert Gates, speaking at a virtual event organized by the Ronald Reagan Institute, said that Washington has imposed so many anti-Russian sanctions that it has almost completely lost the ability to exert pressure on Moscow by this method.

According to him, there are few such sanctions that the US authorities have not yet imposed, and that would matter.

“Many of these sanctions end up affecting ordinary Russians,” Gates added.Among other things, the former director of the CIA made a statement that the United States should take measures against the country’s officials in response to cyber attacks carried out by Russian hackers.

“I believe that if these attacks continue, America needs to be creative and not only act against hackers, but also consider measures that we can take against those in the Russian president’s entourage. I do not think that to come up with something like this, it is beyond human capabilities, ” Gates said.

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The Armed Forces of Ukraine resort to the tactics of terror and aggression on the contact line in the Donbas. This was stated by the head of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic Denis Pushilin after the death of four soldiers as a result of shelling committed by Ukrainian security forces.

“Demonstrative violations of the agreements at the level of the Joint Center for Control and Coordination (JCCC) of the ceasefire regime can be regarded in the only possible way: the Ukrainian Armed Forces use the JCCC of the Ukrainian side as an instrument of deception and continue to use the tactics of terror and brutal aggression,” Pushilin wrote in his Telegram channel.

He also added that the AFU units fired at an ambulance that was leaving to evacuate the bodies of the victims.

“Unlike the Ukrainian side, which is blatantly and blatantly sabotaging the Minsk agreements, we continue to remain committed to the agreements approved at the level of the UN Security Council and do not seek to develop a hot phase of the conflict. Once again, I emphasize that we should not and will not let Ukraine get away with its vile antics and intend to implement appropriate retaliatory steps, ” the head of the DPR stated.

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German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas, in an interview with Die Welt journalists, said that Europe’s position on the facts of human rights violations in Belarus remains unchanged, and in this regard, the introduction of new sanctions against the regime of President Alexander Lukashenko is only a matter of time.

According to him, the requirements of the European Union to the Belarusian authorities remain the same. These include the release of political prisoners, dialogue with the opposition, and the holding of free and fair elections.

“The previous measures affecting specific companies and government officials in Lukashenko’s entourage are no longer sufficient… The sanctions should be extended to entire sectors of the Belarusian economy,… and also to deprive Minsk of the opportunity to raise funds within the EU by issuing government bonds”, – said Mas.

Recall that on the eve of the EU imposed sanctions against 78 individuals and 8 companies in Belarus.

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The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine announced the signing of a memorandum with the United Kingdom on the joint construction of warships and bases of the Ukrainian naval forces. The agreement was signed in Odessa on board the Royal Navy missile destroyer HMS Defender.

“The Deputy Minister of Defense of the United Kingdom responsible for military procurement issues, Jeremy Queen, and the Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine, Alexander Mironyuk, signed a memorandum on the implementation of maritime partnership projects between the United Kingdom Industry consortium and the Ukrainian Navy,” the ministry said in a statement.

According to the memorandum, it provides for joint design and construction of warships in Ukraine and in the UK, as well as the reconstruction of Ukrainian shipbuilding enterprises and the creation of two bases of the Ukrainian Navy.

“This is another step in the development of bilateral cooperation between Ukraine and the United Kingdom to strengthen the Ukrainian fleet,” the Ukrainian Defense Ministry said.

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Former deputy of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine and retired Lieutenant General of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Vilen Martirosyan publicly admitted that he regretted switching to the side of Ukraine from the ranks of the Soviet Army in 1991. He told the Nash TV channel about this.

80-year-old Vilen Martirosyan in 1991 commanded a regiment stationed in Ukraine. The regiment under his command was the first to cross over to the side of Ukraine. Then Martirosyan took an active part in the creation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

In 1991-1992. he, through the structures of the Union of Officers of Ukraine, organized the adoption of the oath of allegiance to Ukraine by all military service personnel. But now his view of the events of those years has changed.

“I sometimes regret that I had to be the first to raise the flag, the first to withdraw my regiment from the subordination of the Minister of Defense, to go to Ukraine,” Martirosyan said in an interview with the TV channel.

Read more: Ukrainian general told how Zelensky “outsmarts” Putin

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Acting Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan said that the political crisis in the country, which began on November 9, is over. According to him, from Tuesday it is possible to start normal work.

In addition, at a rally of thousands of his supporters in Yerevan, he called on all political forces to stop the confrontation, and open a new political page with the unification.

Now the acting prime Minister has said that he is starting political consultations with all the forces that are set up for dialogue.

Pashinyan also said that the elections in Armenia, according to local and international observers, met all standards. They were legitimate.

The elections in Armenia were held on June 20. They were attended by 21 parties and four blocs. According to the calculations of the election committee, the “Civil Contract” party, led by Nikol Pashinyan, won the vote. She received 53.92% of the vote.  

At the same time, the bloc of former Armenian President Robert Kocharian does not recognize the results of the last parliamentary elections. The association announced its intention to appeal to the Constitutional Court for their cancellation.

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In the Gegharkunik region of the Republic of Armenia, Russian border guards are expected to be deployed on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border. This was stated by 24News.am governor of Gegharkunik region Gnel Sanosyan.

The border guards will have to be placed on the border section in the Gegharkunik region, after which the armed forces of Armenia and Azerbaijan will have to withdraw from the state border line.

According to the governor of the region, the deployment of Russian border guards will happen “in a few days”.

Gegharkunik region is one of the largest regions of Armenia, and it has a border with neighboring Azerbaijan. The deployment of Russian border guards in the area from Sotk to Khoznavar (Syunik region of Armenia) was previously announced by acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, speaking to the voters of Gegharkunik region.

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The Estonian authorities have lifted the ban on entry to the republic for citizens of the Russian Federation, if they have documents on the passage of vaccination against COVID-19.

It is reported that since June 21, the list of countries whose citizens are allowed to cross the Estonian border with a visa or without a visa has been expanded.

From the moment of vaccination of a foreigner to the arrival in the country, the time “necessary to achieve maximum immune protection” should pass, the country’s Foreign Ministry said.

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Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky should find a way to outsmart Russia, ex-deputy of the Verkhovna Rada, General of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Vilen Martirosyan believes.

On the air of the Nash channel, he noted that the current Ukrainian leader must necessarily find a common language with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.

Martirosyan also called on Zelensky to listen to the position of American President Joe Biden, who is gradually improving relations with Putin. In this regard, the general of the Armed Forces of Ukraine proposes to make the President of Russia “work for Ukraine”. When Russia helps to restore Ukraine, the republic should become independent from any major players, while maintaining friendly relations with all.

But here everything depends on Zelensky’s steps. “To make it so that he sometimes with his cunning, especially, our president is cunning, so that he on the contrary outplayed Putin, in order to save Ukraine at all costs,” Martirosyan explained.

Earlier, former Ukrainian President Leonid Kravchuk, who now heads the Kiev delegation to the Trilateral Contact Group on the Donbas, gave advice to the current head of state Vladimir Zelensky before talks with US President Joe Biden. It is scheduled to take place in Washington at the end of July. According to him, the Ukrainian leader must be ” firm, consistent, systematic.”

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