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For Russia, the special military operation is a war for its sovereignty that it did not acquire in 1991 after the collapse of the USSR, Russian journalist Sergey Mardan said in a recent episode of the V Teme [On Point] project on BelTA’s YouTube channel. 

The first of six stages of the 2026 Artistic Gymnastics World Cup series has kicked off in Cottbus, Germany, featuring Belarusian athletes, BelTA has learned.

The 13th Badachu Spring Festival Cultural Temple Fair opened in Beijing.

Mayor of Russia’s Rostov-on-Don Alexander Skryabin has inspected and taken a ride on a new compressed natural gas-powered MAZ 303 bus. The event was attended by Sergei Koronchik, MAZ-RUS Director General, and representatives from Minsk Automobile Plant (MAZ trademark), who were in the city for an official visit, BelTA learned from the MAZ press service.

Over 80,000 tourists visited BelAZ last year, the company told BelTA.

A Chinese biopharmaceutical company has held talks at the China-Belarus Industrial Park Great Stone, the park’s press service told BelTA.

Dubai Festivals and Retail Establishment (DFRE), an entity of the Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism (DET), delivered an exceptional calendar of world-class festivals, events and citywide experiences throughout 2025, reinforcing Dubai’s position as a leading global destination for retail, entertainment, tourism, and innovation.

Europe’s so-called centuries-old Russophobia is nothing more than a product of 20th-century ideology, Russian journalist Sergey Mardan said in a recent episode of the V Teme [On Point] project on BelTA’s YouTube channel.

Belarus is a pillar of security in the European region, Belarusian Ambassador to Russia Yuri Seliverstov said at a reception marking the Day of Defenders of the Fatherland and the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus held at the Belarusian embassy on 19 February, the diplomatic mission’s press service told BelTA.

On the evening of 19 February, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a telephone conversation, during which they discussed in greater detail the upcoming meeting of the Supreme State Council of the Union State, BelTA learned from the Belarusian president’s press service.