16:19 American and Australian actresses broke away Minsk airport

American actress and singer Stephanie Pan and Australian actress Esther Mugambi managed to fly to Amsterdam via Prague, after 20-hour detention at the Minsk airport. The actresses flew at the expense of Czech airlines. This agreement was achieved between the Belarusian authorities and a Czech avia company.

15:25 Lukashenka: “I don’t trade friendship with Russians”

Alyaksandr Lukashenka had a meeting with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and made a number of statements for press.

14:14 Actresses from US and Australia were denied entry to Belarus on politically motivated grounds (Photo, updated)

American actress and singer Stephanie Pan and Australian actress Esther Mugambi, who arrived in Minsk on invitation of the Belarusian Free Theatre, were detained at Minsk-2 airport on October 2. Belarusian border guards said to the actresses they were on the list of banned to enter Belarus.

13:53 Head of “house of representatives” on recognition of Abkhazia and S. Ossetia: “Let’s not hurry”

During the today’s visit of Vladimir Putin to Minsk, the sides are to discuss a possible recognition of state independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia by Belarus.

11:31 Confirmed officially: Paulichenka doesn’t command special forces of interior troops any more

Militia colonel Yury Karaeu was appointed commander of the third independent special purpose brigade decorated with the Order of the Red Banner of the internal troops of the Ministry of Internal Affaires of Belarus.

11:10 Ales Byalyatski: “Authorities are not ashamed of observers”

Belarusian human rights activists state that it is almost impossible to inform the public about the reported by them facts of violation the laws and falsification of the “elections” in Belarus, and the authorities use it shamelessly.

8:40 Putin in Minsk: many hard points on agenda

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin arrives in Minsk today to the session of the Council of Ministers of the “union state”. The Russian prime minister is to have a personal meeting with Alyaksandr Lukashenka.