During the ceremony held on 7 June to solemnly open the National Football Stadium in Minsk Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko explained how the decision to build the sport facility in the Belarusian capital city had been made and why it had been built near Partizansky Avenue, BelTA has learned.

Presidential and parliamentary elections in European countries show that so-called Western democracy has been completely discredited, Polish political scientist and publicist Tomasz Gryguć said in a new episode of the V Teme [On Point] project on BelTA’s YouTube channel.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has extended birthday greetings to President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo of Equatorial Guinea, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader.

Chairman of the Board of the Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange (BUCE) Aleksandr Osmolovsky met with Deputy Prime Minister, Agriculture Minister of the Republic of Bashkortostan (Russia) Ilshat Fazrakhmanov. Following the meeting, the parties agreed to enhance the participation of Bashkortostan’s producers in electronic exchange trading in Belarus, the BUCE press service told BelTA.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has extended greetings to fellow Belarusians as St. Euphrosyne Convent in Polotsk marks its 900th anniversary, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian head of state.

Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia arrived in Minsk on 4 June, the official portal of the Belarusian Orthodox Church told BelTA.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has invited Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit and a parade in Beijing that will take place in late August - early September this year, BelTA has learned. 

The Belarusian beach soccer men’s national team has ranked fourth in the recently-released Beach Soccer Worldwide National Teams ranking, BelTA has learned.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has sent greetings to the people of Italy as the country celebrates Republic Day, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader.

For five days, on 3-7 June, the Minsk International Exhibition Center will be hosting the Belarusian agro-industrial week’s events and the 35th international specialized exhibition Belagro 2025. Participating in the exhibition will be 545 companies from 14 countries, showcasing over 500 units of agricultural machinery and equipment used in crop cultivation, animal husbandry and food production, BelTA has learned.

 Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko will visit the People's Republic of China on 2-4 June, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader. 

Every year, on the first day of summer, 1 June, International Children's Day is celebrated.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has congratulated the personnel and veterans of the 3620th Artillery Ammunition Depot on the 80th anniversary, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader.

European leaders, like the previous US administration, have staked their political future on the Ukraine conflict, therefore they are not ready for a peace deal with Russia, Mark Episkopos, a research fellow in the Quincy Institute’s Eurasia Program, said in the latest episode of the V Teme [On Point] project on BelTA's YouTube channel.

We need to produce enough potatoes to supply both Belarus and Russia, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he met with Governor of Brest Oblast Piotr Parkhomchik to receive his report, BelTA has learned.

Despite the change of parameters, we will still invite foreign observers to Zapad 2025, Valery Revenko, Chief of the International Military Cooperation Department, Aide for International Military Cooperation to the Belarusian Defense Minister, told the media, BelTA learned.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has extended greetings to President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan as the country celebrates Independence Day, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader.

A decision has been taken to reduce the scale of the Zapad 2025 exercise and move its main maneuvers deeper into Belarus from the western borders, Belarusian Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin said at a meeting of the CSTO Defense Ministers Council in Bishkek, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Defense Ministry.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko held a phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin on 26 May, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader.

“The end of hostilities in Ukraine is not long in coming. There will be no war, military action, hostilities - call it whatever you want - in Ukraine in 2026. If an agreement is not reached by the end of June (plus or minus two or three weeks), at least two more regions are likely to be lost,” Serghei Banari said. According to the analyst, this will call into question Ukraine's economic prospects going forward. The government will simply not have the resources to rebuild the completely destroyed economy.