Vladimir Putin

The chief of Vladimir Putin's administration staff Sergei Ivanov comments on the arrest of Uralkali CEO in Minsk.

His plane landed after 13.00.

Vladislav Baumgertner stays in Minsk in a specially selected apartment, under the 24/7 control of the police.

He will take part in the maneuvers West-2013 together with Alyaksandr Lukashenka.

Consul Victor Koryagin says the Belarusian side should reply within 3 days, in accordance with the Vienna Convention.

The issue has been briefly discussed at the meeting of the two leaders at the CSTO summit in Sochi.

The CSTO member states will take a decision about the Syrian conflict after the today’s summit.

The influential edition has suggested four reasons why the Russian President is passive in the current “potassium war”.

The problem of overwhelming the Russian market with Belarusian combines should be solved, the Russian President thinks.