Polish Defence Ministry
Democracy Digest: Belarus Blame Game and Region with Little Apparent Clout
Sunday's presidential election giving Lukashenko a sixth term in office was, like all but one since 1994, deemed by the EU to have been neither free nor fair. Despite a strong challenge from former teacher Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, the autocratic president implausibly won 80% of the vote.
Bulgarian Parliament Ratifies Agreement on Repair of MiG-29 Fighter Jets
The Bulgarian parliament ratified on Friday the intergovernmental agreement with Poland on the repair of six of the country's MiG-29 fighter jets.
At first reading, the agreement was approved by 133 MPs out of the 177 lawmakers present in the plenary chamber, with 42 being against.
Poland in Talks over Stationing Heavy US Weapons on Its Soil
Polish Defence Minister Tomasz Siemoniak has said Warsaw is in talks with Washington over the stationing of heavy US weapons on Polish territory.