Belarusian authorities have begun to take "military-patriotic" education more seriously. Summer camps are organized by military units, and military-patriotic clubs have been created for schoolchildren. And a new position has been introduced in schools this year: the military-patriotic educator.
Belarusian courts have never handed down a sentence of this magnitude for a political opponent: 25 years in prison for Mikalay Autukhovich, a businessman and activist charged with high treason and terrorism. The other 11 who stood trial with him were sentenced to a total of almost 170 years.
The project was launched as a result of Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko's visit to the commodity exchange. The main goals of the project are to improve effectiveness and diversify the export of Belarusian sugar, which is primarily sold to Russia at the moment.
This year we have consumed 380,000 tonnes of sugar, including a number of peak moments caused by an increased demand in summer and spring. With this in mind, we plan to put at least 400,000 tonnes in storage to provide the domestic market with sugar in an uninterrupted quantity and in sufficient volume,” said Oleg Zhidkov.