According to experts, there is no alternative to raising taxes, otherwise it will be impossible to close the budget hole Amid a growing budget deficit due to high military spending, the government is again considering raising taxes , most notably the value added tax (VAT). One of the concepts is to increase the rate from 20% to 22% with exceptions for socially important goods, The Bell writes, citing sources.

Joint military exercises will take place from September 12 to 16 amid the war in Ukraine and incidents with Russian drones in Poland Russia and Belarus will hold joint military exercises “Zapad” from September 12 to 16. They have been held every four years since 2009. The last time they were held was in September 2021, and Russia used the preparations for the exercises to transport heavy equipment to the south of Belarus, which attacked Kyiv in February 2022.

Journalists from Novaya Gazeta Europe found that the head of Chechnya was self-medicating The FSB directorate in Chechnya is closely monitoring the health of the head of the republic, 48-year-old Ramzan Kadyrov . He repeatedly violated the orders of Moscow doctors and self-medicated, which several times led him to crisis situations. Novaya Gazeta Europe writes about this.

The main reason was the holding of large-scale Russian-Belarusian military exercises “Zapad-2025” From September 12, 2025, Poland will completely close all land, rail and road border crossings with Belarus. An official notification of this was sent to the Belarusian authorities on the night of September 12. The decision concerns the Brest - Terespol, Kozlovichi - Kukuryki crossings (motor transport), as well as all railway points between the countries.

Trump signed Lukashenko's letter with his name Donald - “a special sign of friendship” 52 political prisoners were released in Belarus, including Belarusian opposition leader Nikolai Statkevich, philosopher Vladimir Matskevich and journalist of the Belarusian Service of Radio Liberty Igor Losik. The release of prisoners became known shortly after a meeting in Minsk between Deputy Special Representative of US President Keith Kellogg, John Cole, and Alexander Lukashenko .

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Already in 2025, some regions will not use DEG due to “communication problems” and “high protest potential” The remote electronic voting (DEG) project has ceased to be a priority for the authorities. In particular, DEG will not be widely used in the elections to the State Duma, which will be held on September 20, 2026, Vorstka found out.