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21.09.2021 Russia resumes air service with Belarus in full As of 21 September, Russia lifted all restrictions on flights to Belarus and resumed them to Spain, Iraq, Kenya and Slovakia. The decision was made earlier by the Operational Headquarters on Preventing COVID-19 in Russia, TASS reports. 20.09.2021 Belarusian defense minister satisfied with results of Zapad 2021 army exercise All the goals that had been set have been reached, all the tasks have been properly fulfilled. Belarusian Defense Minister, Lieutenant-General Viktor Khrenin made the statement during the closing ceremony of the Belarusian-Russian strategic army exercise Zapad 2021 in the 230th combined-arms military training area Obuz-Lesnovsky on 17 September, BelTA has learned. 17.09.2021 Belarus MPs start monitoring elections to Russia's State Duma Belarusian MPs as members of the delegation of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union State of Belarus and Russia, which is a part of the CIS observation mission, have started monitoring the elections to the Russian State Duma on 17 September, BelTA has learned. 15.09.2021 Senator: Belarus' sovereignty and its national interests are our unshakeable priority The sovereignty of Belarus and its national interests are our unshakeable priority. Chairwoman of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus Natalya Kochanova made the statement during the roundtable session held in the National Historical Museum on 15 September to discuss People's Unity Day as a symbol of consolidation of the Belarusian nation, BelTA has learned. 14.09.2021 Minister: Belarus' social security objectives can be undermined by external pressure Objectives of Belarus as a welfare state can be undermined by external pressure, Belarusian Healthcare Minister Dmitry Pinevich said on the sidelines of the international conference “Impact of Global Economic Challenges on Social and Labor Rights” which is underway in Minsk on 13-14 September.