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Until September 2026, the figure behind Novus Industry was Sigitas Paulauskas, the owner of VMG Group, a Lithuanian supplier to IKEA.
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Audonin described the Belarusian passport’s standing as “extremely high.” However, it offers fewer visa-free destinations than those of neighboring countries
A Belarusian passport grants access to 78 destinations without a prior visa, 30 fewer than the global average.
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Lithuanian beneficiary sold Belarusian SWOODS Export plant to Russians despite the ban. What we know about the deal
One of the parties to the deal was a company owned by Sigitas Paulauskas, the owner of VMG Group.
Alexander Lukashenko has approved Belarus’s economic development targets for 2027 — and admitted to a Russian governor that Belarus won’t be building an aircraft after all.
Lukashenko Visits Amkodor and Orders a Machine That’s “Not Like a Mercedes”.
The goal isn’t to get the data right — it’s to keep tweaking until you come up with something that looks convincing, but not too convincing.
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Alexander Lukashenko has prepared advice for Donald Trump.
We examine the leading theories behind why Alexander Lukashenko did not make time to travel to Washington.
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Among them are a co-owner of a company granted an exclusive right by Lukashenko, as well as businessmen on Poland’s sanctions list.
The Belarus-Russia route has significant benefits, expert says.
The company uses chassis manufactured by the Belarusian plant for its equipment.
Despite Teltonika’s withdrawal and the imposition of sanctions, its equipment continues to reach the Belarusian and Russian markets.
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