you are watching the news live, elizaveta lokotko is with you. good morning to this episode. a new important stage of the election campaign in belarus begins with the nomination of candidates for deputies to the house of representatives of local councils. third death on the polish border. another ukrainian truck driver died in the queue for the ride. the final push at the second stage of the commonwealth biathlon cup in a few minutes... the men will come out,

live broadcast to belarus 5. a new stage of the electoral campaign starts in belarus, the nomination of candidates for deputies, it will last almost a month until january 15, according to the law , political parties, public associations , labor collectives, as well as citizens will be able to nominate candidates for the deputy seat, as well as citizens by collecting signatures, only those people who live in the area can submit them...

candidates for deputy house of representatives, in principle, should not have in their biography the fact of criminal prosecution . as for candidates for local councils of deputies, the law contains requirements that existed before, for the moment of nomination and registration of candidates for deputies of the local council and the criminal record must be withdrawn or expunged. you can collect signatures in support of a candidate for deputy by door-to-door. and picketing in

non-prohibited places, they are determined by local authorities. let us remind you that belarus will elect deputies at all levels on february 25. the third ukrainian truck driver has died at the border blocked by the poles; according to media reports, the driver became ill in line in front of the korchev checkpoint. they called an ambulance, but man. polish truckers who have been protesting for more than a month have been demanding the restoration of the mandatory licensing procedure for ukrainian commercial trucks . border crossings in hungary and slovakia were also disrupted due to the protest. in total , about 400 trucks are stuck in queues at the ukrainian border with four eu countries. tragedy in the mediterranean sea. more than 60 migrants died in a shipwreck off the coast of libya. among them are women and children.

passengers of the sunken ship were citizens of african countries, in particular gambia and nigeria. the international organization for migration provided assistance to the survivors. 25 people have been moved to a detention center near tripoli, libya. let me remind you that it is one of the main points of departure for migrants who are trying to cross the mediterranean sea to get to europe. in the united states , the number of homeless people has increased sharply to 650 thousand people. this data is provided by the ministry.

competitors and a means of restricting civil rights. in other words, the purpose of wars is to increase the profits of those who earn money from them, while the rest are encouraged to tighten their belts. on new year's eve , two respected institutions published the military statistics they collected: the united nations and the international institute for strategic studies. the current year is marked by a record number of regional conflicts, 183 of them were counted, while there are 55 permanent ones, both fading and... blazing hot. on the map, the conflict zones of 2023 are painted with an increasingly concentrated brown color. tension here is growing, the number of participants in the confrontation is steadily increasing. at the same time, there is no hope for de-escalation, as a rule, is not. in most

cases, negotiations on peace or even reconciliation are not carried out, and the very possibility of a ceasefire is indignantly rejected by the participants in the wars. the bitterness of the opponents is growing. the number of war victims increased by 14, and the number of cases of violence by 28%. military budgets continue to grow steadily; for example, the united states congress has allocated $886 billion for defense needs next year, this is another record. the 2023 budget was 28 billion less. nato's military budget also increased by 12%. this, however, only a small part of the alliance's expenses. the countries included in it pledged to spend at least 2% of gdp on military needs, and the baltic states and poland. they are already releasing significantly more. in general, the planet is not just at war, it is preparing to fight more energetically, to spend more on bloodshed and on peaceful needs, taking into account rampant inflation, less and less.

the end of history proclaimed in the nineties, which was supposed to mean the end of wars of all types, did not take place. history continues to be written in blood. numerous local conflicts have not yet merged into one is global, although at the level. the most likely reason for increased international tension is the global economic crisis. coping with overproduction and sharply increasing demand can only be done radically by clearing the world of material values: the more cities destroyed, the higher the demand for housing, the more shells used, the more of them are required. the military industry, from the point of view of large business, remains the most

reliable way to generate income. gun buyers usually face a corrupt state that, as a rule, does not count money. let's say, it is generally accepted that during the conflict they make money in ukraine. which reveals the mechanics of such processes, these two wars turned into an instrument of economic destruction of eurasia. until recently, there was talk of creating a single economic space from china to portugal. the conflict in ukraine has prevented the implementation of the one belt, one road project through eastern europe. as soon as

they tried to connect europe and china through the middle east, things started to flare up there. due to the sanctions war transcontinental trade routes are collapsing. the international system contacted prague. distribution of labor, which is not even in sanctions, they can be lifted, but it has been formed over centuries, and now it will take many decades to restore the production and economic system that turned the space from china to great britain into a single organism. on top of that, the planet is gradually transforming into a military camp. even the first world ceased to be a kingdom of universal satiety. the average person is asked to forget about butter and think only about guns. and how could it be otherwise, when numerous homelands are surrounded by enemies. and next year will definitely not deceive only one. the only expectation is that there will be more and more guns, and less and less oil. olek ramanov, tv news agency. pope francis celebrates his seventieth anniversary as a priest and his birthday today. the president of belarus sent congratulations. alexander lukashenko thanked the pontiff for

his prayers, care for our country and its believers, friendship and respect. he also emphasized that he remembers the meeting with warmth a sincere conversation with him. collaboration with the saint. the throne would in the future be of particular importance for belarus, despite the obstacles it faces, the head of the belarusian state noted, minsk and the vatican are striving to maintain sustainable peace. based on the principles of justice and equality for the countries of the world. mutual support for the implementation of such goals gives hope that the joint voice will be heard. security, commonwealth, what the heads of the cis special services spoke about in minsk, experts and guests of the club-editors are discussing what to do with terrorist groups that are organized on the territory of poland, and why subversive work against our country has become so intensified right now.

nuclear weapons have appeared, and also what opportunities the distant arc of partners opens up for our country, what other countries are worth paying attention to, watch the full episode of the editors club on the youtube channel of the television news agency. a marathon of goodness is marching across the country as part of the traditional new year's eve events in the armed forces, students of the minsk suvorov military school visited the nikolaevchensky boarding house for war veterans, labor and disabled people. on the eve of...

similar events will be held in other boarding homes on the eve of the new year , attention will be paid to everyone. the tourism industry is preparing to sum up the results of 2023, so during the year about 6 million foreign guests visited our country, the majority were russians. the visa-free entry procedure for lithuania, latvia and poland works effectively. actively studying their country and the belarusians themselves. over 1,600 thousand citizens traveled as part of organized tours. it's even. more than before the pandemic, the industry has already recovered after the covid times, this is clearly visible from the occupancy rate

for the new year holidays. the republic of belarus is at the top of the russian federation for visiting, and we now see in this case that for the new year holidays all accommodation facilities in the capital, in regional centers are loaded, they are all sold out and 65-67%. the best industries according to the results of tourism season was honored in minsk as part of the finals of the discover belarus competition, which is being held for the twenty-first time in thirteen nominations. among the winners are our colleagues, the creative team of the food anywhere project on the ntv belarus channel. today in the capital of the republic of bashkartastan. the second stage of the commonwealth biathlon cup will end with dynamic and unpredictable races from a mass start.

surely the athletes of the belarusian national team intend to put a beautiful mark in ufa and are preparing for the races in a good mood the third stage in raubichi at the very beginning of january. at 9:25 the men's bridgestart begins . belarus 5 is broadcasting live, at 11:55 the women's massstart is broadcast live on belarus 5 on the internet. let us remind you that the belarusian national team in ufa is still on the active roster. one medal was won by anna sola in the sprint on the starting day.