the tv news agency continues information broadcasting in yuliy pertsov's studio. good morning the president in belarus today will leave for a working visit to the russian federation . alexander lukashenko will take part in an informal summit of the heads of state of the participating countries. the cis meeting of the leaders of the commonwealth countries will be held in st. petersburg. today, the president of russia

celebrates his 70th birthday, vladimir putin congratulated the head of the belarusian state, alexander lukashenko, noted being the true leader of a great power. vladimir putin makes well-considered and difficult decisions in order to ensure the independent development of the russian federation with the protection of the traditions and values ​​​​of the people of the country. minsk values ​​​​open and trusting relations with the president of russia, as well as equal and fruitful dialogues that serve to strengthen belarusian allied russian ties. lately. this is clearly manifested in the deepening of the integration of our countries alexander lukashenko expressed confidence that together? moscow adequately responds to global challenges and reach a new level of strategic partnership. the president is dissatisfied with the work of the government on pricing in the palace of independence a large

meeting was held the day before the main issue of curbing inflation the president demands not to divide goods into socially significant ones and not to raise prices for absolutely everything that can be bought prices - this is the concern of local governors and the work of deputies with trade unions and state control. prices, especially plants that are produced domestically should not, under any circumstances , be prohibited on the sixth day of any increase in prices , it is forbidden today, not tomorrow, but today, so that prices do not go up in a day , then i will say that we raised prices on the sixth. therefore, today's price increase is prohibited. and god forbid someone in his accounting department someone. it will carry

out some recalculations retroactively , except if the decision of the minister is made. or the chairman of the region, the executive committee without their permission, none. the price will not increase maybe to what is today, why do i make such a strong-willed decision, because the goal after the surge of the crazed what the prime minister was talking about, prices have also risen the same way . today, they are outrageous, they hit the ceiling, it is impossible to raise prices anywhere else. not necessary. based on the results of the meeting , by the decision of the president, a working group was created, it included representatives of the state control committee of trade unions, deputies, senators and specialists from the statistical committee, they will monitor pricing and how network suppliers and manufacturers implement the decision on

containment of the cost of goods. the situation in the world is gaining momentum geopolitical tension is already reaching the level of the caribbean crisis, the head of the kgb ivan tertel said at a briefing in the house of officers as part of informing people about the situation in the country , defense minister viktor khrenin, despite the absence, the present the time of clear signs of immediate preparations for unleashing aggression; the danger of possible involvement of troops deployed near our borders against the republic of belarus remains confirmation of this is the unprecedented build-up of the presence of american and nato military formations in the eastern european region, including on the territory of states adjacent to our country under the pseudo-word of protection from threats from the east. already today, more than 60,000 us troops are deployed near the belarusian borders, the third of them in poland and the baltic countries, belarus

knows everything about nato maneuvers and takes the necessary countermeasures. this is relevant for the country's economy. we have record positive balances. foreign trade. we know what we're doing. the us does not plan to deploy nuclear weapons in nato countries that joined the alliance after 1997 , the state department said. the representative of the department also noted that washington is not aware of any discussions about the possibility of deploying nuclear weapons in poland. let me remind you earlier of the polish president. andrzej duda stated that the deployment of american nuclear weapons on the territory of the country is the subject of discussion. a lasting peace in europe can only be achieved with the participation of russia with such a statement was made by ex-chancellor of germany angela merkel clarified the quote, until we managed to do this, the cold war. in fact, the ex-head of the german government has not yet ended.