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20260818 110000 UTC
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[00:00:00] on Belarus 24 TV channel. The President
[00:01:32] emphasizes that no matter how much military technologies improve, the army's foundation is the
[00:01:36] soldier, and he needs weapons.
[00:01:39] No matter what war it was, especially with drones, I ask Dmitry,
[00:01:43] well, what then? He says: we need to wait, we
[00:01:47] don't know what to do, right? We said it started,
[00:01:50] some fly was flying around, now drones are
[00:01:54] improving, and I warned, to the
[00:01:57] surprise of the military, don't rush.
[00:02:30] We did it ourselves, so the credit here
[00:02:33] goes to Dmitry and Romanovich, who recently led
[00:02:37] the military-industrial complex and started producing all
[00:02:41] this, their achievement is great, and well done for
[00:02:45] doing it, without it there is no war, there is no
[00:02:49] defense, to fight you need small
[00:02:52] arms. Another important remark from the president concerns
[00:02:55] constructive criticism, it allows manufacturers to improve products,
[00:02:59] which...
[00:03:30] And I always tell the minister: look, criticize,
[00:03:33] break, crush, when we create the first samples, but under
[00:03:36] no circumstances accept some
[00:03:40] nonsense, as the military says: well, let's accept it, we'll
[00:03:44] refine it later, no, we need to refine it here, and accept an already
[00:03:47] perfected product. Here,
[00:03:50] the head of state familiarized himself with samples of small arms, the president
[00:03:53] delves into the nuances of each model and gathers opinions from developers and the military, by
[00:03:57] the way, this production facility also plans to master the production
[00:04:01] of high-precision rifles with bolt action,
[00:04:04] pistols, submachine guns, and machine guns. Thus, in our country, small
[00:04:07] arms production has been created almost from scratch. We have our own
[00:04:10] designers, technologies have been mastered, and advanced
[00:04:14] production has been established. The UN Secretary-General called on Iran and
[00:04:17] the United States of America to resume negotiations on a long-term settlement
[00:04:21] of the conflict. Meanwhile, Trump threatens Oman with strikes due to
[00:04:24] difficulties with the nuclear deal with Iran, the Wall Street Journal reports. The
[00:04:28] article specifies that Washington blames those responsible for the agreement's collapse, some
[00:04:32] American officials believe that the White House is making Muscat a scapegoat, while
[00:04:35] other sources of the newspaper accuse Oman of duplicity and undermining
[00:04:39] US efforts. In Washington, there are fears that the Iran-Oman agreement will strengthen
[00:04:43] Tehran's control over the Strait of Hormuz, this will disrupt Trump's plans for the full
[00:04:47] restoration of shipping in the region, journalists
[00:04:50] specify. So, if the Sultanate stands in the way of resolving
[00:04:53] the conflict with Iran, then Trump threatens to strike Oman. Previously,
[00:04:57] it was reported that Iran and Oman are holding consultations on joint control over
[00:05:01] the Strait of Hormuz. Before us, again, I am stating
[00:05:05] my point of view,
[00:05:08] are the actions of globalists to launch a large-scale
[00:05:11] crisis. The meaning of the actions
[00:05:14] is as follows: by unleashing a military
[00:05:18] conflict, creating tension
[00:05:20] in a narrow place, from where a significant part of
[00:05:24] the world's hydrocarbons are transported, to create a shortage of them,
[00:05:28] high cost, unstable supplies, and
[00:05:31] thereby do what was not fully
[00:05:34] achieved in 2008, but was quite successful in
[00:05:38] 1929.
[00:05:41] So if we...
[00:06:15] As of the end of December 2013, the debt at the current
[00:06:19] exchange rate of the National Bank of Ukraine was 13 billion dollars, as of
[00:06:22] June 30, 2026, it amounted to almost
[00:06:25] 212 billion. Earlier, the Verkhovna Rada calculated that it could take
[00:06:29] about 35 years to pay off only the existing debt.
[00:06:32] Today, parliament resumed work after the holidays, however, deputies
[00:06:36] were met with shouts of shame. In Kyiv, a new protest action erupted.
[00:06:40] Indignant citizens have been blocking streets since July, protesting
[00:06:43] against the resignation of Defense Minister Fyodorov.
[00:06:46] Scientists of the Belarusian State University have developed a project for a new technology
[00:06:49] of activated carbon from wood waste. It received
[00:06:52] a grant from the Foundation for Innovation of the University Network of Scientific and Research Cooperation
[00:06:56] of China. Margarita Iuzovich will tell
[00:06:59] more about the development.
[00:07:03] Greetings colleagues, BSU scientists have developed a new technology
[00:07:06] for creating activated carbon. It is based on local waste and wood
[00:07:10] raw materials. This approach...
[00:07:15] In terms of its characteristics, Belarusian coal surpasses world counterparts
[00:07:20] and is capable of fully meeting the country's needs for this product.
[00:07:24] The project has already received a patent, as well as a grant from the Chinese Innovation Foundation and
[00:07:27] involves three years of work on the project. Now, BSU
[00:07:31] scientists continue to improve the technology, striving to maximize
[00:07:35] the properties of the material. Special attention
[00:07:37] is paid to the development of medicinal forms for the rapid application
[00:07:41] of coal in medicine. Sawdust, shavings,
[00:07:45] bark, you see, hydrolysis lignin from
[00:07:48] the Soviet Union remained in millions of tons, we need
[00:07:51] to use it, today even pellets are difficult
[00:07:54] to sell, but they make excellent
[00:07:58] coal, wastewater treatment today, well,
[00:08:01] it's a global problem, and it's far from being solved at every factory, I would
[00:08:05] say not at any, if it
[00:08:08] produces waste, then it is very difficult to fit into
[00:08:11] environmental norms. To fit, you dilute it with clean
[00:08:14] water, this is not economically viable,
[00:08:17] but if you use such effective coal, we meet all
[00:08:21] the indicators that are currently specified in GOSTs,
[00:08:24] SanPins, yes, we reach the proper level, we perfectly
[00:08:28] understand that obtaining activated
[00:08:31] carbon in laboratory conditions is,
[00:08:35] in principle, 20-30 more percent, let's say,
[00:08:38] of success and achievement, further it is necessary to present
[00:08:41] everything we have obtained to our industrial sector and
[00:08:45] accordingly already adapt it
[00:08:47] to the requirements that this or that
[00:08:51] sector will impose, because we can use activated
[00:08:54] carbon in almost all
[00:08:57] industries. The scope of application of domestic coal
[00:09:00] is extensive, it will be used for cleaning gaseous
[00:09:03] emissions and wastewater at industrial enterprises, as well as for
[00:09:06] removing radionuclides at nuclear power plants.
[00:09:10] In addition, coal will find application in...
[00:09:17] That's all from me, colleagues, and I pass the floor to you.
[00:09:21] Thank you, Margarita Iusyfovich told us about the new project of Belarusian
[00:09:24] scientists. In the Museum of Books of the National Library, an
[00:09:28] exhibition called "20 Facets of the Diamond of Knowledge" has opened. It is dedicated to the twentieth anniversary of the
[00:09:31] opening of the new building. Over these two decades, the collection of rare and valuable
[00:09:35] documents has increased and today exceeds 100,000 copies. The
[00:09:39] exhibition includes 20 of the most significant historical monuments
[00:09:42] that the library has acquired during this time, among the exhibits are
[00:09:45] handwritten charters and privileges of the 16th century,
[00:09:49] Cyrillic liturgical books, as well as rare manuscripts of Belarusian
[00:09:52] Tatars. This year marks 20
[00:09:56] years since the commissioning of the modern building of the National Library
[00:10:00] of Belarus. Over the past 20 years, the most valuable part of the library's
[00:10:03] book collection – the collection of rare and valuable documents – has reached approximately
[00:10:07] 100,000 and such, let's say, active
[00:10:11] assistance in replenishing the collection throughout these 20 years was provided
[00:10:14] by the President's Fund for the Support of Culture and Arts
[00:10:18] of our patronage organization. The exhibition allows you to see
[00:10:21] 20 symbolic historical...
[00:10:43] You can view the valuable documents until August
[00:10:46] 30. More news on our website, multimedia portal,
[00:10:50] video.by, in the mobile application. See you
[00:10:52] on air.