{"id":174049,"date":"2026-02-03T12:57:18","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T09:57:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/174049\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"lukasenka-demands-realistic-anti-crisis-plan-for-viciebsk-region","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/174049\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0141uka\u0161enka demands realistic anti-crisis plan for Viciebsk region"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1128\" height=\"752\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/flag_vitebskoj_oblasti_1128x752.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/flag_vitebskoj_oblasti_1128x752.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/flag_vitebskoj_oblasti_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/flag_vitebskoj_oblasti_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/flag_vitebskoj_oblasti_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/flag_vitebskoj_oblasti_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(gs.archives.gov.by)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>February 3, <em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> The Viciebsk region in northern Belarus \u201cneeds a clear, specific and feasible step-by-step anti-crisis plan,\u201d Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka has told senior officials and bank executives at a meeting in Minsk that focused on the region&#8217;s development, his press office reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Belarusian ruler described today&#8217;s meeting as a follow-up to a similar meeting three months ago, when he criticized the Viciebsk region\u2019s poor economic performance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, the politician called for an assessment of any positive changes following the appointment of Alaksandar Raho\u017enik, former Belarusian envoy to Russia, as chairman of the Viciebsk Regional Executive Committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDecisions must be made. If you make a mistake, we will fix it,&#8221; he told Raho\u017enik.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Viciebsk region fared worse than the other five Belarusian regions last year,\u00a0according to <em>Pozirk<\/em>\u2019s analysis of the National Statistical Committee\u2019s (Bie\u0142stat) data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/lukashenko_vitebskaja_oblast_soveschanie_1128x752-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/lukashenko_vitebskaja_oblast_soveschanie_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/lukashenko_vitebskaja_oblast_soveschanie_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/lukashenko_vitebskaja_oblast_soveschanie_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/lukashenko_vitebskaja_oblast_soveschanie_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/lukashenko_vitebskaja_oblast_soveschanie_1128x752.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Economy<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Economy<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">\u0141uka\u0161enka takes Viciebsk officials to task over region\u2019s poor performance<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">October 24, Pozirk. Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka held today a major conference in Viciebsk\u2014attended by about 300 local officials\u2014to discuss strategies for revitalizing the region\u2019s struggling economy. \u201cI will do my best to make you work. No excuses will be accepted,\u201d he &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/161418\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read the article<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>February 3, Pozirk. The Viciebsk region in northern Belarus \u201cneeds a clear, specific and feasible step-by-step anti-crisis plan,\u201d Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka has told senior officials and bank executives at a meeting in Minsk that focused on the region&#8217;s development, his press office reports. The Belarusian ruler described today&#8217;s meeting as a follow-up to a similar meeting [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":143177,"template":"","rubric":[17],"class_list":["post-174049","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-economy"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>\u0141uka\u0161enka demands realistic anti-crisis plan for Viciebsk region | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"February 3, Pozirk. 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