Viktor Khrenin
Minister of Defence | |
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Assumed office 20 January 2020 | |
President | Alexander Lukashenko |
Prime Minister | Syarhey Rumas Roman Golovchenko |
Preceded by | Andrei Ravkov |
Commander of the Western Operational Command | |
In office 23 June 2015 – 20 January 2020 | |
President | Alexander Lukashenko |
Personal details | |
Born | Navahrudak, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union | 1 August 1971
Spouse | Natalia |
Children | 1 |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Soviet Union (1988–1991) Belarus (1992–present) |
Branch/service | Armed Forces of Belarus |
Years of service | 1988–present |
Rank | Lieutenant general[1] |
Viktor Gennadievich Khrenin (
Life and career
He was born on 1 August 1971 in
Defence minister
After 5 years in this role, he was appointed in January 2020, by President Lukashenko, to the post of the Defence Minister of Belarus, succeeding Lieutenant General Andrei Ravkov, who himself was made the State Secretary of the Security Council of Belarus.[4] Upon his appointment, he underlined his consistency with military priorities while admitting that he "will have to study and learn a lot".[5]
On the 80th birthday of Anatoly Kostenko, Khrenin personally congratulated the former defence minister in the building of the military department.[6][7][8]
During the
Sanctions
In June 2021, the EU put sanctions on Khrenin.[12] He was also sanctioned by the United Kingdom,[13] Switzerland,[14][15] Canada,[16] and the United States.[17]
On 25 March 2022, Khrenin was sanctioned by Australia due to having "played a role of significant strategic importance to Russia by allowing Russia to launch attacks from Belarus" in the
Personal life
- Wife - Natalya Mikhailovna Khrenina, the head of the physiotherapy department of the 1134th Military Clinical Medical Center of the Armed Forces.[22]
- Daughter - Marina, a lawyer and a graduate of the Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno.
Awards
- Order "For Service to the Motherland" III degree
- Medal "For impeccable service" I degree (2018)[23]
- Medal "For impeccable service" II degree
- Medal "For impeccable service" III degree
- Jubilee Medal "50 years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"
- Jubilee Medal "60 years of the liberation of the Republic of Belarus from the Nazi invaders"
- Jubilee Medal "60 years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"
- Medal "65 years of the liberation of the Republic of Belarus from the Nazi invaders"
- Jubilee Medal "65 years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"
- Jubilee Medal "70 years of the liberation of the Republic of Belarus from the Nazi invaders"
References
- ^ "Belarusian Minister of Defense was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General". Мн Сву. 3 November 2020.
- ^ "Lukashenka Reshuffles Top Military Leadership, Appoints New Defense Minister". www.rferl.org.
- ^ "New leadership of military-political bloc of our country appointed today". Белтелерадиокомпания.
- ^ "Victor Khrenin — Military information portal of the Ministry of Defence of Republic of Belarus". www.mil.by.
- ^ https://m.eng.belta.by/society/view/belarus-new-defense-minister-chief-of-general-staff-introduced-to-defense-ministry-team-127444-2020/
- ^ "Анатолий Иванович, а помните?.. — Во славу родины". vsr.mil.by. Retrieved 2020-09-07.
- ^ "Полвека в строю — Во славу родины". vsr.mil.by. Retrieved 2020-09-07.
- ^ "Юбилей генерал-полковника Анатолия Костенко" – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ "Belarusian Defense Minister Misleadingly Associates National Flag with Nazi Collaborators". POLYGRAPH.info. 24 August 2020.
- ^ "Belarus protests: defense minister warns of army use, Lukashenko shows resolve in propaganda video". www.unian.info.
- ^ "Belarus' defence minister tells military elite: "It is necessary to fight. And if necessary with weapons" as Lukashenko's counteroffensive gathers momentum". www.intellinews.com. August 20, 2020.
- ^ "EU slaps sanctions on Lukashenko family members, Belarus defense minister, businessmen". TASS. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- ^ "CONSOLIDATED LIST OF FINANCIAL SANCTIONS TARGETS IN THE UK" (PDF). Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation HM Treasury. 2021-06-25.
- ^ Shields, Michael; Liffey, Kevin (2021-07-07). Liffey, Kevin (ed.). "Swiss widen sanctions list against Belarus". Reuters. Archived from the original on 2021-07-07. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
- ^ "Sanctions program: Belarus: Verordnung vom 11. Dezember 2020 über Massnahmen gegenüber Belarus (SR 946.231.116.9), Anhang 1 Origin: EU Sanctions: Art. 2 Abs. 1 (Finanzsanktionen) und Art. 3 Abs. 1 (Ein- und Durchreiseverbot)" (PDF). Staatssekretariat für Wirtschaft. 2021-07-07. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-07-07. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
- ^ "Consolidated Canadian Autonomous Sanctions List". Global Affairs Canada. 2015-10-19. Retrieved 2021-06-29.
- ^ Office of Foreign Assets Control. "Notice of OFAC Sanctions Actions." published 2 March 2022. 87 FR 11810
- ^ "Australia places additional sanctions on Russia and Belarus". Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Media release). 25 March 2022. Archived from the original on 25 March 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
- ^ "Japan to freeze assets of 4 more Russian banks to align with EU". Kyodo News. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
- ^ "Implementation of travel bans on individuals associated with the Russian invasion of Ukraine". Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (New Zealand). 7 March 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
- National Agency for Prevention of Corruption.
- ^ "Врачи медицинского центра". 1134.by.
- ^ "Указ Прэзідэнта Рэспублікі Беларусь ад 20 лютага 2018 года №75 «Аб узнагароджанні»" (PDF).