The Belarusian ruler does not meet the Kremlin’s expectations. But the domestic political situation in Russia also rubs off on the difficult relationship with the neighboring state.
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Skiing together cannot hide the differences between Russian President Putin (in the Russian national colors red, white, blue) and his Belarusian counterpart Lukashenko (in black).
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Alexander Lukashenko does not want to appear as the eternal supplicant. Shortly before his visit to Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Belarusian ruler dismissed the speculation about a new Russian loan of three billion dollars for his deprived country as a provocation of “liberal media” in Russia. He is keen to be perceived as Putin’s equal partner. The pad on which he takes notes during his welcoming words reveals the opposite.
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