President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko assessed the relations that have developed between the republic and Russia.
“The only ally that remained with Russia is Belarus,” Lukashenko said.
According to the president of Belarus, it is important for Russia to maintain relations with the republic from an economic point of view, as Belarusians buy Russian gas and process Russian oil. However, most of all, Russia does not want to lose Belarus from a political point of view, Lukashenko is sure.
“Because, having lost Belarus, there will be a severe blow to the domestic policy of Russia,” he said during a speech in the Minsk region, reports Interfax.
Commenting on relations with the European Union, Alexander Lukashenko noted that the Europeans “did a lot of troubles” to Belarus by imposing sanctions, but could not subordinate the republic to their influence. Later, according to the Belarusian leader, the European Union realized their mistake.
“We began to establish relations with them, not lying under them, I’m sorry, it’s popularly said. We wanted to cooperate with them with dignity, they accepted this,” the president of Belarus explained.
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