
President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko is unhappy with Russia's reluctance to reduce gas price, BelTA reports . He perceives this as the pressure of Moscow.
“We have been telephorary (otherwise you can’t say) and for several months we cannot agree on the price of gas. In this regard, Russia reduced oil supplies to Belarus. We perceive this as pressure on Belarus, but I will not suffer pressure,” Lukashenko said during a meeting with the State Secretary of the Union State Grigory Rapota.
When delivered to Russia, some Belarusian goods are blocked, especially the food products that the European Union purchases, the president noted. “In Russia, for some reason, they are“ poor -quality. ”But it is clear: when we supply high -quality goods and at acceptable prices to Russia, we hit the oligarchs from agriculture in Russia,” Lukashenko said. “They put pressure on the government (there are no worse than me), and the government gives the FAS team of various kinds of officials - from Rosselkhoznadzor and so on. Three enterprises are opened for supplies - five are closed, five open - six are closed.
According to the Belarusian president last year, the trade and economic relations of Belarus and Russia were not at the best level. This year has not yet been able to catch up. "This is not good. We are always proud that the turnover has decreased, but in kind we added. This suggests that we began to supply large volumes to Russia, but at prices half lower. What is the yield of Belarus from this? Almost no," Lukashenko said.
In April, Lukashenko said that Russia should take into account the sovereign and independent status of Belarus and not to consider it a "boy on the run" . “I want the Russians to understand, especially the Russian leadership, that we will not be boys on escaping. We are an independent, sovereign state living with you in the same house, but having its own apartment. Let a small, small, but our apartment. By the way, these are the words of the current president of Russia,” Lukashenko said.
At the same time, Lukashenko emphasized that Russia is an ally and strategic partner of Belarus. “Therefore, we should dynamically develop comprehensive cooperation at the interstate and regional levels,” the resident noted. “It is disgusting to listen from some engaged Rupors from Russia that we have almost soft Belarusization, something else is happening here - I don’t know only where we can unfold?”