Lukashenko is shocked: This is how he wants to deal with sanctions! Other states will take an example from me and Putin – Topky.sk

“During the period of sanctions, there is room for various opportunities,” said the Belarusian leader. He believes that sanctions cause unnecessary problems. According to him, Belarus and Russia will deal with them and gradually solve all their problems, informs Belarusian Belta. According to Lukashenko, time is a problem. Instead of moving faster, these countries must now make an effort to find solutions. “In today’s world, it is not possible to completely defeat anyone. Especially not such a huge country as Russia, which is absolutely self-sufficient. We can do anything, we can arrange ourselves as we want, “the president emphasized. He added that thanks to sanctions, Russia and Belarus switched to national currencies for mutual payments. “The Russian ruble doesn’t bother us. We don’t need dollars or euros. Today we pay for energy in Russian rubles. We can sell everything we produce here. It means we’re fine with paying in rubles. We’ve finally started using the Russian currency to buy gas, oil. and other products, “Lukashenko said. Photo gallery (3) Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko
Source: SITA / Nikolay Petrov / BelTA Pool Photo via AP Closer cooperation with Russia Belarus plans to develop economic cooperation with the Russian Federation. “I am glad that Belarus will develop economic cooperation with the Primorsky Krai region,” said the Belarusian leader. He added that it is an honor for him to visit the edge of “our common homeland”. “We always speak from Brest to Vladivostok. Here is our common homeland, a territory in which there are two independent states that demonstrate the possibility of building this unity,” said the Belarusian leader. Photo gallery (3) Vladimir Putin and Alexander Lukashenko embracing each other
Source: SITA / Pool Photo via AP, File Lukashenko pointed to the claims of some politicians that the country will be integrated into Russia. “Putin and I are smart enough not to act in an ‘outdated way’. We will build a unity between the two independent states that the others will follow from.