According to Raman Haloučanka, retaliatory measures against the European Union are complete. In addition, the Prime Minister noted in an interview with Belarus-1 that Minsk hopes that the West will not respond to them with another wave of its own sanctions. The Russian informed about the conclusions of the interview agency TASS and Belarusian media.
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“We still hope that the hot heads will cool down and consider, among other things, the interests of their business in Belarus,” said the Prime Minister there. EU leaders agreed on targeted sanctions against Belarus during the summit at the end of May. Beginning on Saturday, for example, a ban on the movement of Belarusian aircraft over the territory of the European bloc came into force.
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“If the president’s statements were analyzed on all international platforms in recent decades, their main idea has always been: We want peace and tranquility in the region,” Halouchanko said, adding that the country had done its utmost for such an approach. “However, as far as the damage caused to our companies is concerned, we have a full right to compensation. The sanctions package is ready. “
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During the interview, the Prime Minister also drew attention to the fact that a large number of foreign companies operate in the country, including those from countries that have a particularly hostile policy towards Belarus. “They may lose our market. (…) I would like Western politicians to think about the fate of companies. “
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According to Haloučanka, the country will have to do without Western products and technologies, but it is ready to reorient itself, informed Belarusian pro-government agency Belta. “The technological gap is now minimal, there are only very exclusive things whose monopoly belongs to the West,” the prime minister said. The country is reportedly determined to switch, for example, to Asian technologies, which “have moved by leaps and bounds in recent decades.”
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China is said to be able to cover 90% of all American and European technologies in Belarus, and Russia was also highlighted in the interview. With his help, he would according to Haloučanka was to be fully compensated for any losses on the market. Citizens affected by sanctions should then be provided with state support.
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Waters between the EU and Belarus were stirred up on May 23, when the Lukashenko regime forced a civilian plane to land in Minsk, carrying “uncomfortable journalist” Raman Pratasevich. He traveled from Athens, Greece, to Vilnius, Lithuania, but as soon as the machine landed in the capital of Belarus, he and his girlfriend were detained.
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The 26-year-old journalist was to be tortured, and even on Thursday discovered on Belarusian state television, where he confessed to organizing Belarusian protests and expressed respect for the local president. The Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs also described his performance as forced and apparently manipulated.
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“From our point of view, it is important that sanctions against Belarus do not affect ordinary Belarusian citizens, but are aimed exclusively at Mr Lukashenko and other those responsible for helping to keep his authoritarian regime in power through brutal repression,” he said. declaration institution. The Czech Minister of Foreign Affairs Jakub Kulhánek should meet with the representative of the Belarusian opposition, Svjatlana Cichanouska, on Wednesday.
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