Commenting on the statements of the President of Belarus “not at hand,” said on February 9 a press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov on the program “Moscow. Kremlin. Putin “on the channel” Russia 1 “.
But, according to him, the question is “really very emotional.” Both Russian leader Vladimir Putin and his Belarusian counterpart, Alexander Lukashenko, are doing a lot to develop relations between the two countries. At the same time, Moscow and Minsk primarily protect their own interests, Peskov added.
Therefore, according to the press secretary, Lukashenko in his country behaves accordingly, protecting his interests. “But they come together in the name of allied, common interests, witnesses of which we are now,” Peskova quotes “Federal News Agency“.
On February 7, Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Belarusian leader held a working breakfast in Sochi. After this, the first round of negotiations took place, at which Putin suggested “discuss current affairs” and go “beyond the framework of those issues that are most relevant.”
Following the results of negotiations, First Deputy Prime Minister of Belarus Dmitry Krutoy notedthat Belarusian refineries will buy oil by agreement with Russian oil companies at prices that are set on the world market. The Russian side agreed to this, he stressed, which Minsk demanded.
Earlier in February, Lukashenko said that “a moment of truth” will occur at the upcoming meeting in Sochi with Putin. Recently, the Belarusian leader reproached Moscow for not fulfilling the promise of gas prices and breach of agreements for oil supplies.
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