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About this – tv3.lt conversation with the Chancellor of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Jovita Neliupšienė.
The leaders of Russia and Belarus finally met in Sochi. What do you think they could have decided there about the fate of Mr. Lukashenko and Belarus that had not been announced in public?
It is difficult to talk about what was not announced. Unfortunately, none of the managers sent you an interview report, I could scoff at it. It is clear that Russia wants to remain an important player in Belarus. They see this as a state in which they have influence in the area in terms of economic and political security. It is important for them to maintain the stability and status quo envisioned that existed before the August presidential elections.
It has always been said that Belarus is a Russian province and Russia has always had its influence there. So what do you still need now? What was he about when he was little?
What is happening in Belarus, that turmoil and uprising of civil society that has been going on for five weeks, I do not think that Russia seems a good example for its own civil society, which can also take to the streets. Let’s apply this to Russia and that time could be even longer. I think Putin really doesn’t want that example.
There may be another logic that Russia is afraid to integrate Belarus as it is now.
Military and economic integration has probably taken place in the past. There are only remnants of the state that we would like to see democratic.
Now there are no Russian troops in Belarus. Do you think Putin would like her to appear there?
Well, Russia now has several bases there. If they talked about expanding those bases, we don’t know. It appears more and more in the press that there are gray or green people who speak with one accent or another and participate in street violence. It’s hard to say what it really is like.
See the full conversation in the video report.
Kremlin: Putin and Lukashenko have not discussed establishing a Russian base in exchange for support
The question of establishing a Russian military base in exchange for support for Aliaksandr Lukashenko was not discussed during the talks in Sochi, Dmitry Peskov, spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin, said on Monday.
“No, these statements have absolutely nothing to do with reality, this issue has not been discussed,” Peskov told reporters in response to a question.
However, he stressed that the issue of joint military exercises was on the negotiating agenda.
“All the planned stages will be prepared. But in the sense that, as you said, no, there is no such topic on the agenda,” added D. Peskov.
He noted Putin’s words that all Russian soldiers would be returned to their deployment locations after completing the exercise.
“It is very important to say here, and this was emphasized by President Putin: after the implementation of all exercise plans, all stages, all Russian soldiers will be returned to their permanent deployment sites,” said a spokesman for the president. Russian.
For more than a month there have been unprecedented protests in Belarus over the presidential elections on August 9, which were declared won by Lukashenko, who has ruled the country since 1994. A total of about 10,000 were arrested during the protests. people are dead. The opposition and western countries consider that these elections are rigged.
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