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“Today, the world has changed so much that it is said that Belarus must become part of Russia or that Russia must be part of Belarus, or that we must somehow unite by establishing common governing institutions … The world has changed so much that it would be it is silly to even consider something about it. Secondly, it is not necessary at all, “stressed A. Lukashenko, whose words are quoted by the state news agency” BelTA “.
Lukashenko said that Russia and Belarus have practically the same level of development today, reports rbc.ru.
“We have done a lot to achieve it. We are just not talking about it. After all, our people have the same opportunities. No matter how difficult it is, during the negotiations the business entities understand each other, they have achieved a lot,” added the Belarusian leader. .
Mr. Lukashenko also said that the February 22 talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sochi did not address the issue of a possible merger or transfer of power between the two countries, although such information was provided by the media.
A year ago, the Bloomberg news portal quoted Kremlin sources as saying Putin had offered Lukashenko to unite the two countries.
According to Bloomberg, in this way, the Russian leader could bypass the presidential term and lead the state of the Union.
In September 2020, Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov ruled out the possibility of the two countries joining together after Lukashenko’s visit to Moscow.
“Obviously, there will be no mergers, seizures, etc. after the visit,” he said, calling the statements that Russia would take over Belarus as absurd.
In November, the union’s secretary of state, Grigory Rapota, announced that the union’s goal was never to take over another country and that there were no signs of such processes.
“I do not see such signs, there are not even such facts. It is easy to prove what it is, but it is very difficult to deny what it is not. See all our official documents and statements. There is no mention of seizures anywhere, “said G. Rapota.
You want to buy military aircraft for Russian money
Belarus wants to use the remaining part of Russia’s state loan for the construction of the Astrava nuclear power plant, including the purchase of military aircraft from Russia, Lukashenko said.
“I remember the promise of the Russian president. The only thing I said (in a meeting with Vladimir Putin on February 22 – ed.): If it did not burden the Russian economy, we would use the rest of this loan, even for military purposes. Perhaps, the purchase of more modern aircraft and equipment. There was no rejection, “Lukashenko said on Tuesday.
As already announced, in 2011 10 billion of these have been allocated. The $ 3 billion loan remained unused at approximately $ 3 billion. Dollars.
According to A. Lukashenko, part of the financing for the construction of the Astrava nuclear power plant was saved due to lower construction service fees, convenient component delivery logistics compared to the construction of Russian nuclear power plants in other countries.
“It just came to our attention then. This is how the problem arose (due to the granting of a $ 3 billion loan to Belarus – ed.),” Lukashenko explained.
At the same time, he stressed that this issue was not discussed in detail in his last meeting with Vladimir Putin.
Before Lukashenko’s trip to Sochi, Russia’s Kommersant announced that Minsk would ask the Kremlin to provide more than $ 3 billion. Loan in USD.
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