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Lukashenko is confident that the leadership of the Baltic republics acts against their own economic interests
In response, Minsk may refuse the services of Baltic ports for transshipment of its cargo, the Belarusian president noted.
The Minsk official will take economic measures in response to sanctions from the Baltic states, which barred the entry of representatives of the Belarusian authorities. This was announced on Tuesday, September 1 by Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, reports the BelTA news agency.
“We are not going to fight to be allowed to go there. We will just try to solve this problem financially,” he said. In particular, Belarus may refuse the services of the Baltic ports for transshipment of its cargo, Lukashenko noted.
“They say it will be more expensive for Belarus: redirect their cargo from the Baltic ports to Russia. Of course, it will be a bit profitable for us. But we can agree with the Russians on the tariffs and they will still benefit from the volume of our transshipment. loading, “he said. …
According to Lukashenka, the most experienced countries understand that Belarus should not be intimidated, because it can close the borders near Brest and Grodno and the German cargo will not be able to reach the east so easily.
But the Baltic states, which are weaker, were given the order to oppose Belarus. “They were given the command” face “, and vyaknul from under the fence. This is how I evaluate it,” – said Lukashenka.
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