: :inin Kyiv (EET)

Belarus’ leader blasts Russia for pushing merger of 2 states


KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The president of Belarus on Friday accused Moscow of pressuring his country to merge with Russia and vowed not to let it happen.

Talking to workers of a paper plant in eastern Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko lambasted Russia, the country’s main provider of cheap oil and gas, for halting oil supplies in order “to dissolve Belarus … in the brotherly Russia.”

The statement comes amid stalled talks on further strengthening economic ties between two countries, seen in Belarus as Moscow’s plot to swallow its post-Soviet neighbor.

“We have our own country, we’re sovereign and independent. With our …read more

Source:: KXAN

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