KYIV, Ukraine — 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 neighbour.
“We have our own country, we’re sovereign and independent. With our brains and hands, we …read more
Source:: National Newswatch
