President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko in an interview with CNN rejected the opinion that he promised something to Russian leader Vladimir Putin in exchange for supporting the republic in diplomatic and financial levels. Excerpts from the conversation leads BelTA.
“Listen, you have an Anglo-Saxon thinking. We have never been president to Putin, nor on other levels do not lead so conversation. We are there there, and you pay us or we promise something. We are fraternal peoples, we are nations from One root is the Belarusians and Russians, “the head of state stressed.
Lukashenko added that Russia and Belarusian politicians and goals have, so Moscow and Minsk do not require promises. He concluded that countries will build a common future, and even the West will not be able to prevent this.
Earlier, Lukashenko told how the attack on Belorussia could end. Countries that think about attacking the republic must “clearly understand,” the head of state believes. As the president clarified, in the case of an external aggression, Minsk will go to an even greater rapprochement with Moscow.