Belarusian leader: We will proceed from our domestic interests for at least an hour

Alyaksandr Lukashenka is addressing the Belarusian people and the National Assembly today. He paid attention to the position of Belarus between the East and the West and the reaction of Russia to our relations with the EU. Lukashenka noted that “our task is to be a bridge connecting the East and the West”. According to him, “the basic principle of the Belarusian foreign policy is variety”.

"I hope the new administration of the USA understands the lack of prospects of talking to us using power or the language of sanctions”,   - said Lukashenka.

The state leader noted the attitude of the Russian administration to the fact that Belarus was trying to establish normal relations with the EU”.

According to him, Russia tried “to understand” the desire of Belarus to get on closer terms with Europe at first. However, other opinions have appeared there. Some people are worried that modern weapons could get into the hands of “the opposition”. In this case, “we will buy missiles ourselves”, - claimed Lukashenka.

"I would like to ask both the West and the East to calm down. We will proceed from our domestic interests for an hour or for a minute”, - said Alyaksandr Lukashenka.