Negotiations between Alexander Lukashenko and Vladimir Putin held in Kremlin

Alexander Lukashenko: Belarus and Russia should jointly resist the economic pressure.

A big negotiation day was held in the Kremlin on February 18. The key word of the current negotiations between Alexander Lukashenko and Vladimir Putin is "together". Together, Belarus and Russia will resist the economic pressure and strengthen defense. The Presidents highly appreciated the Allied Resolve exercise. And tomorrow they will take part in one of the serious military cooperation events. We do not want war, but we can always respond to it, our President declared. As for the sanctions attacks, the close cooperation between our two countries, import substitution will offset their negative effect. We agreed, for instance, that Russia will help Belarus construct a port near St. Petersburg.

The bilateral trade has grown by almost a third. 2021 will go down in the history of bilateral relations as an important milestone - an integration decree was agreed upon as well as a wide package of the Union programs. A good foundation, as politicians like to say.

The West has lost the first round of its campaign against Russia and Belarus

Tomorrow there will be a planned exercise of the strategic deterrence forces. The launches of ballistic and cruise missiles are planned.

Coming out to the press after nearly three hours of talks, our President said that the meeting is taking place against the backdrop of an unprecedented build-up of military and political tension in the world.

Vladimir Putin shared with Alexander Lukashenko the content of his talks with Western leaders. On the eve of the current negotiations, there was a whole chain of contacts of the Russian leader with Macron, Scholz and Biden. As Putin himself said, he shared the details with the Belarusian President.

The Belarusian President is convinced that the West will continue trying to put pressure on Belarus and Russia in every way possible and will look for an excuse to unleash an economic war. "Whatever the situation, sanctions are also a moment of opportunity. And the main thing is import substitution. We will still get out of this situation, even on the most sensitive for us, Belarusians, and especially Russians, the most modern and serious technology. We can do everything.”