Lukashenko: Before sanctions Russians had no idea what Belarus was capable of
Before the sanctions were imposed against Belarus and Russia, the Russians had no idea what the Belarusians were capable of and how high-tech the country was, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at a meeting to review Belarus-Russia cooperation in Minsk, BelTA has learned. Speaking about the Union State programs, the president stressed that they must be implemented.
No program infringes on the sovereignty and independence of Belarus, Aleksandr Lukashenko said. “We must remain strongly committed to our bilateral agreements,” the Belarusian leader said addressing Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko and First Deputy Prime Minister Nikolai Snopkov.
According to him, today no one doubts that the two countries needed these programs as a strategic path: “The programs have specific and, most importantly, applied values and are designed to reduce the negative effect of the illegitimate Western sanctions, ensure the development of key sectors of the economy, deepen industrial cooperation and help implement new import-substituting projects.” “Well, in truth, before the sanctions craze, the Russians did not even know what the Belarusians were capable of: the country is not as big as Russia, and not even as big as Kazakhstan or Iran.
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