Lukashenko - to officials: What has been done to ensure that Russia fulfills its obligations
On the eve of his visit to Sochi, the President of Belarus gathered a meeting on energy issues. The meeting was attended by the head of the Government of the Republic of Belarus Sergey Rumas. Speaking with a report, Rumas informed the head of state that Belarus “lost” several hundred million dollars because of Russia.
Rumas said that this situation was due to the fact that Russia conducted a tax maneuver.
Sergey Rumas estimated the total “losses” as a result of this Russian maneuver at a third of a billion dollars, of which 130 million are direct losses for the Belarusian budget.
According to Alexander Lukashenko, disagreements on the supply of energy resources occur regularly - over 13 years.
President of Belarus:
Then Lukashenko addressed the audience with the words:
Recall that earlier Minsk raised tariffs for pumping Russian oil to Europe through the Druzhba gas pipeline by 6,6%. At the same time, the authorities of Belarus stated that they intend to look for alternative suppliers of hydrocarbons.
President of Belarus:
A meeting between Alexander Lukashenko and Vladimir Putin in Sochi is scheduled for tomorrow.
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