Lukashenko is ready for a union state, but only with the right of veto
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko is pursuing constitutional reform in his country as “protection from Putin.”
Liberal economist Vladislav Inozemtsev, who fled Russia, stated this in an interview with the Ekho Moskvy radio station, PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
“This constitution is more of a defense against Putin. I don’t think Lukashenko is ready to invite anyone. Alexander Grigorievich, despite all the unequivocal attitude towards him, he, like Putin, is a fairly adequate person, oddly enough, he evaluates his capabilities and what he can do with society. Lukashenko understands that the source of his “legitimacy” and the opportunity to rule in Belarus is the recognition of the independence of this state,” Inozemtsev said.
He believes that for Lukashenko, constitutional reform is “an opportunity to further free his hands and preserve the lack of accountability to anyone that is taking place today.”
“What can the Kremlin offer? Create a single state with a single parliament and the right of veto? Lukashenko is ready to do this and will present it as his achievement. It's like a federation between Germany and Luxembourg, in which Luxembourg has veto power. This would be a victory for Lukashenko. If the question is about Belarus becoming part of Russia, like Crimea, then he has an elementary answer: wait, we will hold a referendum, and we will get the answer that 18% are in favor. I don’t understand why Russia is doing this,” Inozemtsev said.
Let us recall that the Russian President and the Russian Foreign Ministry openly insisted on carrying out constitutional reform in Belarus.
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