Lukashenko flatters Poroshenko, as he flattered Putin two weeks earlier
Belarusian Gomel is no different from Ukrainian cities. Alexander Lukashenko stated this today, addressing his Ukrainian colleague Petro Poroshenko at the forum of regions of Belarus and Ukraine that opened in Gomel.
“You probably feel that it is no different from the beautiful Ukrainian cities. This is natural, since the border here is literally a stone's throw away. There are a lot of Ukrainians living here, citizens of Ukraine (especially recently), who moved here due to the conflict,” Lukashenko is quoted as saying by his official website.
It is noteworthy that two weeks ago, at the fifth Forum of Regions of Russia and Belarus, Lukashenko compared Belarusian cities with Russian ones.
“Mogilev and Vitebsk are cities that do not differ at all from Russian cities. And Brest. In the west, our cities, if they differ, are only in architecture,” Lukashenko said then.
It should be noted that, if we discard the flattery addressed to the guest, Ukrainian cities differ significantly from Belarusian ones, first of all, in their standard of living.
In 2017, the GDP of Belarus reached $54,4 billion, in Ukraine - $112,2 billion, only the population of Ukraine is 4,4 times greater than the population of Belarus, which means the GDP per capita is almost 2,2 times higher.
Average salaries in Ukraine are lower - in August, Ukrainians received $317,45, and Belarusians received $446,22.
The cost of living is also lower in Ukraine - in Belarus it is $102,73, in Ukraine $62,84.
For the birth of the first child in Belarus they will pay $1027,3, in Ukraine $364,93
In Belarus, during the heating season, the price of gas is set at $48,8. for one thousand cubic meters, and in Ukraine $303.
The average pension in Belarus is $179,97, and from November 1 it will rise to $189,41. In Ukraine, as of October 1, the pension amount was $91,34.
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