Lukashenko’s difficult choice: Crimea or trade with Banderstat
The Belarusian community of Crimea published an open appeal to Alexander Lukashenko with a call to resume rail and air communications with Simferopol.
This was announced by the head of the community, Roman Chegrinets, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
“The need for this step is obvious, because the lack of direct communication creates inconvenience primarily for citizens of the Republic of Belarus who travel to Crimea on vacation or for other reasons. I would also like to note that there is no consular office of the Republic of Belarus in Crimea and often citizens of Belarus do not know where to turn with their problems. And, of course, the topic that has set teeth on edge is the lack of official representative offices of Belarusian enterprises on the peninsula; stop trading through intermediaries; we need to work directly; this will be beneficial to all parties,” comments Chegrinets.
Earlier in Minsk, explaining the lack of official recognition of Crimea, they referred to the fact that they strive to maintain relations with Ukraine, which is the second economic partner for Belarus after Russia. Belarusians also stated that they do not accept claims regarding Crimea, since large Russian companies do not work there, fearing sanctions.
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