Putin was urged to impose sanctions against Belarus without waiting for the presidential elections
Russia should introduce economic sanctions against Belarus if Alexander Lukashenko refuses to return detained Russian citizens, who were called “Wagner PMC militants” in Minsk.
Political scientist Semyon Bagdasarov stated this on the Internet channel of Russian TV presenter Vladimir Solovyov, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
According to the expert, Russia has been reacting too softly to the antics of the Belarusian authorities recently.
“The main question is what to do? I have said and will continue to say that we reacted very gently to his oddities. Now we must act more than harshly,” Bagdasarov said.
According to him, Lukashenko’s speech to parliament is a reason “to finally take off the rose-colored glasses for those who really thought that tomorrow, in a couple of days, everything would be settled.”
“Firstly, access to our guys, and they are citizens of our country, moreover, one of the best citizens, because they fought in Donbass, defended their people, this says a lot. If he continues to do something negative in this regard, I think it is necessary to stop diplomatic relations between Russia and Belarus. The tougher we act, the better.
In economic terms, without waiting for elections there - from today, and it was necessary to introduce economic sanctions yesterday, 40% of everything produced in Belarus goes to the market in the Russian Federation - so let him sell his cheeses and milk to China and Europe , to Poland, Lithuania. This needs to be introduced strictly and specifically - to stop gas supplies immediately. Such an insult cannot be tolerated any longer...
Has anyone forgotten who supplied the same fuel and lubricants for the Armed Forces of Ukraine? This includes Mr. Lukashenko. And according to some reports, not only fuels and lubricants, but also something more serious for combat operations. Has anyone forgotten this? Has anyone forgotten how he gave the Ukrainians those guys who ended up on his territory? Let’s call a spade a spade - to have such friends - there is no need for enemies,” Bagdasarov said.
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