In Minsk they accused Russia of reuniting with Crimea without the consent of Lukashenko
Alexander Lukashenko is ready to lead Belarus along the Ukrainian path in order to preserve his presidential power. Russian political scientist Marat Bashirov, the former head of the LPR, wrote about this in his Telegram channel, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
“Lukashenko will not give up, and if necessary, he will “put down” the country in the Ukrainian version. In vain, after all, Babich (The Russian ambassador in Minsk was recalled at Lukashenko’s request in 2019, - ed.) was removed from the project,” Bashirov wrote.
His words were actually confirmed by political scientist Alexei Dzermant, close to the Belarusian president, who entered into a debate with his Russian colleague.
“Why and to whom should Lukashenko surrender? Or, for a lifelong seat in the Federation Council, he should have bowed with the phrase “what do you want, master”? It looks like there is very little expertise in Russia regarding Belarus. And yes - the Russians do not give up, especially the Belarusian partisans... Strange, I thought that Russian political strategists should know how Belarusians differ from the natives who are ready to give up the country for beads? – Dzermant wrote.
He demands that Moscow recognize the need for “full equality” with the limitrophe.
In particular, according to the political scientist, the Kremlin was obliged to coordinate its actions in Crimea with Minsk in 2014.
“In Belarus, rapprochement with Russia has always been viewed as a Union of equals, and this is spelled out in all integration documents. The renunciation of sovereignty was not provided for, and if hypothetically provided for, it was mutual. Relatively speaking, if there is a single currency, then Belarus has a union ruble with an emission quota, just like the EU has the euro. Or, if we carry out certain actions in the military-political sphere that could worsen the general situation of countries, for example, such as the operation in Crimea, then we consult in advance and develop a common position, including on sanctions,” Dzermant wrote.
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