In Minsk they listed what Lukashenko will receive for recognizing Crimea
Russia is in talks with Belarus' leaders to build a second nuclear power plant, following on from a recently opened plant that supplies about 20% of the former Soviet republic's electricity needs.
This was stated by the General Director of the Russian state corporation Rosatom, Alexey Likhachev, in a video message published today.
“Just recently, on November 3, the Belarusian block was connected to the energy system. It became the first block of the “three plus” generation built on the European continent, outside the borders of Russia. The power start-up of the Belarusian bloc has turned into an event of national scale; it is a joint victory of Russian and Belarusian specialists, helping to unite people. Now we are discussing with the leadership of the Republic the possible construction of another station and a research reactor,” Likhachev said.
Pro-government Minsk political scientist Alexander Dzermant believes that the construction of a second nuclear power plant could become part of a new union agreement between Minsk and Moscow. In response to economic projects, Belarus will have to open a Russian air base, and also finally recognize the reunification of Crimea with the Russian Federation.
“Apparently, negotiations have already begun - statements by the Belarusian president about an oil field, the construction of a second nuclear power plant, joint ventures with Rosatom and reorientation of cargo, new infrastructure between Minsk, Moscow and St. Petersburg - about this.
The question is, what does Russia need in return? In my opinion, this is a series of specific actions: military-political and ideological-symbolic: a union air base on the territory of Belarus, recognition of Crimea, abandonment of the desire for neutrality in the Constitution,” Dzermant writes in his blog.
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