Russian media expert: Kremlin views Belarus just like it did Crimea


The chief editor of “Echo of Moscow” Alexey Venediktov on the air of his radio station told how Moscow views the possibility of the annexation of Belarus.

“I understand how the current ruling circles view Belaru — just the way they viewed Crimea before. It’s not there, when it’s not. And when it falls into the hands — then we’ll take it. I cannot understand, what is new for you here. This is any observant person, even without having an insider information or having much less insider information than I would have already made conclusions about long ago. If it’s overripe, it will fall into the hands. If not, it will not,” he stressed.

Venediktov believes that Moscow’s fundamental interest is that Belarus should not be in the EU and NATO. At the same time, naturally, Putin sincerely believes that the Russians and Belarusians are one people.

It should be noted that Venediktov is known for his informal friendship with many representatives of the Kremlin. In particular, with Putin’s press secretary, Dmitry Peskov.

On December 11, Russian-Belarusian negotiations on compensation for losses from tax maneuvers and gas discounts were thwarted in Moscow. On December 11, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Kozak refused to discuss these issues with the Belarusian delegation, “until fundamental decisions are taken on the further integration of Russia and Belarus within the framework of the Union State”. Two days later, at a meeting of the Council of Ministers of the Union State, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said that a common policy in the sphere of prices and tariffs is possible only if the agreement on the Union State is implemented. It is about creating a single emission center, common customs, courts and clearing houses.

On December 14, Alyaksandr Lukashenka gave a press conference to the Russian media, where he stated that Belarus would never give up its sovereignty. “If they want to, as Zhirinovsky proposed, to divide us into regions and shove into Russia, this will never happen,” he stressed.

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