“Why haven’t we agreed with the president of Russia on oil? Because Russia wants us to buy oil from it at prices higher than world prices. Where is this seen? ”BelTA quotes the head of state.
According to him, he refused "from such oil."
“And he bluntly stated: if there will be no supplies at the world price from Russia, we will find this oil elsewhere. What we do. And they found it, ”he added.
In late December, Lukashenko noted that if Minsk and Moscow could not resolve the issue of gas and oil prices, Belarus would look for alternative ways of supply.
Later, the president instructed to ensure the supply of oil from alternative sources.