“This is due to the old Russian government, which President Putin dismissed,” BelTA quotes Lukashenko.
He said that Belarus has been moving toward the world oil price for about five years now.
Lukashenko said earlier that Belarus is negotiating with the United States, the UAE and Saudi Arabia, which can supply the necessary amount of oil.
In early January, the press service of the Belneftekhim concern said that the cost of oil for Belarus under the conditions of a tax maneuver in the Russian oil sector would increase by 5% in 2020.