He posted the corresponding post on his Twitter page.
According to the senator, these statements remind him of those that the American side expressed to the ex-president of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych at the time.
"The United States is 100% ready to provide Belarus with oil at competitive prices and will send a new ambassador" to bring relations to a new level. " So promised Pompeo in Minsk. Recognizable: at one time, they “brought to a new level” Yanukovych in Ukraine. US Ambassador Jeffrey Payette has played a prominent role, ”he wrote.
Earlier, after a meeting with President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, Pompeo said that Washington was ready to 100% provide Minsk with energy resources at competitive prices.
On January 30, Lukashenko stated that Minsk was waging a war for energy. At the moment, it was not possible to agree on oil supplies from Russia; Minsk is looking for alternative ways of supplies.
In particular, Belarus purchased oil from Norway and is in talks with Kazakhstan.