“Now active work is underway, a protocol has already been signed that the Russian side is ready to compensate, and work is ongoing to establish and confirm those compensation payments that should ultimately be paid to the Mozyr oil refinery,” Interfax quoted him as saying. .

He noted that other countries affected by dirty oil received compensation in the amount of $ 15 per barrel.

Earlier, Belarusian Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei said that due to Russia's introduction of restrictions on the export of petroleum products and the supply of dirty oil, the country's exports decreased by $ 2 billion 55 million.