“The oil market is in a fever, and its market conditions are unpredictable. The task of countries like ours is to be prepared for any development of events. And it’s better, as I said, to be least dependent on the oil games of major powers, ”Lukashenko said.
He also instructed to create a serious stock of oil and fuel in the country for unforeseen cases.
“For unforeseen cases, it is necessary to create a serious supply of raw materials (both oil and fuel), which will allow us not to disrupt the work of industries and not interrupt technological processes,” BelTA quoted him as saying.
Earlier, Belarusian Prime Minister Sergei Rumas said that Minsk expects to receive 2 million tons of oil from Russia at a price of about $ 4 per barrel.