“Russian exports (to Belarus) suffered more than Belarus, but this is due to obvious reasons, mainly with hydrocarbon issues,” RIA Novosti quoted him as saying.
Golovchenko noted that "the objective reason for this is not the deterioration of relations between countries, not some systemic problems."
“This is, indeed, the external economic situation and a number of other crises that have overlapped,” he added.
Earlier, Belarusian Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei said that the supply of American oil by tankers to the country's refineries is not a one-time action, but a long-term program.