Lukashenko said that Belarus has switched to settlements for energy resources with Russia in rubles

“We calmly trade for Russian rubles, we sell our goods there (to Russia. -

), we receive Russian rubles and for Russian rubles (we agreed) we buy gas and oil,” BelTA quotes him as saying.

Lukashenka clarified that before energy trade between Moscow and Minsk took place in dollars.

Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin noted that payments for gas in rubles with Minsk would minimize the negative impact of sanctions on Belarus as well.