Lukashenka called the condition for stopping gas transit to Europe

Lukashenka called the condition for stopping gas transit to Europe
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Sanctions could lead to Belarus cutting off gas transit to Europe, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said in an interview with TRT, BelTA informs.

“If the sanctions they impose or will impose in the future put us in a state of emergency and we have no way out to respond in other ways to their sanctions, we will use this tough measure,” he said.

The Kremlin appreciated Lukashenka's words about the possible blocking of gas transit Politics

In November, a migration crisis occurred on the border of Belarus and Poland, when a convoy of migrants headed towards it from the Belarusian side. The European Union accused the Belarusian authorities of deliberately bringing illegal immigrants to the border areas, and agreed on a new package of sanctions. On December 2, Brussels imposed sanctions against 17 individuals and 11 organizations of Belarus as part of the fifth package. Lukashenko has repeatedly denied the involvement of Belarus.

In mid-November, the Belarusian president threatened to cut off the Yamal-Europe gas pipeline. Later, he said that Belarus is ready to stop the transit of energy resources to Europe if Poland closes the border. “Who will you close to the detriment of? To himself? You think about how you will buy energy from Russia, ”he said in an interview with RIA Novosti.

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