Russian Ambassador to Belarus, Boris Gryzlov, said that Belarus’ exports to Russia in 2022 broke a record and increased by more than 40%. Thus, Minsk was able to compensate for the losses caused by the closure of European markets. transmits Description of the Ambassador “SB.Belarus”.
“Due to the record growth in Belarusian exports to Russia, the republic was able to compensate for 40 to 50% of losses due to the closure of European markets. We managed to achieve such a success in just one year.”
The Ambassador stressed that this is an indicator of the effectiveness of Belarus-Russia cooperation, with which it is possible to mitigate negative external factors, including the imposed sanctions.
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko May 22 declarationDue to the intensification of Belarusian-Russian economic cooperation, the Western countries failed to strangle Minsk and Moscow with sanctions. Lukashenka stressed that Belarusian enterprises use “Russian guidelines for logistics – ports, railways and road transport -” when exporting.
Relations between Belarus and the United States and the European Union deteriorated sharply after the 2020 presidential elections. Western states gradually introduced sanctions against Belarusian officials and companies. In addition, the West imposed sanctions in Ukraine on the basis of a special operation against Moscow and Minsk. Some foreign companies withdrew from the Russian and Belarusian market. This has contributed to the economic integration of Minsk and Moscow, the intensification of trade cooperation, the development and adoption of joint measures for import substitution, as well as interaction in the transport and logistics sector.