Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said that Russian President Vladimir Putin did not instruct Minsk to recognize Crimea or Abkhazia. He talked about this in an interview with the Ukrainian journalist Diana Panchenko. Youtube channel.
He emphasized that he did not recognize the republic, although he was condemned for this.
Not because I have a particular point of view there. He wouldn’t change anything and give nothing. We cooperated with Crimea and we do. We didn’t hide it. It was simply not necessary from a practical point of view,” said Lukashenka.
Before that, the President of Belarus declarationAny negotiation on Ukraine must begin without preconditions.
In July, two English lords – Richard Balfe and Robert Skidelsky – publicly known At a reception with the Russian Ambassador to London Andrey Kelin, Crimea was recognized as Russian territory.
In response, Skidelsky said he was against Russian special operations, but was present at the reception because he wanted to express his respect and love for the Russian people on an important national holiday for Russians.
Previously in the Kremlin discretion The frank statements of Lukashenka.