President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko recognized Crimea as Russian de facto and de jure. He stated this in an interview. RIA News…
The head of the Belarusian state also spoke about his visit to the peninsula. According to him, a trip there together with Russian President Vladimir Putin will mean the recognition of Crimea as Russian territory.
Lukashenka plans to start his visit from Sevastopol. The governor of the city, Mikhail Razvozzhaev, said that the Belarusian leader is always expected, they will be happy to show him memorable historical places, talk about the implementation of new large-scale projects, and promised to go to sea from Balaklava or from the Grafskaya pier. He added that it is good in Sevastopol at any time of the year.
Lukashenko said that Belarus has a free hand in the issue of flights to Crimea, the Belavia company will start operating flights when necessary.
The head of state recalled that a Belarusian sanatorium is located on the peninsula, and the republic will be able to deliver its citizens there.
Since May 26, Ukraine has suspended flights with Belarus due to an incident with an emergency landing in Minsk of a Ryanair airline and the arrest by Belarusian security forces of the creator of the opposition Telegram channel NEXTA Roman Protasevich.
The head of Crimea Sergey Aksenov in his Telegram-the channel wrote that the Crimeans will be glad to see the President of Belarus on their land, the decision to visit the peninsula corresponds to the spirit of fraternal relations between the two peoples.
Aksenov stressed that the visit will open “colossal opportunities” in terms of the development of relations between Belarus and Crimea.
Senator from Crimea Olga Kovitidi in an interview with RT statedthat Lukashenko’s statement about his visit to Crimea testifies to the observance of the most important democratic principle – the right to self-determination, while some Western leaders demonstrate their commitment to democracy only in words.
State Duma deputy from the Republic of Crimea Alexei Chernyak in an interview with Radio 1 appreciated the possibility of opening air communication between the republic and the peninsula. He noted that the Crimeans and Belarusians have been waiting for direct flights for the last seven years, and called this a step towards rapprochement between Belarus and Russia. According to him, travel to Crimea will become more convenient, and commodity exchange will become easier and more accessible.
Federation Council member Sergei Tsekov in an interview with the Daily Storm notedthat Lukashenka’s statement can only be welcomed. Better late than never, he said.
The senator indicated that the recognition of the Russian peninsula would benefit Belarus. He noted that the situation will benefit other countries so that they stop thinking by double standards.
Crimea became part of Russia in March 2014 after a referendum in which the overwhelming majority of those who voted in the region supported such a decision. At the same time, Belarus did not recognize Crimea as Russian. Earlier, Lukashenko said that he was ready to change his position on the peninsula only if the Russian oligarchs recognize Crimea as part of Russia.
The words of the Belarusian president were assessed negatively in Russia. So, in the Federation Council his statement was considered inappropriate, and in Crimea it was noted that the Belarusian leader would not be able to sit on two chairs.
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