Belarus refused to kneel for Russian oil

Belarus will not abandon the procurement of oil outside of Russia, even if such raw materials will be more expensive. This plan opened the country’s President Alexander Lukashenko, BelTA reports.According to him, during the talks in Sochi with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin expressed doubt that Belarus will continue to buy oil from third countries, since it is more expensive than Russian. However, according to Lukashenko, Minsk will continue to diversify procurement. “Every year on December 31, not to stand on the knees,” he explained.