President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, called the “strategy” of Russia on the “absorption” of Belarus by 2030 by another attempt to quarrel countries, BelTA reports.
“We have our own strategy? I have. Russia (nuclear large power) has its own strategy? I have. And Russia has its own strategy – to live, as with its brothers, in peace and friendship. 100%. I am in this “cauldron” completely cook and participate in this, ”said Lukashenko.
He noted that Russia and Belarus “just want to cut again,” so this topic arose. “You know my position, it is unchanged: we are an independent sovereign state,” the Belarusian leader added, noted that Russian President Vladimir Putin also shared it.
In February, journalists from Süddeutsche Zeitung, Delfi, Kyiv Independent, Norddeutscher Rundfunk and other media published an investigation according to which the FSB together with the SVR and the General Staff of Russia developed a plan “Strategic goals of the Russian Federation in the Belarusian direction”, which involves an increase in Moscow control over Moscow’s control over Moscow economics, armed forces and policies of Belarus. The plan consists of several tasks that should be completed by 2022, 2025 and 2030. In particular, after seven years, journalists write, in Moscow they would like to increase the military presence, limit the influence of “pro -Western” forces on Minsk, achieve pro -Russian sentiments in society and leadership and introduce a simplified procedure for issuing Russian passports in Belarus.