Authoritarian ruler Alexander Lukashenko says Belarus, hit hard by rounds of Western economic sanctions over its brutal crackdown on dissent and independent media, will fulfill its financial obligations to Russia “at any cost.”
RFE/RL: Lukashenko tells Putin that Belarus will meet its Russia obligations ‘at any cost’
A member of the Belarus diaspora holds a placard depicting Belarusian President Aleksander Lukashenko (R) and Russian President Vladimir Putin during a rally supporting International Solidarity Day With Belarus in the center of Kyiv on Feb. 7, 2021.
