Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka has used an annual address to criticize both the West and Russia, accusing Western countries of “inciting trade wars” and charging that Moscow has blocked Belarusian goods from the Russian market.
In the wide-ranging televised speech to parliament on April 24, Lukashenka also handed Russia a coded warning against “isolation” and signaled that badly strained ties between Moscow and the West will not stop Belarus from seeking closer relations with the E.U. and U.S.
