Belarus and Russia have long chosen the course of cooperation and adhere to it firmly

First: «The current time pushes us toward this and demands that we work together. Therefore, as you can see, unlike all other countries, which are naturally friends of Russia but do not want to publicly voice anything, we do not distance ourselves from convenient or inconvenient issues. We clearly state that we consider it an honour to cooperate with Russia, and we will cooperate. You can be certain of that». It's not about the current situation pushing us toward this. The point is that we defined this course a long time ago, several decades ago, and have strictly adhered to it since.