Lukashenko at Supreme State Council: Economy is the primary focus
26.02.2026
MOSCOW (
BelTA) – The economy is the primary focus of cooperation between Belarus and Russia, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko stated at a meeting of the Supreme State Council of the Union State in Moscow on 26 February, BelTA has learned.
“The global trading system is being blocked, bent, and broken to suit certain interests through the introduction of protective tariffs, technological and energy blockades, currency pressure, and piracy on logistics routes. Some countries are not allowed to export oil, while others are not allowed to import it,” the president said.
Aleksandr Lukashenko noted that while China and Russia, as leaders of the multipolar world, still command a measure of fear, their allies are experiencing unprecedented pressure. “Just in recent weeks, for example, Venezuela, Cuba, and Ira, our common partners, have faced the most crude interference. Primarily through economic means.”
“Therefore, technological sovereignty, reliance on our own resources and competencies, the priority of the Union State-made goods, and protection of the common market of the Union State are also the frontiers of security. No less important than military and foreign policy ones,” the head of state is convinced.
“The global trading system is being blocked, bent, and broken to suit certain interests through the introduction of protective tariffs, technological and energy blockades, currency pressure, and piracy on logistics routes. Some countries are not allowed to export oil, while others are not allowed to import it,” the president said.
Aleksandr Lukashenko noted that while China and Russia, as leaders of the multipolar world, still command a measure of fear, their allies are experiencing unprecedented pressure. “Just in recent weeks, for example, Venezuela, Cuba, and Ira, our common partners, have faced the most crude interference. Primarily through economic means.”
“Therefore, technological sovereignty, reliance on our own resources and competencies, the priority of the Union State-made goods, and protection of the common market of the Union State are also the frontiers of security. No less important than military and foreign policy ones,” the head of state is convinced.