The Russian Foreign Ministry responded to Lukashenka's comments about the dissolution of the Belarusian Union with Russia

According to Zakharova, the course on the development of the strategy Relations with Minsk are not in doubt / UNIAN

Official representative from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Maria Zakh Groov said that the strategic course followed by Russia to strengthen relations with Belarus was not questioned.

She commented on Friday the statement of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko that Russia "could lose a single ally in the west". made the day before, reports RIA Novosti

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" "With regard to the statements of Mr. Lukashenka. Belarus is our reliable ally, our partner. The way forward for developing strategic cooperation with Minsk is beyond doubt. This is included in the concept of foreign policy of our country. We believe that much remains to be done within the European Union to increase the effectiveness of this integration format. A corresponding Russian-Byelorussian working group has been set up for this purpose, "she said.

Lukashenka had previously stated that the discussions on the unification of Belarus with Russia were stupid and within reach