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Belarus and Russia are strategic allies within the Union State. Relations between Minsk and Western countries remain tense.
Minsk is not going to sacrifice its relations with Moscow for the sake of improving interaction with the West. This opinion was shared in an interview with TASS by the head of the Belarusian Foreign Ministry Maxim Ryzhenkov.
“Of course, tomorrow we will not take risks or jeopardize relations with our already verified partners (...) for the sake of the fact that tomorrow we will see some light at the end of the tunnel in relations with the West,” he said.
Ryzhenkov also called Russia Belarus' closest ally. The head of the republic's foreign policy department also noted that Minsk is ready to provide Russia and Ukraine with a platform for negotiations.

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