Belarus is able to launch the manufacturing of Sukhoi Su-25 floor assault plane, which “have proved to be environment friendly in Ukraine,” Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko advised Russian President Vladimir Putin throughout a gathering Friday, in accordance with Belarus state information company BelTA.
“As I used to be knowledgeable by the federal government, they’re prepared for the manufacturing of the Sukhoi Su-25 assault plane which have proved to be environment friendly in Ukraine. We’re even prepared to supply them in Belarus if the Russian Federation gives a bit of little bit of technological assist,” Lukashenko advised Putin, in accordance with BelTA.
“You as soon as raised the query of cooperation in plane manufacturing within the Eurasian Financial Union,” Lukashenko mentioned, in accordance with BelTA. “So I ought to let you know that the Belarusians are already producing as much as a thousand part elements for the MC-21 [Russia’s medium-range narrow-body passenger aircraft] and Sukhoi Superjet 100 [Russia’s short-range narrow-body passenger aircraft].”
“We now have three factories: two navy and one civilian. They was restore outlets. At this time they produce part elements,” Lukashenko mentioned, in accordance with BelTA.
The 2 met Friday at Putin’s official residence in Novo-Ogaryovo within the Moscow area, in accordance with the Kremlin.
Lukashenko claimed on Thursday there may be “no way” his country would send troops into Ukraine except it’s attacked, and mentioned Russia has “by no means requested” him to start out a joint struggle in Ukraine.
Talking at a small gathering of journalists from worldwide media, together with CNN, at Minsk’s Palace of Independence, Lukashenko ducked questions from international media about his nation’s complicity in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and as an alternative blamed the West for escalating the battle by sending weapons to Ukraine.
CNN’s Frederik Pleitgen and Zahra Ullah contributed to this publish.
