Moscow has hinted at giving Minsk a deal on energy prices in exchange for Belarus joining Russia in a unified state, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Feb. 14, the state news agency Belta reported.
Reuters: Lukashenko claims Russia hints at exchange oil deal for unified state
A discharge valve of oil pipeline Druzhba is seen behind a fence at a village of Romanovka in Mozyr's region of Belarus, Jan. 10, 2007.
