«Unlike all other countries, which, naturally, are friends of Russia but do not want to publicly voice certain things, we do not shy away from any issues, convenient or inconvenient. We say openly that we consider it an honor to cooperate with Russia, and we will continue to do so. Of that, you can be certain. It is not that circumstances are pushing us in this direction. The point is that we set this course long ago, decades ago, and we hold to it sacredly,» the Belarusian leader emphasized.