Let's remind, last week in Lithuania there was a significant event - the first gas carrier with CNG of American company Cheniere arrived to the new terminal of the port of Klaipeda. By this date, negotiations were also timed for the creation of the Baltic gas market, during which Lithuanian Energy Minister Zhigimantas Vaichunas drew the prospects for the construction of new gas corridors Lithuania-Poland and Estonia-Finland and told that Klaipeda could become an energy gateway for the entire vast region, Including, including, and Belarus.

What will be in the future with the supply of American LNG, it is unclear. Meeting the first batch of gas from the United States made a loud, but the same Grigas called it "symbolic," and said that while "it is unclear whether the country will import large amounts of US gas or pave the way for purchases of Norwegian".

But the American clearly saw the possibility of reverse gas supplies from Lithuania to Belarus as an alternative to Russian blue fuel. At least, she believes, this will give Minsk additional arguments in bargaining with Gazprom,.

Lukashenko, who is known to be fighting for every penny in negotiations with Moscow, can, of course, play the Lithuanian card - he has repeatedly blackmailed Gazprom by finding other gas suppliers - Qatar, Venezuela and so on. But seriously consider this alternative in Minsk will not - American gas costs Lithuania much more expensive than the Russian. In addition, the Lithuanians themselves, loudly promoting their "fuel union" with the US, are increasing gas purchases from Gazprom, according to the Russian holding itself, exports to Lithuania for the first half of the year have grown by as much as 125%, and to Estonia and Latvia by 90 % And 75% respectively.

Belarus, on the other hand, receives gas from our country almost at the lowest level in the post-Soviet space, so for it all these gas intrigues are uninteresting. Moreover, "there are no open energy conflicts between our countries, so flirting with Vilnius will not have much progress," Belokunets, an expert on Belarus, said in a commentary to the "Free Press" that Minsk will subscribe to the proposal of Vilnius. Lukashenka could theoretically take this step only if he could get an American LNG at a very very "tasty" price.

But this is from the point of view of the economy. With regard to Belarus, experts say, Americans hand in hand with the Balts are playing a political card. According to Alexander Pasechnik, head of the analytical department of the National Energy Security Fund, in order to complete the propaganda line to the end, the US can even go on subsidizing its gas supplies to Belarus. But this will be a short-term action, as well as a PR campaign with two gas carriers for Lithuania.

"American gas is sent by private companies, but these two tankers could subsidize and the US authorities. After all, we do not know all the terms of the agreement. There could be some exchange items, barter. Subsidies from the US or from Lithuania. Both economic and political, "- explained the expert" Free Press ".

It should be noted that Minsk did not react to the curtsey in his direction from Vilnius - Lukashenka simply is silent. And what to say, if Russian gas remains the most profitable for Belarus. From the good of good are not looking for.