Russian President Vladimir Putin will soon instruct the Russian government to allow Belarusian enterprises to participate in public procurement. The Russian President said this during a conversation with the self-proclaimed President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko in St. Petersburg on Wednesday, the Belarusian service "

As noted by Putin, the admission of Belarusian manufacturers to state purchases will benefit Russia, since it will “increase the level of competition in the market” and “significantly expand opportunities” for Belarusian business..

Earlier, Vladimir Putin instructed the government to ensure equal conditions for access to the Russian market in the field of state and municipal purchases of goods produced in the so-called Donetsk and Lugansk "

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Earlier, Lukashenko hinted that in the event of an attack by the Russian Federation on Ukraine, he would support Putin.