The self-proclaimed President of Belarus, Aleksandr Lukashenka, announced that he would begin negotiations with the leader of the Belarusian opposition Svetlana Tikhanovskaya immediately after Russian President Vladimir Putin and Aleksey Navalny sit down at the negotiating table.. Lukashenka said this during an interview with BBC journalist Steve Rosenberg.

Lukashenka was reminded that it was Russian President Putin who gave him advice to him to communicate with the opposition. And clarified whether he would follow the advice.

“As soon as Putin and Navalny sit down at the negotiating table, I will instantly start negotiations with Svetlana,” Lukashenka said..

Lukashenka called Navalny a corrupt man and expressed confidence that Russian President Putin will never sit down with him at the negotiating table.

According to him, for Putin, Navalny is not an oppositionist, but a traitor to Russia's national interests..

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Lukashenka confessed that his security forces beat protesters.

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