MINSK, 4 February (BelTA) – BelTA has learned some details of the interview of Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko to VGTRK journalist, radio and TV host Vladimir Soloviev.
The interview is taking place at the Palace of Independence in Minsk. The Pul Pervogo Telegram channel has revealed some topics of the conversation. “The reasons why Lukashenko is not at the Olympics now, the fatherland from Minsk to Vladivostok, comparison with Lee Kuan Yew (Singapore's statesman, one of those who engineered Singapore's economic miracle), traitors: the root causes, the hottest themes and events of August 2020,” the Telegram channel informs.
A reminder, Press Secretary of the Belarus President Natalya Eismont unveiled plans to arrange such an interview at the end of 2021. “I am sure that we will succeed and it will be very interesting,” Natalya Eismont said.
The interview lasted 1 hour 50 minutes, and for another half an hour Aleksandr Lukashenko and Vladimir Soloviev talked without cameras. The head of state answered all questions frankly and in detail, like he always does.
Vladimir Soloviev shared his impressions of the interview with the president of Belarus on his Telegram channel: “The conversation was fiery. Everyone had been looking forward to this interview for so long and it will not disappoint. This interview is something to see. This tough, straightforward and frank conversation lasted for nearly two hours. Hard-hitting questions, unexpected answers and exclusive statements.”
