According to the “Figaro” 11 days after the presidential elections of Belarus, which was conducted in widespread fraudulence, Moscow threatened to increase the gas price supplied to Belarus for five times. The Russian monopolist of this field, “Gazprom”, announced that Belarus had to pay for gas at the world prices. “Does this mean change of the policy of Moscow? Does the Kremlin want to stop backing Lukashenko, who last week was called as “the last dictator of Europe” by Condoleezza Rice? Or does Moscow want to take its share for backing the presidential elections in Belarus?” writes the French reporter. The reporter also writes that Belarus is the only post-soviet state that buys gas with privileged prices ($47 for 1000 cubic meter of gas). It is strange that Europeans think that with this action Putin wants to stop being partners with the president of this country. This is a wrong assumption.
