
The President of Belarus, at the same time Putin's ally, Alexander Lukashenko, has made a video in which he promises that Belarus will not allow Europe to freeze during the winter, as he appears chopping firewood.
" Belarus will not let Europe freeze ," Alexander Lukashenko said today (September 14) while cutting firewood. " We will help our brothers, maybe they will help us one day ", said the politician.
He noted that the EU should not choose between trees or other firewood, "the main thing is to be warm".
Footage of Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko chopping firewood while mocking Europe comes after Russian state-controlled energy company Gazprom tried to scare Europe with a video showing the dire consequences of a cold winter.
Russian Gazprom's video aimed at scaring Europe ahead of "freezing" winter was widely shared on Twitter.
Belarus will not freeze Europe, Aleksandr Lukashenko said today, when he chopped firewood,
— Газета.Ru (@GazetaRu) September 14, 2022
"We will help our brothers, maybe they will help us someday," the politician said.
He noted that the EU now does not have to choose — fir trees or other firewood, "the main thing is that it was warm." pic.twitter.com/uiyCdxNdNl