VIDEO: "Putin promised to award me the rank of captain, he hasn't done it yet" - Lukashenko

Belarus will halt the supply of electricity, fuel, and lubricants to Ukraine if Kyiv sharpens its relations with Russia. This was stated by Belarusian President Lukashenko in an exclusive interview for "Solovyov Live" on YouTube.

Speaking about the beautiful military uniforms in Belarus, Solovyov inquired about the insignia depicted on Lukashenko's epaulettes, to which he responded: "Our country's coat of arms. I am a lieutenant colonel; I cannot wear a general's insignia on my epaulettes. Putin is a captain; he promised to award me the rank of captain, but he hasn’t done it yet."

When asked how Lukashenko envisions the Independent President of Belarus in the position of captain in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, he said: "And so what, that’s my problem, not yours."