President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenka said that Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan could join the union state of Russia and Belarus. According to him, most of the former Soviet republics could join the union, formed in 1999 by Moscow and Minsk. Lukashenka also told what reasons would contribute to the union of states.
Thus, after the unrest that occurred in the country in early January, Kazakhstan would have joined the union for security reasons.
“Say in 15 years, I’m sure that Ukraine will be there if we don’t make mistakes,” the president said.
He stressed that Armenia will join the Union State, as the country which "has nowhere to go." Azerbaijan, in turn, is knocked out of "this cohort" due to Turkey's support.
“And Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, I think, due to their necessity, primarily economic, will also join,” Lukashenka stressed.
Such a union will help countries better respond to threats due to a common defense space, the President of Belarus said.
A striking example of such interaction is the provision of assistance to Kazakhstan by the CSTO. According to Lukashenka, such a union could also have a single currency.
“It will be an association of independent states. No, not independent – but of sovereign ones,” he concluded.
