You know that the opposition won't win the presidential elections. I can tell you that already. The opposition's already been in power, at the beginning of the nineties. Our people don't repeat their mistakes. Instead of pursuing closer relations with Western Eruope, the Belarussian leadership has chosen to steer Belarus on a course of reintegration with Russia, with the two countries forming a union state.
Integration arouses fierce debate.
Does it mean Belarus will eventually be just another region of Russia. I'm obliged to say that this is just integration in words only. In reality, the customs union would represent a real move towards integration. But that agreement was signed before Lukashenka came to power. But he says that Russia's attitude towards President Lukashenka's leadership has changed since Vladimir Putin was elected President of Russia.