Overview

• President Alexander Lukashenko presented the plan directly to Vladimir Putin during talks at the Kremlin.
• He said Belarus could start a new power unit or build a new station in the east to supply western Russia and the occupied Ukrainian regions.
• Putin said financing would not be an issue if a consumer agrees to take the electricity and pay the required tariff.
• Lukashenko described the targeted Ukrainian territories as “liberated regions,” echoing Moscow’s language.
• The proposal underscores Minsk’s alignment with Russia’s war effort, after allowing Russian troops to enter Ukraine from Belarus in 2022, as the United States pursues incentives for prisoner releases.