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Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said he would officially recognize Crimea's membership of the Russian Federation, as well as the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, once he understood the need for such a move. “As soon as I understand,” Lukashenko said in an interview with Vladimir Solovyov, ” Putin) will tell me that it is necessary. “
Earlier, Lukashenko had indeed recognized Russia's status on the peninsula, saying the Ukrainian army had allegedly offered Moscow in 2014 to take control of the region because it did not want it there. He also came to see the Crimea with Putin