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Alexander Lukashenko answered questions from BBC correspondent Steve Rosenberg about the migration crisis on the border with Poland, pressure on human rights defenders in Belarus and the beating of peaceful protesters, as well as his relationship with Putin. Lukashenko denies that the Russian president gave him advice on how to communicate with the opposition. "As soon as Putin and [Alexei] Navalny sit down at the negotiating table, I will immediately start negotiations with Svetlana [Tikhanovskaya]," the Belarusian president said. Lukashenko also said that it was quite possible that someone in Belarus helped migrants get to Poland, but he denies that they were specially invited. 00:00 Introduction 00:20 Migrants as a political weapon 03:14 "Thank you, Lukashenko, for giving us visas and helping us get to Europe" 06:00 What did you agree on with Chancellor Merkel? 07:04 "I don't care what you in the EU think about the President of Belarus" 08:02 "We will find partners and allies without Great Britain" 08:57 How to explain the mass protests after the elections? 10:35 "If you don't listen, the conversation will end" 12:39 On the closure of NGOs 14:30 "We do not have political prisoners in Belarus" 15:48 On the union with Russia: "You are with America - I am with Russia" 17:06 Is it possible for this union to have one leader? 18:25 Did Putin advise communicating with the opposition? 19:30 Are all those who speak out "against" traitors? 22:02 "All the protest leaders were financed by the West" 22:46 "Maybe I was wrong in some ways, but I did what our laws say" Subscribe to our channel: / bbcrussian BBC Russian Service: https://www.bbc.com/russian We are on social media: Instagram: / bbcrussian Facebook: / bbcnewsrussian Telegram: https://t.me/bbcrussian Twitter: / bbcrussian VKontakte: https://vk.com/bbc Odnoklassniki: https://ok.ru/bbcrussian Yandex.Zen: https://zen.yandex.ru/bbcrussian BBC Russian Service podcasts: https://bbc.in/2YumUTl Download the BBC Russian Service app: App Store: https://apple.co/2KWOeX0 Google Play: https://bit.ly/2J6ePyW Comments on the video are moderated. We reserve the right to delete comments that contain insults, calls for violence, slander, swearing, advertising or spam. Unfortunately, we do not have the ability to moderate comments in real time, so your comment will not be published immediately. Thank you for your understanding!