Belarus imports oil from Norway after Russia halts supplies Belarus has started importing oil from Norway after its main oil provider, Russia, suspended supplies earlier this month amid stalled talks on further strengthening their economic tiesKYIV, Ukraine -- Belarus started importing oil from Norway on Tuesday after Russia, its main oil provider, suspended supplies earlier this month amid stalled talks on further strengthening economic ties between two countries. Importing oil from alternative sources is more expensive for Belarus than cheap Russian supplies. Russia resumed limited supplies to Belarus on Jan. 4, but Lukashenko vowed to look for alternative oil suppliers. On Tuesday, Lukashenko acknowledged “currently there is no alternative for all oil supplies from Russia.” He said Belarus needs to diversify and should work to import no more than 40% of the oil it needs from Russia. Putin said Russia was not ready to “subsidize” energy supplies without more economic integration with Belarus.

Source: ABC News January 21, 2020 12:22 UTC