Lukashenko tells Belarus government to control prices and boost industry

Lukashenko held a meeting with the government and the National Bank, criticizing them for what he called an unjustified sense of calm about the economy. He said the country is in a near-wartime situation where the economy has become a real battlefield.

Lukashenko gave several instructions, including ordering strict government control over prices. He also expressed alarm about the accelerating decline in industrial production and told officials to move away from what he described as euphoria over macroeconomic stability.