Lukashenko prepares cleaning foreign ministry – intelligence

In Belarus, a portion of diplomats with more honest and controlled people is expected to replace some of the diplomats in the near future. It was reported by the Foreign Intelligence Service on Sunday, August 3.

It has been mentioned in Minsk, for the first time since 2021, a meeting of the leaders of the Belarusian diplomatic missions was held.

“The formal goal is to adapt to foreign policy in conditions of unevenness in international markets. Actual – the search for economic safety methods under penalty pressure,” says SVR.

According to Intelligence, the formal leader of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, has set a clear task: the foreign policy service should bring economic return. “The economy is lame, along with exporting the problem,” he admitted during the speech.

According to January-May-May 2025 results, the total export of goods and services grew only 0.4% g/g, while imports grew by 3.3%. The trade balance is again a minus and exceeds $ 770 million, which is almost four times more than the same period of 2024.

The main burden is the goods. Their export was reduced by 3.1%, while imports grew 2%. Even in the main market – Russian – the Belarusian industry is losing its position. The supply of machine manufacture products in the Russian Federation (including tractors, combined and cars) has been reduced by $ 320 million in just five months.

Despite economic difficulties, Lukashenko continues to use diplomacy as an instrument of foreign policy manipulation. Minsk is trying to convince the west of the policy failure of the penalties and at the same time indicates the possibility of releasing political prisoners in exchange for concessions.

At the same time, Moscow remains the top political and economic priority of Minsk. However, even the close ties with the Kremlin did not save from the imbalance structures: Belarus’s goods were replaced from major markets – both in the EU and Africa and Asia. The reason is the second penalty that affects trade in fertilizers, metal and steel.

According to intelligence, in the near future it is expected to replace some diplomats with more honest and controlled people. It emphasizes that for Lukashenko, the foreign ministry is not a foreign policy, but a management structure, the work in which the economy supports the conditions of separation.

Remember that Belarus’s economy is in disadvantage due to the integration in Russia. In the first half of 2025, the RB GDP grew only 2.1 %, 2.9 p. Below than a year before. Inflation reached 7.3 %.