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Lukashenko: Belarus is ready to supply Russia's Kaliningrad Oblast with food, including potatoes

MINSK, 9 June (BelTA) – Belarus is prepared to supply Russia's Kaliningrad Oblast with necessary foodstuff, including potatoes, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said during a meeting with Governor of Kaliningrad Oblast Alexey Besprozvannykh in Minsk on 9 June, BelTA has learned.

The head of state noted that in previous years, Belarusian agriculture was focused on supplying Kaliningrad Oblast, among other things.

"Rest assured that despite certain logistical challenges, we will provide the necessary amount of food products of all kinds, including the much-discussed potatoes. Today, the government has already informed me that new Belarusian potatoes are now available on store shelves," Aleksandr Lukashenko said.

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