{"id":525343,"date":"2026-03-13T15:15:29","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T12:15:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reform.news\/?p=525343"},"modified":"2026-03-13T15:21:50","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T12:21:50","slug":"belarusian-foreign-ministry-as-a-neighbor-offers-lithuania-and-poland-electricity-from-belnpp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/belarusian-foreign-ministry-as-a-neighbor-offers-lithuania-and-poland-electricity-from-belnpp","title":{"rendered":"Belarusian Foreign Ministry \u201cAs a Neighbor\u201d Offers Lithuania and Poland Electricity From BelNPP"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<p>Belarus\u2019s Foreign Ministry commented on the recent statement by European Commission President <strong>Ursula von der Leyen<\/strong> that abandoning nuclear energy was a \u201cstrategic mistake\u201d by the EU, as well as discussions in Lithuania about plans to build its own nuclear power plant.<\/p>\n<p><i>\u201cFor us this is not a discovery \u2014 we have always proceeded from the fact that energy security should be built on real needs, not on political considerations,\u201d<\/i> said <b>Ruslan Varankou<\/b>, spokesperson for the Belarusian Foreign Ministry, responding to a question from the ONT television channel.<\/p>\n<p>The ministry\u2019s representative suggested that Lithuania and Poland purchase electricity generated at the Belarusian Nuclear Power Plant (BelNPP) in Astravets.<\/p>\n<p><i>\u201cWe only welcome our neighbors\u2019 conscious attitude toward peaceful nuclear energy. Belarus has gone through this path \u2014 under pressure, under sanctions, under endless criticism. But we built a modern, safe station that works and delivers results. It contributes to the country\u2019s economic development and meets the essential needs of citizens without serious burdens.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>And while I have the opportunity, I would like to remind you: we remain ready to lend a shoulder. If Lithuania or Poland need electricity \u2014 reliable, inexpensive, produced literally two steps away \u2014 our doors are open. As neighbors,\u201d<\/i> he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Belarus\u2019s Foreign Ministry commented on the recent statement by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen that abandoning nuclear energy was a \u201cstrategic mistake\u201d by the EU, as well as discussions in Lithuania about plans to build its own nuclear power plant. \u201cFor us this is not a discovery \u2014 we have always proceeded from [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":119,"featured_media":496719,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sharing_image":{"poster":"https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/69b401626a2f0.jpg","width":1200,"height":630,"template":"691142dd","mode":"auto"},"_sharing_image_fieldset":{"dTVKfmI95PYT":"Belarusian Foreign Ministry \u201cAs a Neighbor\u201d Offers Lithuania and Poland Electricity From BelNPP"},"footnotes":""},"categories":[142339,142338,143090],"tags":[143118],"class_list":["post-525343","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-main","category-news","category-politics","tag-belarus"],"wps_subtitle":"","permalink_manager":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/525343","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/119"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=525343"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/525343\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/496719"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=525343"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=525343"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=525343"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}