By welcoming Lukashenko, China helps Putin

He said this on Espreso TV. 

"What is Belarus with its meager market, from the Chinese point of view? There is no economic basis. The Belarusian market is nonexistent for China. It is not about the economy, it is only about propaganda," Ohryzko emphasized.

According to him, by welcoming Lukashenko, China is helping Putin.

"With this China says: I accept your vassal, he is the same savage as you. We will pretend that we are united ideologically. There is nothing behind it. This is propaganda, ideology, an image. They present themselves as the forces against the Western world, against American imperialism," Ohryzko added.

• On Tuesday, February 28, the self-proclaimed president of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko arrived in Beijing for talks with Xi Jinping

• During his visit to Beijing, Lukashenko promotes Russian information operation aimed at slowing down Western aid to Ukraine and forcing Kyiv to negotiate.

• The self-proclaimed president of Belarus declared his support for Beijing's "peace plan" for Ukraine at a meeting with the Chinese leader.