Belarus seeks compensation from Russia over delay in BelNPP project

"The commissioning of the nuclear power plant was delayed because of the Russian side. Naturally, according to the contract, we raised the issue of compensation. There is no need to hide it. There is nothing extraordinary. We raised this issue as the deadlines were not met and the Russian side was responsible for this. They offered us options in terms of the price for fresh nuclear fuel at the level of Russian domestic prices and also in terms of the warranty period (for five years for the main units)," the head of state said.

"I would like to hear your opinion whether this satisfies the Belarusian side (I do not think we should be over-demanding. After all we do produce enough electricity. But still a contract is a contract ) and whether the concessions made by the Russians, Rosatom, are enough for the Belarusian side," the Belarusian leader added.