On je kritizirao i ruskog predsjednika Dmitrija Medvedeva zbog komentara koje je on dao u ponedjeljak, nakon ponude Minska da svoj dug otplati u naturi, bjeloruskom opremom ili mašinerijom.
He also criticised Russian President Dmitry Medvedev for remarks he made Monday following Minsk's offer to pay its debt in kind with Belarusian equipment or machinery.