"I look at Obama, a young man, a good-looking person. That is my first impression, I feel sorry for him. He looks 100% like Lukashenko, when I came to power after the downfall of the Soviet Union. The store shelves were empty, a severe financial crisis."
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As quoted in The Wall Street Journal - Belarus President Seeks to Deploy Russia Missiles (14 November 2008).
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