Ukraine must proceed from its national interests in relations with Belarus, chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Dmytro Razumkov said.

"The situation is not easy [in Belarus] both politically and economically, and in terms of security. Therefore we must approach this issue solely from the interests of our state. Any normal, adequate Ukrainian official and civil servant must always act in the interests of their state," Razumkov said at a briefing in Kyiv on Monday.