President of Belarus Aleksandr Lukashenko gave an interview today to the chief editor of the Russian magazine Natsionalnaya Oborona (National Defense), military expert Igor Korotchenko. The conversation lasted almost two and a half hours. It covered the results of the recent meeting of the Supreme State Council of the Union State, the main content and directions of development of integration of Belarus and Russia. One acute and urgent topic today is the migration crisis. Aleksandr Lukashenko detailed his view on who is to blame for the current situation, and why. The magazine has been published since 2006 and has both electronic and printed versions.