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Belarus closes the common border with Lithuania and Poland and strengthens the protection of the border with Ukraine, it said Thursday night. Alexander Lukashenko In Minsk.
We are forced to withdraw the soldiers from the streets, as I have already said, to put arms in the hands of half the army and to close the western borders, especially the Polish and Lithuanian borders. We deeply regret strengthening border protection on the border with Brother Ukraine. In the last few days I have been forced to work with the Russian President and Defense Minister to work in defense of the federal state. And we launched the long-planned military exercises.
The President of Belarus stressed that he did not want a war to break out on the territory of his country.
Furthermore, I do not want Belarus, Poland and Lithuania to become the scene of combat operations where our affairs will not be decided.
added. Lukashenko also called on the Lithuanian, Polish and Ukrainian peoples not to allow their “foolish” politicians to start a “hot” war.
He claimed that there was no manipulation in the presidential elections on August 9.
I swear to you, there were no lies in the election, you can’t fake an 80 percent vote.
He also spoke about the fact that Belarus does not need the approval of the election results by the European Parliament or anyone else. As you said, foreign powers are exerting strong economic, financial and political pressure on your country.
Neighboring countries are reluctant to recognize the result of the vote and, depending on the Venezuelan scenario, they have found a Belarusian Guaidone or Guaidó and declared him president.
Lukashenko stressed Juan Guaidó Leader of the Venezuelan opposition and underperforming in the Belarusian elections, according to official figures Shvjatlana Cihanouszkaj referring to a former opposition presidential candidate.
It is enough to see how the Lithuanian witness was handed over to Poland and from there to Ukraine. Today, they believe that another atomic bomb was detonated. It was blown up in Brussels, the European Commission has joined in and does not recognize our election results either,
He said. “We carry out the elections under the constitution and the laws of our country and the approval of no one is necessary. The vote took place and it was legal, ”Lukashenko said.
The demonstrations in Belarus have continued since the presidential elections on August 9, in which Lukashenko won his sixth seat with about 80 percent of the vote, according to official results. The opposition said the president, who had ruled the country since 1994, had failed the elections. At the same time, the authorities are trying to quell the protests with relentless brutality. Several protesters have died, many have reported torture in detention and some have not come forward since they were taken into custody.
The European Parliament adopted a resolution on Thursday rejecting the result of the presidential elections in Belarus on August 9, saying it was a “flagrant violation of all internationally recognized norms.” They claimed that after the expiration of EP Alexander Lukashenko’s mandate on November 5, he would not recognize the country’s president and condemn the mass arrests and continued violent repression of peaceful protesters and journalists. Minsk described the decision as aggressive and said it did not contain a constructive proposal.
Cover image: Alexander Lukashenko at a military parade in May 2020. Photo: Sergei GAPON / POOL / AFP
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