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“With us, a strong and monolithic society, it has been decided to test these ‘color revolutions’ using new information technologies. We will not succeed!” – said Lukashenko.
According to the president, “a true army of trolls and Internet provocateurs is working day and night to destabilize the situation in the country.”
According to him, a series of “very serious measures have been taken in response to this threat.”
“Our most important task is to prepare an army of our world-class specialists who can resist cyber threats and the latest technologies. And we will,” Lukashenko emphasized.
The president asked not to blame him and the authorities for “losing the battle online.”
“We the state will never win this fight online because it is a tabloid. We can’t go down to the tabloid level, “he said.
Speaking in the speech, the head of state also stated that hostile forces want to hold “massacres” in the center of Minsk.
“There is still no ‘hot’ war: no trigger has been fired. However, the attempt to organize the massacre in the center of Minsk is already obvious. Billions of resources have been allocated against Belarus,” said the president. .
Reuters / Scanpix photo / Alexander Lukashenko
According to him, the “latest technologies are concentrated” against Belarus.
“We assumed and made no mistake that all of these means of influence will be widely used during the current election campaign. The goal is to crucify people, deceive, intimidate, cause confusion and ultimately compel them to commit a crime,” he said. Lukashenko.
He made such statements in Belarus in the run-up to Sunday’s presidential election.
Lukashenko has not directly blamed anyone who wants to be reelected for a sixth term, but last week the Belarusian security services arrested 33 suspected Russian mercenaries. The president claimed that they had been sent to the country to destabilize the situation there.
Belarusian officials said the people were members of a secret private military company, Wagner, linked to an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Moscow says Russian citizens came to Belarus on their way to other countries, but Lukashenko said it was a “lie” and claimed that they had been sent to Belarus and had to wait for more requests.
The detainees “told everything,” said the president.
Lukashenko also said he had been informed that “another unit had been dispatched” to southern Belarus on Tuesday.
“We will catch them all,” he warned.
The head of state said he would make “any” decision of the voters, but warned that his opponents would be incompetent to lead and “betray” the country.
“Let me save the country,” he said. “In a year or two, we will calm this situation and do what the people of Belarus need.”
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