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As the Belarusian Free Radio adds, what this means in practice is still unclear.
“We don’t know what they will do next. We understand that before the start of the hot war, there were few tricks left in their arsenal. In recent days, I have been forced to work with the Russian president and the defense minister to create a common defense. for the allied state, “Lukashenko said.
“We are forced to take the troops off the streets. As I said, half the army will arm and close the state border with the West, first of all with Lithuania and Poland. We are forced to strengthen the state border, with great regret, with our fraternal Ukraine, Lukashenko said at the Women’s Forum.
Among other things, he denied that the August 9 elections were falsified.
“I swear to you, there was no lie during the elections. It is impossible to falsify 80 percent. Elections [balsų]Lukashenko said, adding that he did not need anyone to recognize the vote in his country.
Lukashenko also called on Lithuania, Ukraine and Poland to suspend “their crazy politicians. There are very few technicians left in his arsenal and we are on the brink of a terrible disaster. “
For more than a month there have been unprecedented protests in Belarus over the presidential elections on August 9, which were declared won by Lukashenko, who has ruled the country since 1994. The opposition and western countries consider these elections to be rigged.
According to the official election results, Lukashenko received the support of 80.1 percent. opposition candidate Sviatlana Cichanouskaya received 10.12 percent of the vote. votes.
Two days after the elections, S. Cichanouskaja left for Lithuania under pressure from the authorities. On August 18, her supporters created a Coordination Council with a view to a peaceful handover of power and new elections. Minsk considers this institution unconstitutional.
According to Cichanouskaya, violence by anti-government protesters by security forces has killed at least seven people and left dozens more.
The European Union has previously approved plans to impose sanctions on those responsible for the violence in Belarus. The US State Department has also announced that it is preparing to impose sanctions on Minsk and is consulting with the EU on this.
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