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“There are no real and natural reasons, they can only be invented, built and designed. It is a matter of creativity. We know that, by the way, they are capable of that,” said L. Linkevičius at the Lithuanian Policy Forum held at the Library National Martynas Mažvydas on Monday.
At the same time, the minister emphasized that Lukashenko, who had lost the confidence of Belarusian civil society, had already asked Russia for help due to alleged external threats.
“The outgoing leader of Belarus has openly asked (Russia – ELTA) for help repeatedly. And he said that the threat from outside needed help immediately. So if you talk about it out loud, why can you say that such There is no possibility? That would be complete madness. I am not even talking about practical legal, political and moral assumptions. But it is, unfortunately, “added L. Linkevičius.
Therefore, it must be made very clear that this is unacceptable. We are all together: both the EU and, to my knowledge, the United States have said that this is unacceptable and that there will be consequences if that happens. So I think it is being calculated and thought. I really hope this doesn’t happen, “summarized L. Linkevičius.
In Belarus on August 9. presidential elections were held, in which 80.1 percent. A. Lukashenko, who ruled the country for 26 years, received votes. According to official figures, opposition spokeswoman Sviatlana Cichanouskaya ranked second with 10.12 percent. votes, but did not acknowledge the results. S. Cichanouskaja herself left Belarus on the night of August 11 for her safety and is currently in Lithuania.
On Monday, the media reported the kidnapping of Maria Kalesnikava, representative of the Belarusian opposition and member of the Coordination Council, in the center of Minsk. Lithuanian Foreign Minister L. Linkevičius stated that the Belarusian authorities are trying to cynically confront the opposition.
The rigged elections in the country have unleashed a wave of protests that so far has not abated. The protests were violently repressed by the authorities, several people died, thousands were arrested and torture was reported in detention centers.
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