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Svetlana Tichanovskaya, considered the favorite of the opposition in the elections, said she would not participate in the rallies for fear of possible provocations. His colleagues announced that the candidate was in custody, but were contacted after 7 hours.
Tichanovskaya refused to acknowledge the victory of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in the presidential elections. She declared herself the winner of the elections and asked him to hand over power.
Protests against falsification of election results took place in Belarus over several nights.
On Tuesday morning, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius announced that S. Tichanovskaja had arrived in Lithuania and was safe.
Foreign media report that the biggest clashes occurred in three locations: in front of Pushkin metro station, Riga shopping center and Kalvariskaja street.
The construction of barricades began at the Pushkin metro station. It is this place that is considered the main place of protest. A man was killed in an explosion at this location. It is true that the construction of the barricades was stopped by the officials, who dispelled the protesters.
Roman Bessmertn, Ukraine’s former ambassador to Belarus, “does not even doubt” that the protests in Minsk are being quelled by “Russian soldiers.” According to him, “the implementation of the agreement between the Interior Ministries of Belarus and Russia signed six years ago may be in progress.” The agreement specifically states that “paramilitary forces can, if necessary, be used for public order and border protection.”
This will open a huge window of opportunity for the Kremlin to influence Belarus. Most importantly, the Belarusians and Lukashenko do not behave as Viktor Yanukovych did in 2014, when he signed a letter inviting foreign soldiers, as this would lead to very serious military conflicts in Belarus, “explained the former Ukrainian representative in Belarus.
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