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According to him, the interest of Lithuania is “to strengthen civil society” in Belarus, but it is no less important to guarantee its sovereignty and independence from Russia, so that Lithuania has “an entity, a province, not an entity of the Russian Federation, but an independent, sovereign and independent state. “
“For this reason, I believe that sanctions should be a decision of the European Union and should be directed at those who have forgotten democracy, have given orders to use violence, who have violated the peace against the population, have not respected the democracy and human rights, “the prime minister told reporters in the government on Wednesday.
“If sanctions are not introduced at the European level, perhaps we could talk about the introduction of certain national restrictions, perhaps even for a certain group of states, the allies closest to us. I believe that not only the countries included in the list (Poland, Ukraine – BNS) could unite in this place in solidarity, but we also have our neighbors, with whom we agree on the main foreign policy issues, namely Latvia and Estonia. “, said.
Skvernel said that so far the initial reaction of European states to the events in Belarus was disappointing.
“Really that initial reaction from the European capitals is disappointing, to put it mildly, our closest neighbors, as always, we react first, perhaps the most painful for us. I believe that Lithuania is interested in the violence in Belarus and the bloodshed ending as soon as possible, in order to return to democratic processes in the country as much as possible, ”said the Head of Government.
Belarusian President Liaxenko, who is loyal to President Lukashenko, said on Monday that he had won 80 percent of the vote. vote and was re-elected for another term. The opposition claims that the results were falsified and that protests took place in the country for three nights. Opposition candidate Sviatlana Cichanouskaya arrived in Lithuania from Belarus on Tuesday.
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