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As protests continue in Belarus, Lukashenko was interviewed on Russian state television.
There he opened unexpectedly because he may have served too long as president. But at the same time he says that he is “the only one who can protect the country” and that he has no intention of resigning. However, he does not rule out previous presidential elections, but adds that they can only take place after changes in the constitution.
“I won’t drop everything”
“We are ready to implement constitutional reforms, and I do not rule out an early presidential election afterwards,” the president told Govorit Moscow, one of several Russian state media invited to Lukashenko for an interview on Tuesday.
– I won’t quit like this. I have been building Belarus for a quarter of a century. I won’t let go of everything like this. If I resign, my followers will be slaughtered!
The votes of the protest movement demand that new elections be held before the constitution is changed. Lukashenko gives the interview in the context of recent events in which Maria Kolesnikova, leader of the opposition, according to authorities, was arrested while trying to flee illegally to neighboring Ukraine.
“Stalinist methods”
According to the opposition, Kolesnikova is in fact dominated by masked men and taken to the border crossing against his will and pushed out of the car. An attempt by the regime to quell the protests by staging that she had surrendered.
Now, the opposition in the Belarusian dictatorship is calling for new popular and peaceful protests. This has been going on since the presidential election on August 9, when Lukashenko declared himself the winner with 80 percent support from the voters. The result is seen both in Belarus and abroad as a result of electoral fraud.
Lukashenko seeks support in Russia
In the interview, Lukashenko also opens up to deep cooperation with Russia.
– We are ready to develop integration with Russia, but above all, all institutions and projects in the framework of the State of the Union (a supranational organization with Russia and Belarus as members) must start to function as they should, says according to Govorit Moscow.
