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Belarus can become a theater of military operations. This was stated by the country’s president, Alexander Lukashenko, on September 17 at the women’s forum “For Belarus” in Minsk, according to BelTA.
“I do not want my country to be at war. Also, I do not want Belarus and Poland, Lithuania to become a theater of military operations, where our problems will not be solved. Therefore, today I am in front of this room of the most beautiful people , advanced and patriot I want to appeal to the peoples of Lithuania, Poland and Ukraine: stop your crazy politicians, don’t let war break out! “- he is stressed.
On September 17, Lukashenko said that Belarus was closing the border with Lithuania and Poland and that the border with Ukraine would be “strengthened.”
Mass protests have been going on in Belarus since August 9. The protesters believe that the results of the presidential elections were falsified. According to official data, Lukashenka won with 80.1% of the voters. Opposition candidate Svetlana Tikhanovskaya came in second with 10.1% of the vote. At the same time, alternative exit polls showed the opposite picture: Tikhanovskaya’s confident victory.
The Belarusian security forces violently dispersed the demonstrations, in particular with the use of stun grenades, rubber bullets and water cannons.
During the protests, more than 10 thousand protesters were arrested, hundreds were injured and wounded. According to official figures, four protesters died.
Lukashenko accuses the opposition of trying to seize power and believes that the protests are financed by Western countries.
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