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Belarusian authorities are considering retaliatory measures for sanctions imposed by the Baltic states, said President Alexander Lukashenko.
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko called the Baltic states weak countries, which the West supposedly “gave command” to oppose Belarus. He spoke about this during his trip to Baranovichi today, writes the BelTA agency.
Commenting on the sanctions imposed by Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, Lukashenko said that “the most experienced countries” understand that Belarus should not be intimidated, “after all, it can close the borders near Brest and Grodno, and the German cargo cannot. you can get east so easily. ” That is why the Baltic states “were given command” face “, and vyaknuli from under the fence.” “This is how I evaluate it,” emphasized Lukashenka.
The Belarusian president expressed the opinion that the Baltic countries should be more careful with Belarus, because their peoples may perceive such an attitude towards the neighboring republic in an ambiguous way.
“Let them explain to their people how they reformed the country in such a way that they have less than half the population left than it was in Soviet times. Therefore, they must be more careful with Lukashenka and Belarus, because they receive from their people so hard that these teeth will not remain, “noted Lukashenka.
He said the Belarusian authorities are considering retaliatory measures for the sanctions imposed.
“We are not going to fight to be allowed to go there. We will just try to solve this problem economically … Of course, it will be a little profitable for us. But we can agree with the Russians on the tariffs, and they will still get from the volume of our cargo transshipment “. benefit, “Lukashenka added.
Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia on August 31 were the first in the world to impose personal sanctions on the Belarusian authorities after the elections and the crackdown on peaceful protests in the country. The Baltic states have turned 30 Belarusian officials persona non grata, including the country’s current president, Alexander Lukashenko.
Furthermore, the Baltic states agreed to end the electricity trade with Belarus following the launch of the Belarusian nuclear power plant.
EU foreign ministers August 28 agreed to impose sanctions on top Belarusian officials due to electoral fraud and violence against protesters.
Ukraine will decide on sanctions against Belarus when the EU introduces restrictions, Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said.
Mass protests have been going on in Belarus since August 9. The protesters believe that the results of the presidential elections, which were held from August 4-9, 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. The rest of the candidates earned less than 2%. 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 7,000 protesters were arrested (many of them have already been released), hundreds were injured and wounded. According to official figures, four protesters died.
The EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, on behalf of the European Union, said on August 11 that the elections in Belarus “were neither free nor fair”, and that the authorities used “a disproportionate and unacceptable violence “against protesters.
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