President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko held a meeting with journalists and public representatives. During the “big conversation with the president”, which broadcast Belarusian TV channels, Lukashenko made a number of high-profile applications.
Speaking about long protests in Belarus after the presidential elections in 2020, the Belarusian leader called them the cause of large-scale preparations for them, as well as “distraught” due to the Pandemic of the coronavirus of people and the media that “intimidated people.” “Still, that there was a new one (in protests in 2020): Then (in the 90s), these protests broke out during the day, two Gasley. We did not liquidate them – we, of course, counteracted, we needed the order in Minsk. Now it was longer, because there was a long preparation and was the only basis for these protests – the distraught people around the world (because of the pandemic), the media played out this, intimidated people. “
Next, Lukashenko said that Minsk is not against integration with Russia, but this is possible only without loss of statehood and sovereignty: “When we talk about integration, we must clearly understand: any integration without loss of statehood and sovereignty … we never were against the closest union, but we were always kept at a distance, and now Russia keeps us at a distance. “
Towing a story with a blogger, the founder of the Telegram channel NEXTA Roman Protasevich, Lukashenko said that Lithuania and Poland “ordered Protasevich:” Listen, today I am not glad that he was in Belarus. I would be easier for him to be In Poland or Lithuania. Because they ordered him … And I need to defend him now, because God will not happen to Protasyevich, like Schishov (with the head of the Belarusian House in Ukraine, Vitaly Shimashov in Kiev), with nothing. Crime on The territories of Belarus. Killed Lukashenko Protasevich would not kill him, he is here. I am responsible for him. “
Lukashenko also stated that it was ready to put into effect the army if an attempt to destabilize the situation after the presidential election came far beyond the limits of the “red feature”: “I even had no muscle in order to put into effect the army If I saw that they did not just switched to “Red Chet”, and they were far away. But we coped. It’s time, this reserve was disbanded and sent to the service station. “
The Belarusian President stressed that Russian President Vladimir Putin promised to provide “any help” in the case of attempts to destabilize the situation in the republic.