MINSK, 17 September (BelTA) - The goal of Western puppeteers is to discredit our country, which has always been famous for peace and order, Master of Political Science, professor at the Belarusian State Economic University Viktor Sayevich said in an interview to the STV channel, BelTA has learned.
Viktor Sayevich spoke about a complicated economic situation in the EU and the USA. At the same time, Western countries have been criticizing Belarus, while, for example, Poland has been openly calling for strikes. The political scientist is sure that this is part of the strategy of outside puppeteers. “Why not call for strikes, some harmful appeals. They understand perfectly well that they themselves have made mistakes, inflicted hundreds of billions of US dollars and euro damage both in the United States and Europe. It is necessary to distract people's attention and show a different picture: Belarus did not follow the same path as others, it has chosen its own. We will create problems and say: “Belarus has almost faced some kind of uprising”. They are doing everything to damage our country,” he said.
“The goal of Western puppeteers is to discredit our country, which has always been famous for peace, order, and reliability. This is done to undermine this reliability. Both Europe and the United States are going through challenging times - everything is undermined there. They feel offended that there is such a small area on earth, where everything is quiet and calm. They are doing everything to rock the situation in our country,” said Viktor Sayevich.
In his words, the coronavirus pandemic has seriously affected the economy in Europe: “The 12% drop is a very strong blow. Europe has not seen such a decline for a long time. Millions of people have lost their jobs and manufacturing has shrunk. This has left a very strong destabilizing effect on Europe.”
According to Viktor Sayevich, the economic sector continued working in Belarus over the period. “Of course, some allied connections slowed down a little. We have also witnessed a slight decline of about 1.5-2%. It is, however, so insignificant against the background of Europe that we will pass this period and move back to sustainable growth,” he said.
